"An essential and timely book, restoring Pacem in terris to its full prophetic force in our troubled time. Massimo Faggioli writes with historical clarity and genuine passion, showing how John XXIII's insight—that peace rests on truth, justice, and freedom—remains decisive today; not a nostalgic memory, but a compass in an age of chaos, when even wars seem to have lost strategy and measure. In conversation with the teaching of Pope Francis and Pope Leo XIV, these pages reveal that peace is not a...
"We have used this work for years in helping in the understanding of the role of the deacon in the Church. This revision shows the ever-evolving work of deacons in their role as missionary disciples. This volume will be a valuable tool in responding to the many questions people have, both those discerning the diaconal vocation and those served by the ordained deacon."—Deacon Dennis Dorner, chancellor and director of permanent diaconate, Archdiocese of Atlanta"In this second edition, Deacon Bill ...
A Love beyond All Telling invites readers into the heart of the Advent and Christmas seasons with warmth, clarity, and spiritual depth. In these daily Gospel reflections for Years A, B, and C, Fr. Albert Haase, OFM, draws from Scripture, personal experience, and the wisdom of the Church to illuminate the quiet, transforming power of God's love made flesh.Each reflection begins with the day's Gospel and unfolds in language that is both accessible and thought provoking. Through engaging stories—fr...
There's no better guide than St. Ignatius of Loyola. Based on his Spiritual Exercises, this book guides readers through the weeks of the exercises, providing scripture references and points for meditation.The author has skillfully crafted a combination of storytelling, prayer, and reflection into powerful meditations for those who seek to make their own self-guided Ignatian retreat. It provides excellent material for private or communal retreats, inviting the retreatant to enter prayerfully into...
Coauthor with Thomas Shannon of An Introduction to Bioethics, Fourth Edition, Nicholas Kockler approaches the subject of this important area of ethics with this fifth edition and maintains its balanced treatment of topics.
Grounded in clinical experience as well as academic scholarship, Kockler expands the treatment of issues covered in previous editions, especially in the area of technological changes such as human gene editing, precision medicine, and cybernetics. Chapters have been added cov...
How to Identify and Nurture Your Ministry in Your Daily Life
Author: Michael Barth, ST and Loughlan Sofield, ST
Format: Paperback
Becoming a Missionary Disciple invites Catholics to recognize that ministry is not limited to formal parish roles, but is found in the daily circumstances of family, work, neighborhood, and community life. Drawing on Pope Francis’s call to missionary discipleship, the legacy of Father Thomas Augustine Judge, and interviews with lay Catholics who have discovered their own call, Brother Loughlan Sofield, ST, and Father Michael Barth, ST, offer a practical and encouraging guide for discerning one’s...
What does it mean to be "spiritual"? Why is it worthwhile to attempt it? This book invites seekers to explore what "spiritual" life is and asks how it may relate to God and to religion."Rilke once wrote, 'love the questions...live along into the answers.' Viladesau poses myriad questions to ponder and 'live along into,' a way to not only understand spiritual maturity but to progress on the journey."—The Rev. Betty Berlenbach, retired Episcopal parish priest and spiritual director"A tour de force...
Pierre Favre (1506‐1546), born in a village on the slopes of the Alps, didn't want to be a shepherd. Instead he took the long way round, and after several hundred years became a saint.He was for a time the most wanted man in Europe. The kings of Portugal and Spain and the nobility of Parma and Cologne fought for his counsel. The Vatican ordered him to Germany to save the souls of Reformers. Future saints, like Francis Borgia and Peter Canisius, sought him out as a spiritual director. Friends fro...
This two-in-one book reminds us that Christmas is more than a holiday; it is also a holy day. Christmas Holiday celebrates the magic of Christmas with Santa Claus's arrival. Christmas Holy Day celebrates the awe of Christmas with the birth of Jesus. Two reasons to celebrate!"Christmas Holiday, Holy Day is a wonderful and much-needed addition to the library of Christmas reading for children. Tricia Martineau Wagner captures both the magic and the solemnity of the season. The poetry is simple, yet...
The Institutional Dimension of the Catholic Sexual Abuse Crisis
Author: C. Colt Anderson & J.D. Long Garcia Colt Anderson
Format: Paperback
Clericalism confronts what many consider the most urgent and unresolved issue facing the Catholic Church today: the systemic failure to enact lasting reform in the wake of the sexual abuse crisis. Moving beyond surface-level explanations, this timely and courageous book draws on insights from a wide range of secular disciplines—including organizational behavior, sociology, economics, and psychology—to diagnose the deep structural and cultural forces that have allowed clerical abuse and cover-ups...
"We have bodies that are wise. We have senses that connect us to our surroundings and to each other. We also have hearts that can intuit and guide us. Inner nudges from our hearts are important. To be fully alive we need to pay attention to them. It is in coming to our senses that we combine all the ways we can know into a lived soulfulness."—from the Introduction"Timeless wisdom, poetic and true, to return to again and again as you journey on the path. Coming to Our Senses is a beautiful invita...
Author: Kelly Ann Lynch; illustrated by M. Scott OatmanKelly Lynch
Format: Youth Book
By recounting events from the life of Saint Carlo Acutis that impacted both him and those around him, He Is Here! is designed to serve as a field guide to the Eucharistic highway to heaven."Saint Carlo Acutis walked his path of holiness, leaving a trail of light."—His Holiness Pope Leo XIV, Bishop of Rome, Address in Monaco, March 28, 2026"I recommend this wonderful book to everyone. It recounts the story of my son, Carlo, and his spiritual life with accuracy, depth, and simplicity. The book is ...
Based on her deep knowledge of Hildegard of Bingen’s original writings and in contemporary language, Annette Heizmann makes Hildegard’s wisdom accessible to people in the twenty-first century, organizing it into nine paths for renewal and strengthening of body, soul, and mind.Based on workshops Heizmann developed in order to share this holistic lifestyle, this is an inspirational book for individuals as well as groups who wish to live holistically from Hildegard’s wisdom. The nine paths will hel...
Honoring the 100th Birthday of David Steindl-Rast, OSB
Author: Edited by Klaudia Menzi-Steinberger
Format: Cloth
In this book, diverse voices of companions and fellow travelers inspired by his work compose a vivid portrait of Brother David. In stories, reflections, and testimonies of love and gratitude, friends such as His Holiness the Dalai Lama, Anselm Grun, Fritjof Capra, Joan Halifax, Rupert Sheldrake, David Whyte, Ken Wilber, and many others bring him vividly to life.A unique interview, along with personal photographs and evocative images of the places that shaped his life’s journey, deepen this portr...
Brief enough to be read in a single sitting, these reflections are not intended to serve as templates or model homilies only for priests and deacons, but to nourish spiritually all Christians. Let the Scriptures Speak shows how the three Sunday readings illuminate each other and fit within the larger biblical narrative. For ease of reference, the homilies are collected separately under Years A, B, and C, and in the sequence of the liturgical calendar—Advent/Christmas, Lent/Easter, and the Ordina...
On Safeguarding the Human Person in the Time of Artificial Intelligence
Author: Pope Leo XIV, with a foreword by Ricky Manalo, CSP
Format: Paperback
Pope Leo XIV in his first encyclical surveys the development of Catholic Social Doctrine and shows how it can be applied to protect the dignity of the human person at a time when artificial intelligence is becoming more prevalent."In order to protect the human person in the age of artificial intelligence, I believe that today we must once again reflect on the common good, the universal destination of goods, subsidiarity, solidarity and social justice" (46)."When efficiency becomes the ultimate m...
Through a process of careful deconstruction and reconstruction, this book takes a critical, biblical, and feminist look at Mary and finds an image of Mary not previously seen. The authors examine Marian piety and teachings, questioning all presuppositions and, with the help of recent exegetical studies, rejecting those characteristics that contradict the Scriptures. Little by little, from beneath the clerical rewritings and the devotional dressings, another Mary emerges. She is a powerful, rich,...
Devotion to Our Lady of Guadalupe has evolved for nearly five centuries into a deeply rooted, multifaceted tradition. Guadalupan studies, however, have tended to focus on the origins of her cult rather than the evolution of Guadalupan devotion and theologies. Our Lady of Guadalupe breaks new ground by exploring the origins of the Guadalupe tradition, the history of Guadalupan devotion, and past and present theological reflections on Guadalupe. In tracing the development of the Guadalupe traditio...
God is merciful, we are the beloved of God. God continually reaches out to us, but often we make ourselves unavailable to God by hiding within our lives, distracted by multiple centers and little interiority. What we need to do is center ourselves so that our lives focus on the journey of prayer.This journey may be precipitated by a failure, fall, or loss. It will have phases including dark nights that purify our faith. It seems that just when we think we have all the pieces in place and are fee...
Sabiduría desde las Celdas contiene testimonios para cada semana del año litúrgico (específicamente del Ciclo B, aunque las reflexiones son de aplicación universal) escritos por hombres en prisión, muchos de los cuales cumplen condenas de cadena perpetua. Cada uno ofrece una ventana al dolor de pasados traumáticos y marcados por la vergüenza, y revela el presente y el futuro llenos de fe, esperanza y amor que la misericordia de Dios hace posibles.“Gran parte de lo que se recuerda en los conmoved...
Author: Mother Teresa; Illustrated by Martina Pelusi
Format: Cloth
“Do small things with great love. It’s not how much we do, but how much love we put in the doing.”Saint Mother Teresa of Calcutta (1910–1997) was born in Albania but served the poor in the slums of Calcutta for many decades, founding the Missionaries of Charity to help in this work. In 1979 she received the Nobel Peace Prize. She was canonized by Pope Francis in 2016.
To help students appreciate the relevance of philosophy and to equip them to recognize, analyze, and successfully navigate the philosophies they encounter on a daily basis, this textbook provides a comprehensive examination of each branch of philosophy as well as the main thinkers in the history of philosophy. The book is written from a Catholic perspective in a style that encourages readers to hone their critical thinking skills through suggested assignments for each chapter."The Basics of Phil...
"Come this way," squeaked Mouse, and with a hope and a jump, Mouse and Cheetah set off to learn that everyone is special in their own unique way.In this beautifully illustrated children's story, a young cheetah feels different from his siblings—his fur has one bright blue spot instead of all brown. Feeling left out and unsure of where he belongs, he’s soon guided by a wise and adventurous mouse who shows him that being different is something to celebrate. As they travel across the African landsc...
In a world marked by division, indifference, and suffering, mercy can seem like a fragile or even outdated ideal. Yet in this profound and timely work, Cardinal Walter Kasper argues that mercy is not only relevant—it is essential. Indeed, it is the very heart of the Gospel and the key to understanding Christian life today.Building on his landmark study Mercy: The Essence of the Gospel and the Key to Christian Life—a work that Pope Francis praised, saying, "This book has done me so much good"—Kas...
