"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...
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...
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...
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...
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,...
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...
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...
This book offers a prophetic Catholic vision for healing the intertwined crises of polarization in the U.S. Church and nation—drawing on spiritual traditions, social teaching, and civic dialogue to guide pastoral leaders, educators, and bridge-builders toward a more just and compassionate communion.Ricky Manalo, CSP, is a Paulist priest, a liturgical composer, author, and a theological consultor for the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops' Secretariat of Cultural Diversity in the Church.
Author: Joshua C. Benson & Esther T. JermannJoshua Benson
Format: Paperback
Bonaventure intended his The Tree of Life as an aid to prayer. This republication of Ewert Cousins's translation returns the text to its original purpose. Follow the life of Christ through a series of forty-eight meditations beautifully illustrated with medieval images. Updated notes, a new introduction, and musical notation for the hymn Bonaventure wrote to help recall the chapters of the text also enhance this edition.Endorsements"This new, compact edition of The Tree of Life is a welcome gift...
In a culture filled with noise, distraction, and competing messages about who we should be, the question of the true self has never been more urgent.In Who Do I Say That I Am?, Jean Flannelly, SC, invites readers into a contemplative exploration of identity, conversion, and spiritual maturity. Drawing on psychodynamic and developmental psychology, Christian theology, and the wisdom of the spiritual tradition, she reflects on the deep human questions that shape every life: Who am I? Why do I exis...
