"The Word was made flesh and dwelt among us.” Amazing as that is – and it is truly amazing! – perhaps even more amazing is the fact that the Word continues to dwell among us today, no longer in His Physical but in His Mystical Body, the Church. Object of love or hate, admiration or hostility, like Jesus Himself the Church is a sign of contradiction. In confrontation with …
From the same series as Abrams’ successful Saints: A Year in Faith and Art comes Angels: Heavenly Messengers , with representations of these celestial heralds from early Christian mosaics to the paintings of Marc Chagall. Art historian Marco Bussagli has organized the book by significant Biblical events, beginning with the Creation in Genesis and ending with John the Evangelist’s …
The words of Saint Alphonsus continue to provide inspiration and enlightenment to new and old readers alike. As one of the Doctors of the Church - an honor that proclaimed him a teacher of the Catholic Church - he was given a special gift from God for bringing the old truths and doctrines more clearly to the hearts of the people. The central message of Saint Alphonsus' preaching and writing …
Fr. Thomas G. Weinandy , O.F.M. Cap. The fascinating world of Christian theology opened to all of us. Words like "Christology" and "soteriology" can make our eyes glaze over. But masked by those big words in theology textbooks is some fascinating stuff. The questions theologians are asking are the questions that concern every Christian. Now, Father Weinandy makes those complicated theological …
Utilizing the dialogue format that the Greek philosopher made famous, Kreeft presents the latest in his series of small books on philosophy. In a unique and compelling take on the philosophies of the modern world, Kreeft pits the ancient Greek philosopher against the founder of Communism. Humorous, frank, and insightful, this book challenges the reader to step in and take hold of what is right …
In Providence , the famous Garrigou-Lagrange explains Divine Providence in both its deep doctrinal foundations and in its workings in our daily lives. Unlike many modern theologians, Fr. Garrigou-Lagrange holds that the salvation of souls is more important than anything else on this earth, and this great truth enlightens his entire book. He shows how God's Providence works in the …
Explains the classic seven Gifts of the Holy Spirit and how to obtain them. It shows how the Holy Ghost works in our souls, and what the souls are like with the Holy Spirit and also without Him. Plus, contained here are many prayers to the Holy Spirit that will draw us closer to Him. This little book is the key to receiving the Holy Spirit profoundly into our hearts and receiving the …
Hans Urs von Balthasar Surveys the understanding of the transcendental, "the beautiful" in ancient literature and philosophy.
Hans Urs von Balthasar Von Balthasar stresses the need for all the elements of Christianity, which are diverse and specialized, to return to unity in God.
To the ears of ceaselessly busy and ambitious modern Westerners, it will come as a shock, and perhaps as an insult, to be told that human affairs are "unserious." But this fundamental truth is exactly what James Schall, following Plato, has to teach us in this wise and witty book. Schall cites Charlie Brown, Aristotle, and Samuel Johnson with the same sobriety-the sobriety that sees the truth …
Fr. Charles Belmonte The unusual front cover painting depicts what Catholics have always believed about the Mass: that it is a transubstantiation of bread and wine into the body and blood of Jesus Christ. In this Spanish painting from about 1475, the unknown artist presents a miracle which occurred as Pope St. Gregory the Great (540-604) consecrated the host during Mass. At that …
The Way Of Love Reflections on Pope Benedict XVI's Encyclical, Deus Caritas In response to Benedict XVI’s first encyclical, the Pontifical John Paul II Institute for Studies and Marriage and Family reflects, together with the Holy Father, on love. From the very beginning, the fundamental work of the Institute has been pursuing a deeper understanding of God’s plan for marriage and family. In …
Hans Urs von Balthasar In this volume, von Balthasar looks at the Church, ``the Bride of Christ," as both unspotted and unfaithful, the Church of saints and of sinners. He goes through Scripture and tradition looking at both sides of the Church and what they mean.
Born in Bavaria in 1927, Joseph Ratzinger, having been ordained priest in 1951, was to teach theology successively in Freising, Bonn, Munster and Tubingen, before being appointed professor of systematic theology in Regensburg in 1969. There he became the Dean of the Theological Faculty in 1976. The following year he was to be raised to the archiepiscopal See of Munich, and made a cardinal. He …
The Reform of Renewal Fr. Benedict J. Groeschel, C.F.R. This clear and unequivocal call for personal reform as the basis of authentic renewal in society and in the Church is rooted in several sources. The work of an internationally recognized Biblical scholar (Rudolph Schnackenburg) is woven in with the observations of contemporary social critics as well as behavioral scientists. The author …
St. Augustine of Hippo: Selected Writings Translated and introduced by Mary T. Clark Augustine of Hippo (354-430), bishop, philosopher, and Doctor of the Church whose thought molded the Western theological tradition, is clearly one of the most influential figures in the history of the Church. At the heart of his brilliant philosophical and theological speculation is his spirituality-a …
In Predestination , the great Fr. Garrigou-Lagrange gives a masterful theological exposition of the classic Thomistic teaching on this, the most difficult of all theological tracts, showing the reconciliation - as far as it can be understood this side of the Beatific Vision - of the various elements of the Church's teaching on Predestination. Based on Scripture and Tradition, this book gives …
St. Vincent de Paul St. Louise de Marillac This volume presents the principal spiritual teachings of Vincent de Paul and Louise de Marillac, the two Vincentian founders who left an indelible mark on the Church of France in the 1600s and beyond to the present. The collaboratively written, multi-part introduction locates Vincent and Louise within the framework of the spirituality of …
John Saward In the pre-Christian world, children were slain on pagan altars, and now, in the post-Christian world of the affluent West, children are again the object of adult hostility. In the U.S.A. the abuse of children has been called a "national emergency", while in almost every country on earth the killing of children still unborn has become an ideology of "choice". In this challenging …
Fr. Louis Verheylezoon, S.J. At a time when men speak more and more of love and mean less and less by it, God gives us a singular means of finding the source of all love - devotion to the Sacred Heart of Jesus. The Promises of Jesus to those who practice Devotion to the Sacred Heart: I will give them all the graces necessary for their state of life I will give peace in their families I will …
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