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Benedict Backwards
Reading the Rule in the Twenty-First Century
Language: English
Release Date: February 21, 2017
In Benedict Backwards, Terrence Kardong builds the case that the Rule of Benedict is best read “backwards,” that is, with emphasis on the last chapters, not the first ones. Benedict starts out dependent on the Rule of the Master, but he ends on a much more self-assured note, revealing more about...
Saints on Sunday
Voices from Our Past Enlivening Our Worship
Language: English
Release Date: July 2, 2018
How might Ambrose of Milan, Hildegard of Bingen, and Catherine of Siena inspire us to improve Sunday worship? What about Lawrence, John of Damascus, Thomas Cranmer, Johannes Kepler, Margaret Fell, and Dorothy Day? Even Amy Carmichael can point our assemblies toward more profound worship. In Saints...
Where Justice and Mercy Meet
Catholic Opposition to the Death Penalty
Language: English
Release Date: February 1, 2013
Where Justice and Mercy Meet: Catholic Opposition to the Death Penalty comprehensively explores the Catholic stance against capital punishment in new and important ways. The broad perspective of this book has been shaped in conversation with the Catholic Mobilizing Network to End the Use of the Death...
by Angelo Scarano
Language: English
Release Date: December 17, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: December 17, 2014
Luke’s gospel contains a number of passages about compassion. One of the most beloved of these is commonly known as the parable of the Prodigal Son. In The Prodigal Father, Angelo Scarano focuses on the distinctive role of the father in the parable, the example he provides of being transformed by...
Advent of the Savior
A Commentary on the Infancy Narratives of Jesus
Language: English
Release Date: July 18, 2016
Advent is the season in which we reread and relive the experience of ancient Israel as it longed for the coming of the Messiah. It is also a time to reflect on the infancy narratives of Jesus which have enriched the lives of believers through the centuries. As an extension of Israel's longing for...
The God of Freedom and Life
A Commentary on the Book of Exodus
Language: English
Release Date: June 15, 2017
Uses the New American Bible, Revised Edition!
The epic story of liberation and covenant-making flowers in the pages of the book of Exodus, making this study the perfect choice for the holy season of Lent. Exodus provides a deeper understanding of Passover and the journey to the Promised Land,...
by Stephen J. Binz
Language: English
Release Date: November 2, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: November 2, 2016
The passion and resurrection is the core of the Scriptures; it is also the heart of faith, liturgy, and prayer. This commentary will enrich will enrich the faith, worship, and prayer of all who look to the crucified and risen Jesus as the source of life.
All the writings...
Panorama of the Bible
New Testament
Language: English
Release Date: October 13, 2016
While every character, story, and book of Scripture is significant in itself, stepping back for a broad, panoramic view of the entire Bible helps us to take in and understand God’s single, unified plan for human history.
In this second of a two-part panorama of the Bible, noted Scripture scholar...
You Have Set Us Free
Scriptural Reflections for Trauma Survivors
Language: English
Release Date: November 2, 2016
You Have Set Us Free helps survivors of trauma, and their family and friends, to understand the deep and long-lasting effects of their trauma. It also helps them to correlate their experiences of suffering and healing in the light of the paschal mystery of Christ. This book combines Stations of the...
Running with Expanding Heart
Meeting God in Everyday Life
Language: English
Release Date: February 1, 2010
Mary Reuter recalls how as a child taking piano lessons she often skipped practicing scales and thought her teacher would not notice. Reuter admits she never did advance to the level of a skilled pianist. But in Running with Expanding Heart readers will discover that she is well practiced, and thus...
The Gift of Being
A Theology of Creation
Language: English
Release Date: June 15, 2017
In view of the critical environmental problems confronting the modern world, reflection on the nature and meaning of the world and on humanity's place in it becomes increasingly important. While Christian theology has done this for centuries, the present situation calls for a serious rethinking of...
Priesthood in Religious Life
Searching for New Ways Forward
Language: English
Release Date: September 27, 2018
This is the first book in English on priesthood in religious life to be published in twenty years. Its fourteen contributors search for new ways forward in the understanding of the distinct identity and ministry of religious men—committed to community, the prophetic lifestyle of vows or promises,...
Not By Bread Alone
Daily Reflections for Lent 2018
Language: English
Release Date: November 28, 2017
Prayerfully journey through Lent with Michelle Francl-Donnay’s fresh and meaningful reflections on the daily Mass readings. In just minutes per day, the insightful meditations of Not by Bread Alone can deepen your experience of this solemn season of prayer and penance and prepare you to participate more fully in the joy of the great Easter mystery.
Hail Mary, Holy Bible
Sacred Scripture and the Mysteries of the Rosary
Language: English
Release Date: April 28, 2017
The rosary has been at the core of Catholic devotional life for centuries. Renewing its place in our spiritual life today can be powerfully assisted by going to Sacred Scripture to focus our minds and hearts on the life and teachings of Jesus Christ, Son of God and Son of Mary. Hail Mary, Holy Bible...