In Scripture and Traditions

Owen F. Cummings

This book presents a solid Catholic teaching about angels through Scripture and tradition. It includes the ideas of modern theologians such as Bernard Cooke and Karl Rahner.In Angels, Owen Cummings presents a level-headed, clear-eyed survey of Catho...

The Ministry of the Catechist

Hosffman Ospino, Foreword by Rosalia Meza, VDMF

Brings the theological and catechetical principles of the third catechetical directory into the heart of everyday parish life by establishing a formal ritual institution of the age-old lay ministry of catechist.This is a meditation about the vocatio...

Cardinal Jozef De Kesel

"What I so greatly appreciate in Cardinal De Kesel’s most recent book, Faith and Religion in a Secular Society, is his deep commitment to Christian belief rooted necessarily in contemporary culture. He is clearly a realist about the situation of the...

Catholic Social Teaching, Synodality, and Women

Phyllis Zagano

Just Church engages the reader in the synodal pathway to a “Just Church” that can and should reflect its social teaching. An important measure of justice is an ecclesiology open to participation by others beyond celibate clerics, especially in consi...

Catholic Social Teaching, Synodality, and Women

Phyllis Zagano

Just Church engages the reader in the synodal pathway to a “Just Church” that can and should reflect its social teaching. An important measure of justice is an ecclesiology open to participation by others beyond celibate clerics, especially in consi...

El Ministerio del Catequist

Hosffman Ospino, Prologo por la Hna Rosalia Meza, VDMF

Brings the theological and catechetical principles of the third catechetical directory into the heart of everyday parish life by establishing a formal ritual institution of the age-old lay ministry of catechist.Ésta es una meditación sobre la vocaci...

Trusting God

Margarita Saldafia Mostajo

Saldaña Mostajo shows how Joseph, considered a protector and guide for centuries, speaks today to our weary and suffering world through his faithful character and trusting actions, because he sees by faith God’s intervention in the lives of Mary and...

Meditations on Encountering Jesus

Tomas Halik

Halík reflects an inclusive, accessible spirit that will appeal to general spirituality readers in the Catholic market. His presentation of this ancient devotion will also find interest among more traditional readers.Tomáš Halík challenges us with t...

Cardinal Jozef De Kesel

"What I so greatly appreciate in Cardinal De Kesel’s most recent book, Faith and Religion in a Secular Society, is his deep commitment to Christian belief rooted necessarily in contemporary culture. He is clearly a realist about the situation of the...

Eduardo C. Fernández, SJ

A Spanish translation of the author's popular Mexican American Catholics. Mexicans have long been a presence in the United States, a presence that is growing and spreading into new places. This volume focuses on Mexican-Catholics in particular and A...

Lenten Daily Reflections

Mark-David Janus, CSP, PhD

As Christians, we are often told that Lent is a time when we must sacrifice in order to be worthy of God. But as Mark-David Janus reminds us, it is important to reflect instead on what God wants most—mercy. "Lent is where we come face to face with m...

Bradley C. Gregory

The Psalms of Ascents (Psalms 120-134) are an important collection within the book of Psalms and have played a significant role in the history of spirituality. While scholars disagree on what precisely is meant by “ascents”, it is clear that these p...

Apostolic Letter Desiderio Desideravi

Pope Francis: Introduction and Commentary by Kevin W. Irwin

Desiderio desideravi, the title of Pope Francis's 2022 document on the sacred liturgy, comes from the Latin version of Luke 22:15: "I have earnestly desired (Desiderio desideravi) to eat this Passover with you before I suffer." Pope Francis begins t...

A New Way of Proceeding in the Church

Rafael Luciani

During the Commemoration of the 50th Anniversary of the Institution of the Synod of Bishops, Francis described synodality as the new model of Church. He said that “a synodal Church is a Church that listens…in which everyone has something to learn.” ...

A New Way of Proceeding in the Church

Rafael Luciani

During the Commemoration of the 50th Anniversary of the Institution of the Synod of Bishops, Francis described synodality as the new model of Church. He said that “a synodal Church is a Church that listens…in which everyone has something to learn.” ...

Spirituality, Theology, and Social Justice for Gay, Lesbian, and Bisexual Catholics

Sam Albano

God's Works Revealed presents a compelling, challenging, and joyful vision for living as a lesbian, gay, or bisexual Catholic today by accepting the divine gift of our sexuality and seeking to live the promises of our baptism. It draws from the deep...

A Vital Story of Grace; One Gay Man's Spiritual Journey

William D. Glenn

This book is a contemporary account of a spiritual journey by a sober, gay, ex-Jesuit clinician and community leader writing at the complicated intersection of faith, psychology, sexuality, culture, and exponential social change. The book's themes a...

A Vital Story of Grace; One Gay Man's Spiritual Journey

William D. Glenn

This book is a contemporary account of a spiritual journey by a sober, gay, ex-Jesuit clinician and community leader writing at the complicated intersection of faith, psychology, sexuality, culture, and exponential social change. The book's themes a...

Women and the Spiritual Exercises of St. Ignatius of Loyola

Anne Arabome, SSS

The first by a woman of color on Ignatian spirituality in a multicultural and intercultural setting, bringing a unique voice from a place of diversity that is rich in insights for a global audience."One of the most engaging parts of Why Do You Troub...

Pope Francis's Models of Christian Life

Daniel Cosacchi

Using the examples of the "Great Americans" cited by Pope Francis during his visit to the United States, Cosacchi discusses how prophecy can be manifested in our own time.When Pope Francis visited the United States in 2015 and addressed a joint sess...

The Joy of the Gospel Comes Alive

Kevin E. McKenna

Pope Francis and the Parish begins by reviewing the influences that shaped Jorge Bergoglio’s ecclesial vision that were later implemented in The Joy of the Gospel. Based on the experience of a cathedral parish in Rochester, New York, it details the ...

The Human Quest for Meaning

Brian Schmisek

"Brian Schmisek weaves together contemporary experience and writings with those of Greco-Roman classical antiquity. What a delight to discover the long arc of the quest for meaning in our beleaguered world. I found it comforting, challenging, and in...

The Human Quest for Meaning

Brian Schmisek

"Brian Schmisek weaves together contemporary experience and writings with those of Greco-Roman classical antiquity. What a delight to discover the long arc of the quest for meaning in our beleaguered world. I found it comforting, challenging, and in...

And Other Tricky Question about the Church

John Honner

This sequel to Does God like being God? and Did Jesus have a Girlfriend? aims to help parents, teachers, and catechists answer the tricky questions that young people ask about Church.What's Church All About? explores the real questions that young pe...

Becoming Defense-less and Resource-full

David Richo

Everyone is afraid. Sometimes fear is inappropriate and unnecessary. At other times, we have good reason to be afraid. But in every case, fear reduces our ability to be ourselves. It convinces us we shouldn’t take chances or risks.This book is for p...