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n New and Noteworthy. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 n Ignatian Spirituality. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 n Spirituality . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 n Books For & About Women . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46 n Religious life. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50 n Memoirs and Novels. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54 n Theology & Church. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56 n Community & Society. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68 n Body & Soul & Self Help. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72 n Family & Relationships. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76 n Mysticism . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84 n Series . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86 n Reference . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92 n Seasonal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93

New Releases: The Heart of Pope Francis, see page 7 The Psalms, see page 11 Jesus’ Twin, see page 12 Special Promotional Offering, see page 94

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Books by Pope Francis

Now in Paperback The book Jorge Bergoglio wrote

“In a sea of books by, for, and about Pope Francis, this outstanding (and particularly attractive) volume by the Argentine Pontiff HIMSELF takes us inside his mind, heart and soul and gives us a blueprint for living, an example of how to live the Christian vocation. I highly recommend it!”

—Deacon James Keating, Ph.D., Institute for Priestly Formation, Creighton University “I highly recommend this volume as instructive and illuminating spiritual reading for all audiences.”

—Rev. Thomas Massaro, S.J. “I finished this book feeling that I knew Pope Francis better. The media may not find in this collection of essays the one-liners that are heard so often. But anyone who delves into this book will come away knowing that, indeed, the world has a pope with truly an open mind and a faithful heart.”

—Deacon Michael E. Bulson, St. Andrew Parish, Riverton, Utah “Christians of any denomination will find this book by the reigning pontiff to be of great assistance in their personal spiritual journey. Intentionally composed to be useful in ordinary day-to-day situations, the monograph will be highly useful for individual prayer and meditation as well as serviceable to prayer and Bible study groups.”

—Fr. Rick Gribble, C.S.C. “To read this volume is to get a strong sense of Francis’ own sense of mission and the way he is trying to offer his own path as a guide for others.”

—Christopher M. Bellitto, Ph.D., author of 101 Questions And Answers On Popes And The Papacy 4

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Pope Francis Jorge Mario Bergoglio

Open Mind, Faithful Heart Reflections on Following Jesus

Introduction by Gustavo Larrazábal CFM Prologue by José María Arancedo Archbishop of Santa Fe de la Vera Cruz This book is not just for reading. It is a path for prayer and a guide for life.

Pope Francis connects with people, especially the young, the forgotten, and the forlorn.

The cameras show him in Rome, in Brazil, in Lampedusa reaching out to the crowds, holding infants, embracing the disabled.

What is the source of his energy and his spiritual vitality? This book is perhaps the best introduction to what makes the Pope the engaging pastor he is.

“The secret of Pope Francis is found in this book.”

—Bishop Martinez Camino

FROM THE INTRODUCTION “Among the large number of publications that have appeared in the months since the conclave, we do well to distinguish between books ‘about’ the Pope and books ‘of ’ the Pope…the Pope’s own books, of which this is one, come directly from his own hand…These are the books that show us all the depth and breadth of Francis…”

—Gustavo Larrazabal, CFM, The Editor of the Pope

During his years as archbishop of Buenos Aires, Jorge Bergoglio often spoke to those collaborating with him in pastoral ministry.

His constant theme was how to follow Jesus unreservedly, even in the hectic turmoil of our modern world. The texts of these talks, handpicked by the author for this volume, reveal the spiritual depths of Pope Francis as perhaps no other work does.The strong scriptural orientation of the Pope is evident in the countless references to both old and new testament. To help the reader, this edition has supplemented the original text with appropriate scriptural citations.

The language of these pages speaks to the heart as much as to the mind. These are meditations to be savored rather than just read quickly and filed away.

978-0-8245-2085-4 $24.95 pb / 320 pages 978-0-8245-1997-1 $29.95 hc / 320 pages E-book editions available

F rom t h e book “WE WILL NEVER be able to explain to our complete satisfaction the mysterious designs of God, who has wanted to reveal himself in the course of history. Over a long stretch of time we humans have been learning, like little children from their father, how to recognize and respond to the face of God. None of the Lord’s past revelations was partial; they all mysteriously contained the totality of the mystery of God in Christ; we perceived it only slowly, in bits and pieces. It is the same with our personal histories: the Lord reveals himself ‘historically’ in the unfathomable mystery of those who seek God and also in those who reject God and flee from him. That is to say, God reveals himself in the historical mystery of our movement through grace and sin.”

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POPE FRANCIS

POPE FRANCIS

“I was making one of my occasional visits to talk with my archbishop when he told me that he was gathering together all his writings and other papers. He wanted to have them in order since he would turn 75 in December and so present his resignation to the Pope according to canonical norms.” — Gustavo Larrazabal, Editor of Jorge Bergoglio and of Open Mind, Faithful Heart.

This is one of the few books initiated, written, gathered and edited by Pope Francis himself when he still had the time to do so. An invaluable treasure of profound insights into what Francis himself sees at the center of his spirituality and understanding of life, Open Mind, Faithful Heart demonstrates how a lifetime of work, prayer and reflection is bearing fruit in the extraordinary service and love Pope Francis is offering the church and the world.

A clear map to the Pope’s thoughts and feelings

The Pope Francis Resource Library

Diego Fares, S.J.

The Heart of Pope Francis

I Ask You Be Shepherds Reflections on Pastoral Ministry

These encouraging reflections for all who minister to God’s people combine texts from Pope Francis’ homilies authorized by the Vatican, and texts, exclusively translated by Herder & Herder, from Bergoglio’s time as Archbishop of Buenos Aires.

The Pope Francis Resource Library 978-0-8245-2057-1 $16.95 pb / 120 pages

The People Wish to See Jesus

Reflections for Those Who Teach Written with expressive gratitude for the work of teachers, and translated exclusively for this volume from talks by Archbishop Bergoglio for the catechists of Buenos Aires, offering deep understanding and challenge for successful catechesis, teaching, and education.

In these unique volumes that aim to give deeper insight into the spirituality and theology of Pope Francis, you will find carefully selected texts from works by Archbishop Bergoglio (exclusively published in English by Crossroad), and texts by Pope Francis (authorized by the Vatican for these editions).

The Pope Francis Resource Library 978-0-8245-2036-6 $19.95 pb / 140 pages

2014 Catholic Press Association Year of Faith Award

Stefan von Kempis Philip F. Lawler (editors)

A Call to Serve

Pope Francis and the Catholic Future This thoughtful, vivid introduction to Pope Francis’s life and his promising future in the Vatican details the historic events surrounding Pope Benedict XVI’s resignation, the subsequent election of Pope Francis, and the particulars of the new Pope’s spirituality and thought.

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The culture of encounter is like a map to the thoughts and feelings of Pope Francis. At the heart of his vision lies a keen interest in people, a passion for understanding the life experience of the other. By reaching out, welcoming, and listening to others, especially those at the margins, Pope Francis has already changed the Church more than we might even understand.

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POPE FRANCIS

How a New Culture of Encounter Is Changing the Church and the World

This small book, written by a friend and fellow Jesuit who has worked for many years with Jorge Bergoglio, offers clear and encouraging insights to better understand and dare to follow the Pope.

The Pope Francis Resource Library 978-0-8245-2074-8 $14.95 hc / 100 pages

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“I remember,” says Father Fares “the first conversation with Jorge took place at the headquarters of the Provincial Curia, an old, stately house in the neighborhood of Flores. I came from Mendoza, where I worked with the Jesuits in a poor neighborhood and the Office of the Provincial was striking me as quite wealthy, with old furniture and a good library. I think he understood because before leaving for the Novitiate, he wanted me to come along to get his coat. We climbed up to the terrace and he showed me where he lived: it was one of those little rooms that are usually found on the terrace of houses and are used as closets for brooms and junk. That day was cool and I noticed that the door did not keep out the cold. Since that day, my feelings and opinion of Jorge, especially on the coherence between what he says and what he lives, never changed. As says Peguy, friendship happens in a moment.”

Jorge and Diego have been friends for almost forty years. To read the pages of this book, therefore, is to enter into the veins of a friendship that has developed over time on a spiritual and intellectual level, within a pastoral and social context.

In a recent interview when I asked Diego Fares about the future of the Church he said: “The arrival of Francis is a time of consolation, not only of the Church but throughout the world. We live what St. Ignatius describes as consolation: an increase of hope, of faith and charity, inner joy that calls and leads the Gospel and all those things that are good for the soul…”

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Meet the pope who transformed the Church – and the world!

The papacy- the last 50 years

Christian Feldman

Saint John XXIII NEW AND NOTEWORTHY

Angelo Roncalli won the hearts and minds of people the world over, including many nonCatholics, with his warm style and commitment to further integrate the Catholic Church and the modern world. “We are not on the earth to guard a museum,” he had once said about the Church, “but to tend a blooming garden full of life.” Roncalli introduced himself to the crowds in St. Peter’s Square on October 28, 1958 with the humble words, “I am called John.” Already 77 years old, this son of peasants was expected to oversee a merely caretaker papacy. Surprising many, he convened the Second Vatican Council in October of 1962, which would open wide the doors of the Church and change Catholic life forever, inside and outside the Church. This biography, by revered journalist Christian Feldman, reveals the spiritual heart of this remarkable, thoroughly modern and thoroughly orthodox man.

978-0-8245-2042-7 $19.95 pb / 192 pages 20 black/white illustrations

John E. Crosby, Russell Hittinger, Joseph W. Koterski, David L. Schindler & William B. Smith

The Legacy of Pope John Paul II His Contribution to Catholic Thought

The thought of Pope John Paul II has enriched the Church in significant ways. In this volume, pertinent scholars examine central aspects of the thought of John Paul II and explore its significance for the contemporary Church.

978-0-8245-1831-8 $12.95 pb / 128 pages

Pope John Paul II Carl J. Moell, S.J., editor

Holy Father, Sacred Heart

The Wisdom of John Paul II on the Greatest Catholic Devotion From his earliest writings, John Paul II has had a special devotion to the mystery of the sacred heart. Carl Moell, Vatican archivist, here assembles the Pope’s writings on the devotion. Arranged by major theme, these readings are excellent for daily devotional reading and instruction.

978-0-8245-2147-9 $29.95 pb / 288 pages

Avery Cardinal Dulles, S.J.

Pope Benedict XVI

The Splendor of Faith

The Yes of Jesus Christ

Avery Cardinal Dulles crystalizes the core components of the Pope John Paul II’s brilliant contributions to theology.

Synthesizing a wealth of material, this resource conveys the essential teachings of one of the greatest leaders of the Catholic Church and the world.

Secular thought and optimism have failed to answer the great questions of human existence.

In these spiritual exercises, Pope Benedict invites us to rediscover the distinctly Christian message: Our ability to say Yes to ourselves and to one another can only come from God’s Yes in Christ.

The Theological Vision of Pope John Paul II

978-0-8245-2121-9 $29.95 pb / 288 pages

NEW AND NOTEWORTHY

An Unexpected Prophet

Spiritual Exercises in Faith, Hope, and Love

978-0-8245-2374-9 $19.95 pb / 144 pages

FROM THE BOOK:

Pope John confided to his listeners what he wanted from the church: “It’s important to always keep moving and not to rest on traditional paths. We have to keep seeking new contacts, and to always be receptive for the legitimate challenges of the time in which we are called to live, so that Christ may be proclaimed and recognized in every way.”

Gian Franco Svidercoschi

John Paul II's Letter to a Jewish Friend Christian Feldman is a journalist, theologian, and an internationally bestselling biographer.

He is the author of Mother Teresa, Love Stays.

The Heart-Rending Story of Two Polish Boys Divided by World War II, Reunited by Love Schoolmates “Lolek” Wojtyla and “Jurek” Kluger were boyhood pals in pre-war Poland—till their lives were blighted by invasion, war, and genocide. It took 50 years, but they reunited. A moving tale of friendship in the face of evil.

978-0-8245-2044-1 $16.95 pb / 108 pages

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Eugene J. Fisher, Ph.D., Rabbi Leon Klenicki, editors Pope John Paul II

The Saint for Shalom

How Pope John Paul II Transformed Catholic-Jewish Relations This complete collection of Pope John Paul II’s texts on Judaism and the state of Israel bears witness to the extraordinary contribution the newly canonized leader made to healing relations between Jews and Christians. A work of reconciliation and inspiration.

978-0-8245-2682-5 $44.95 pb / 398 pages

Pope Paul VI Karl Schultz, editor

Christian Values and Virtues Pope Paul VI affected every aspect of Catholic life, from the form of the mass to teachings on sexuality and social justice.

Christian Values and Virtues is the first book to present his most memorable teachings and sayings.

978-0-8245-2450-0 $19.95 pb / 224 pages

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Pope Benedict XVI

A New Song for the Lord Faith in Christ and Liturgy Today

The pope’s definitive statement on liturgical reform. Pope Benedict XVI shows that in the controversies over liturgical reform and the Latin mass, liturgy is not just a pragmatic matter but a central feature in our relationship to Christ, the Church, and ourselves.

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Joan Chittister, O.S.B. For over 30 years Joan Chittister, O.S.B. has been a passionate and energetic speaker, counselor, and clear voice for the global community. A Benedictine Sister of Erie PA, Sister Joan is an international lecturer and award-winning author of over 40 books, and the founder and executive director of Benetvision.

“By offering informed commentary that links St. Benedict’s Rule with contemporary questions (stewardship, relationships, authority, community, balance, work, simplicity, prayer, and spiritual and psychological development), Sr. Joan succeeds in her task of making an ancient document accessible to a modern reading public.”

—New Oxford Review

“Life is a teacher of universal truths.” —from The Rule of Benedict Joan Chittister, O.S.B

The Psalms

A Dictionary of the Human Condition A collection of the best meditations on the Psalms by the renowned Joan Chittister. For many years, Benedictine nun Joan Chittister wrote regular reflections on the Psalms for her community, seeing them as a lexicon of the human condition. This book offers the best of those reflections that speak to the basics of human life on earth. Organized alphabetically by quality, each reflection speaks to one particular psalm that is reprinted in the book and beautifully accompanied by photos and illustrations.

Joan Chittister, O.S.B.

The Rule of Benedict

A Spirituality for the 21st Century

978-0-8245-2077-9 $19.95 pb / 192 pages

Joan Chittister, an award-winning author and world-renown spiritual leader, shares Benedict’s extraordinary vision in this daily reader. Volume includes the complete Rule of Benedict as well as ample commentary to reveal the relevance of the ancient wisdom to our lives.

978-0-8245-2594-1 $16.95 pb / 328 pages

Joan Chittister with Oprah on Super Soul Sunday

Joan Chittister, O.S.B.

Joan Chittister, O.S.B.

New Reflections on the Psalms for Every Day of the Year

Meditations for Every Day of the Year

Light in the Darkness

Joan Chittister holds up a favorite psalm for each month and provides a reflection for each day so that the prayer can become a benediction that pulsates in our hearts.

“Chittister’s Christianity is alive with spiritual radiance that makes the ordinary gleam with light and meaning.”

—Values & Vision 978-0-8245-1748-9 $16.95 pb/ 142 pages 10

The Psalms

The Psalms are the oldest prayers in the Judeo-Christian tradition. Joan Chittister sees them as a lexicon of the human condition, assuring us of God’s caring presence and loving help in every situation.

Enhanced by meaningful illustrations, this is a precious and inspirational gift book.

978-0-8245-1581-2 $15.95 pb / 144 pages

Joan Chittister, O.S.B.

Songs of Joy

Joan Chittister challenges us to reframe our understandings of time, laughter, simplicity, self-knowledge, talent, God’s ways, commitment, stillness, self-esteem, tradition, internal peace, and new life.

Chittister is well read, ecumenical, and visionary. These devotions based on the ancient psalms fuel our interest in pioneering a bold and imaginative Christianity for the future.

“Spirituality without a prayer life is no spirituality at all, and it will not last beyond the first defeats. Prayer is an opening of the self so that the Word of God can break in and make us new.

Prayer unmasks. Prayer converts. Prayer impels.

Prayer sustains us on the way. Pray for the grace it will take to continue what you would like to quit.”

—Joan Chittister

“Peace comes from living a measured life. Peace comes from attending to every part of my world in a sacramental way.

My relationships are not what I do when I have time left over from my work. . . . Reading is not something I do when life calms down. Prayer is not something I do when I feel like it. They are all channels of hope and growth for me. They must all be given their due.”

—Joan Chittister

978-0-8245-1661-1 $15.95 pb / 144 pages

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“Faith is strengthened by reading and meditation.” —Thomas Keating

“Self-worth is not created, it is discovered.” —Richard Rohr

Simple, uplifting virtues to enhance everyday life Anselm Gruen

Jesus’ Twin

An Angel for You

A Dialogue with the Gospel of Thomas

Gifts of Grace and Wisdom

In Jesus’ Twin, a scholar shares his personal reflections into the Gospel of Thomas offering a learned, accessible introduction as well as inspiring insights into these ancient texts that have long stirred curiosity and inquiry.

James Heisig, who has read and studied the texts throughout his distinguished career as a scholar and teacher of religions, shows that the reasons for excluding the Gospel of Thomas from the Christian tradition are largely meaningless for us today. After more than half a century of concerted dialogue with other traditions, we are in a better position to recognize that not every alter Jesus is a Jesus alias. At the same time, attention to the spiritual demands being made on Christianity by our present age helps draw us more deeply into the text itself and control the tendency to immunize ourselves against its discomforts, whether through the distractions of scholarly disputation or the preoccupation with preserving orthodoxy.

The bedside book that brings the angels by your side. As represented in art, poetry, and great literature, angels have traveled with humans for millennia. In this revised edition of Angels of Grace, Benedictine monk Anselm Gruen uses his profound knowledge of spirituality, psychology, and theology to qualities, to the modern reader: Love, Silence, Forgiveness, Cheerfulness, Courage, Retreat, Sisterhood, Mourning…

978-0-8245-2031-1 $19.95 pb / 180 pages E-book editions available

978-0-8245-2041-0 $16.95 pb / 288 Pages

“Angels represent our potential for transformation. Calling them angels refers to the fact that these attitudes are never only the expression of our own efforts. They are also gifts of grace and wisdom that are given to us.”

— from the book

“This is not just another book on the Gospel of Thomas. Heisig leads us in a meditation on this Gospel and invites us to discover that it is “a bridge to a multi-religious spirituality,” that it enables a ‘fully Buddhist reading of Jesus and his teachings,’ and that “our image of Jesus is …impoverished without the Jesus that we meet in the Gospel of Thomas.” He succeeds splendidly! ”

“If you are looking for a means of exploring a series of Christian virtues related to ‘angels’, then this book will delight....As with all Gruen’s writing there is much practical wisdom related specifically to our self-knowledge...His love of words and exploring them is a particular strength of his writing.”

—Expository Times

James W. Heisig is a professor of philosophy at Nanzan University and a permanent fellow at the Nanzan Institute for Religion & Culture. He is the author of several books, including Dialogues at One Inch Above the Ground, Japanese Philosophy: A Sourcebook, Nothingness and Desire: An East-West Philosophical Antiphony, and Philosophers of Nothingness.

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Anselm Gruen is a German Benedictine monk and the monastery’s economist. He is the author more than 30 books which have sold more than 30 million copies, and include Building Self-Esteem and Everybody Has an Angel.

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NEW AND NOTEWORTHY

James W. Heisig

A historical novel to comfort and inspire

Philip Jenkins

The Story of the Salve Regina and the Triumph of the Human Spirit

CHURCH AT THE CROSSROAD SERIES

NEW AND NOTEWORTHY

The amazing life story of a quadriplegic monk during the Middle Ages. One of the most brilliant minds of the Middle Ages, Herman of Reichenau was a severely crippled monk who, though he was marginalized and even mistreated by his fellow monks, is celebrated to this day for his groundbreaking scientific work and the beauty of his musical compositions, among them “Salve Regina.” A quadriplegic since childhood and brought to the monastery at an early age, Herman lived at one of the most influential and powerful Medieval monasteries, situated on a small island in the Lake of Constance on the modern-day border of Austria, Switzerland, and Germany. As he grew and studied, investing his hope in the medical promises of the time to alleviate his physical ailments, his days meandered between deep despair and his growing faith. When his music was played and sung, an exhilarating joy entered the whole community, and the monks came to see the extraordinary spiritual strength, beauty, and true happiness coming from the weakest among them. A deeply encouraging book about the life of a man who overcame numerous obstacles, this work captures the grandeur of the human spirit.

The New Map of the Global Church

Offers an inviting way to understand the facts and implications of the major demographic shifts happening within Christianity. By 2025, 75 percent of Catholics in the world will be non-European; the new global church will have its center of gravity in Latin America, Asia, and Africa. This fascinating brief explores the metamorphosis taking place in the global community of believers: the church’s new life comes from what historically has been labeled the periphery. The book also looks into the radical ramifications for all churches.

978-0-8245-2078-6 $14.95 pb / 100 pages

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978-0-8245-2084-7 $19.95 pb / 400 pages

Philip Jenkins is the distinguished professor of history at

Maria Calasanz Ziesche was a high school teacher and member of the German Congregation of the Sisters of Our Dear Lady. She is the author of several novels set in the Middle Ages.

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Baylor University and codirector for Baylor’s program on Historical Studies of Religion in the Institute for Studies of Religion. He is the author of The Jesus Wars, The Lost History of Christianity, and The Next Christendom. He is a contributing editor for the American Conservative, writes a monthly column for the Christian Century, and has written articles for the Atlantic, Christianity Today, and First Things. He lives in Waco, Texas.

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Maria Calasanz Ziesche

Herman of Reichenau

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Christ, not the church, is the lumen gentium

“Every creature is a word of God.” —Meister Eckhart

“Our mission is to celebrate the greatness of Creation...”

—Leonardo Boff

Leonardo Boff

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The Challenge of Inequality

Towards an Eco-Spirituality

A truly Christian perspective on global economic inequality from a prominent Cardinal and close ally of Pope Francis In this treatise, author Cardinal Rodriguez Maradiaga offers a clear analysis of the expansion of economic inequality and its root causes, followed by a review of suggested solutions, and a hopeful outlook based on new model of economic and human growth. Maradiaga is one of the most outspoken members of the Catholic hierarchy when it comes to the growing inequality around the world. As one of the Church’s most informed experts on social issues, Maradiaga holds that it is imperative for any Christian community to look at the dire state of social justice in the world, and to work for positive change. However, to do so requires a clear understanding of the issues at hand, and a comprehensive practice based on the laws of ethics. The Challenge of Inequality is perfect anyone who is ready to study the urgent issue of social disparity and is willing to work for a better world.

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978-0-8245-2081-6 $14.95 pb / 100 pages

Oscar Andres Rodriguez Maradiaga, SDB, is a Honduran cardinal of the Catholic church. He is the archbishop of Tegucigalpa, the president of Caritas Internationalis, and the former president of the Latin American Episcopal Conference.

He worked as the Vatican’s representative to the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund and has spoken out on social justice and inequality for many decades.

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An action plan, based on Christianity, to study and understand the challenges and ramifications of the global ecological crisis known as one of the major liberation theologians, Leonardo Boff has long seen the terrible cost of the ecological crisis to the poor. In this engaging brief, he outlines a new vision for human stewardship of the earth. This is an ideal first step to take for individuals and groups to study ecology in a Christian context, and to understand that ecology is no longer a luxury for a few, but an imperative for everyone working for a more just world.

978-0-8245-2076-2 $14.95 pb / 100 pages

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Leonardo Boff is a former Franciscan monk, a theologian and a poet known for his strong voice for the promotion of human rights and ecological responsibility. He is the Professor Emeritus of Ethics, Philosophy of Religion, and Ecology at Rio de Janeiro State University. He is the author of more than 60 books in the areas of theology, spirituality, philosophy, anthropology and mysticism.

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Óscar Andrés Rodríguez Maradiaga

“Let us be an alive, burning offering before the altar of God.” —Hildegard of Bingen

“To live well is to work well, to show a good activity.” —Thomas Aquinas

Mitchell Kalpakgian

Fritz Lobinger

More Life Lessons from Great Literature

An Illustrated Book to Help Talk About the Lack of Parish Priests

Uses examples from great literature to present powerful, articulate discussions of the Catholic character. For those who seek a moderately challenging, intellectual discussion of traditional Catholic morality, this book inspires readers to study and apply wisdom from trusted literary and spiritual masters in making honorable and morally upright choices.

In this companion piece to The Virtues We Need Again, Dr. Mitchell Kalpakgian explores through Western literature the many aspects of Catholic character: innocence, reverence, duty, chivalry, nobility, honor, and the sense of truth.

A study on the shortage of priests and the future of the Catholic Church.

This book makes a prophetic proposal, respectful of church teaching that addresses the growing deficiency of priests in the Catholic Church. Based on sound theology and firsthand experience, this book is presented in an illustrated and easily digestible form and was written by an author with decades of experience who has studied the situation as a theologian and developed realistic solutions as a pastor and bishop.

978-0-8245-2075-5 $19.95 pb / 175 pages

978-0-8245-2079-3 $19.95 pb / 176 pages

The Empty Alter

Fritz Lobinger

El Altar Vacio

Un libro ilustrado para debatir sobre la falta de curas

Coming Soon!

Fall 2015

978-0-8245-2080-9 $19.95 pb / 176 pages

Coming Soon!

Fall 2015 Mitchell Kalpakgian is a writer, a tutor, and a professor of humanities. He is the author of An American Family Reunion, The Lost Arts of Modern Civilization, Mysteries of Life in Children’s Literature, and The Virtues We Need Again. He is a contributor to Catholic Faith, Culture Wars magazine, Homiletic and Pastoral Review, and the New Oxford Review. He lives in Warner, New Hampshire.

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Fritz Lobinger is a priest, a missionary and a theologian. He is the author of Like His Brothers and Sisters: Ordaining Community Leader.

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The Virtues That Build Us Up

“Give me an army saying the Rosary and I will conquer the world.” —Pope Pius XI Robet Royal

The Pope’s Army NEW AND NOTEWORTHY

With the recent elections of Pope Benedict XVI and Pope Francis, the world witnessed the pomp and honor of the Swiss Guard, the “Pope’s Army.” Now bestselling author Robert Royal takes us through the colorful 500-year history of the military guard that has witnessed every major Vatican event for half a millennium. Topics include the guard’s origins, the Medici Popes, the sack of Rome, the Napoleonic War, the unification of Italy, the Pope’s imprisonment; World Wars I and II; and the Nazi occupation of Rome. Perfect for those seeking a greater understanding of the Vatican’s inner-workings, Robert Royal’s bestselling book on the Swiss Guard is now available in paperback.

Joan Ohanneson

Hildegard of Bingen

Lady of the Light, Woman for the World In breathtaking prose, Joan Ohanneson has crafted an unforgettable encounter with Hildegard, the astonishing visionary and prophet, artist and healer, whose music is sweeping the charts again today. Weaving into her text Hildegard’s own vivid accounts of “The Living Light,” the author brings to life the “feather on the breath of God” – Hildegard of Bingen, who shattered stereotypes of women, of saints, and of God for all time.

“This is a new edition of Scarlet Music” 978-0-8245-2018-2 $16.95 pb / 288 pages

978-0-8245-2058-8 $19.95 pb / 224 pages

“…The Pope’s Army is an invaluable documentation of the Vatican City and the Popes with respect to the dedicated military guard serving to protect the papal well-being and safety for last the five hundred years. The Pope’s Army is very informative and strongly recommended reading.”

—Midwest Book Review

Robet Royal is the author of The Catholic Martyrs of the Twentieth Century and Dante Alighieri. He is Editor in Chief of The Catholic Thing, an online publication he founded with Michael Novak; the president of the Faith and Reason Institute, based in Washington, DC; the Graduate Dean of Catholic Distance University; and a member of the board of directors of the Catholic Family and Human Rights Institute. He has taught at Brown University, Rhode Island College, and the Catholic University of America. He lives in Washington, DC.

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NEW AND NOTEWORTHY

500 Years of the Papal Swiss Guard

Lady of the Light, Woman for the World

“Ohanneson has dramatized the life of 12th-century Hildegard of Bingen in this fascinating novel. Highly recommended”. – Library Journal

Updated Edition

“In this fictional biography, Ohanneson firmly anchors Hildegard of Bingen’s life and prophetic witness in the historical events both religious and secular of twelfth-century Europe, yet weaves for us a remarkable portrayal of a woman, deeply steeped through her visionary insights and mystic experience into the numinous feminine divine which expresses itself as Wisdom and Love.”

—Miriam Schmitt, co-editor of Medieval Women Monastics: Wisdom’s Wellsprings “Hildegard of Bingen will rivet the modern reader with its masterly evocation of times and peoples past, of saints and sinners, abbots and popes, and the shadows of great monasteries spreading across the landscape. ... an episode of Masterpiece Theatre at its most arresting and enlightening.”

—Eugene Kennedy, author of Queen Bee and On Becoming a Counselor

Joan Ohanneson was an author, producer, teacher, and international speaker, lecturing extensively on Hildegard of Bingen.

Ohanneson’s work brought insight and understanding to the areas of spirituality, sexuality, and women’s gifts to the church.

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New, beautifully illustrated book by Richard Rohr

“Only those who love rightly see rightly.” —Richard Rohr

Richard Rohr

What the Mystics Know NEW AND NOTEWORTHY

Drawing from the best and most poetic of Richard Rohr’s writing from nearly a quarter of a century, each chapter in this new collection examines one of the seven core mystical truths. Organized according to the mystical path that every seeker must follow, Rohr identifies the pitfalls of everyday life, and shows us opportunities for change even in the face of pain, thereby transforming one’s deeper self into a beacon of light. Illuminating these insights with reflections on Christian and Jewish scriptures while citing the greatest religious writers throughout the ages, Rohr offers an unparalleled window into the wisdom of the mystics, within a succinct volume that represents the best treasury of his vast library of writing.

978-0-8245-2039-7 $19.95 hc / 176 pages E-book editions available

Richard Rohr

Contemplation in Action Where else can you find spiritual inspiration from Richard Rohr, Edwina Gateley, Thomas Keating, Basil Pennington, Paula D’Arcy, and others in one accessible volume? This book, designed for bedside devotion, offers the best of Richard Rohr’s Radical Grace newsletter, published by Rohr’s Center for Action and Contemplation.

Richard Rohr

Quest for the Grail Using the mythological investigations of Joseph Campbell and Robert Moore, Richard Rohr brings alive the ancient legends of knights and the search for King Arthur’s grail, and shows how they can serve as models for a journey of the psyche and spirit.

978-0-8245-1654-3 $19.95 pb / 192 pages

978-0-8245-2388-6 $16.95 pb / 160 pages

–Dr. Mehmet Oz

Fr. Rohr with Oprah on Super Soul Sunday FROM THE INTRODUCTION BY THE AUTHOR:

I hope that this book can invite you into the seemingly simple yet always profound realm of those who have found their way close to God and all of creation, and it can place the path of the mystic within your reach.

By applying what the mystics know to your momentary outlook, you will be able to bring open-heartedness into the life you lead and the work you do.

Then you might just be able to recognize that the ordinary path can also be the way of the mystic. It is all a matter of the eyes and the heart.

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Richard Rohr

Grace in Action Inspired reflections by Richard Rohr and his colleagues at the Center for Action and Contemplation on how to be a healing presence in the world today, Grace in Action is a hopeful book that looks to the Church community as a positive change agent--a place where justice, healing, love, and faith are ushered into a world hungry for meaning and direction.

978-0-8245-1379-5 $14.95 pb / 214 pages

Richard Rohr

Job and the Mystery of Suffering

Spiritual Reflections Richard Rohr plumbs the depths of the Job’s story to reveal its relevance for us today. This important book shows how the tension between suffering and faith can be a powerful means to an authentic connection with the divine.

978-0-8245-1734-2 $19.95 pb / 192 pages

“Richard Rohr opened a new spiritual path for a lot of Americans.”

Through each of the seven pathways outlined in the book, we can discover, in the context of a mature Christianity, or any religion, the God who is “closer to me than I am to myself” as St. Augustine puts it. Through the use of scriptures and both traditional and new metaphors, I want to give thoughtful guidance from classic sources, so you can know that your experience is not just your experience but the common domain of the perennial, or wisdom, traditions, which will always come to the surface in every age.

NEW AND NOTEWORTHY

Seven Pathways to Your Deeper Self

Richard Rohr

The Good News According to Luke Spiritual Reflections

Richard Rohr shares his understanding of Luke’s message for today’s reader. Grounded in scholarship, but accessible to a general audience, this commentary sheds light on the main themes of Luke’s gospel.

RESURRECTION TAKES CARE OF ITSELF “It is not quick or easy, we find, to allow the true self or to allow the true God. The task of life is the gradual unveiling of both. . . Resurrection takes care of itself. It comes naturally once the false self is abandoned.

But what an abandoning!

Every movement toward union will feel like a loss of self-importance and self-control” -from What the Mystics Know

978-0-8245-1966-7 $19.95 pb / 192 pages

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“Self-worth is not created, it is discovered.” —Richard Rohr

O God , you are my God, for You I long. – Psalms 63:1 Timothy M. Gallagher, O.M.V.

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I G N AT I O N S P I R I T UA L I T Y

Praying the Liturgy of the Hours A Personal Journey

Father Timothy Gallagher, loved for his popular guides to Ignatian spirituality, shares in this informative, inspiring volume his own experiences and insights into the daily prayer of the Liturgy of the Hours, a part of his life for the last 40 years.

Richard Rohr’s spiritual classic— revised and with a new reading guide

Richard Rohr

Simplicity

The Freedom of Letting Go St. Francis’s ancient call to the simple life of freedom and happiness, as seen by America’s foremost Franciscan. Richard Rohr shows you how to: recognize radical dependence on others; understand why less is more; break through to contemplation; embrace deeper spiritual freedom.

978-0-8245-2115-8 $19.95 pb / 192 pages E-book editions available

Everything Belongs

The Gift of Contemplative Prayer The one book every Rohr reader must own.

This bestselling guide goes to the heart of Christianity and teaches us how to let go of ego and open to the connecting and integrating power of contemplation.

978-0-8245-1995-7 $17.95 pb / 192 pages E-book editions available

Richard Rohr

The Naked Now

Learning to See as the Mystics See “The Naked Now is a deep breath of fresh air. Richard Rohr invites us, all of us, to slow down and to find God, or be found by God, in all the places we never thought to look.”

–Jim Wallis, President of Sojourners 978-0-8245-2543-9 $19.95 pb / 192 pages E-book editions available

All around the world, every day, for hundreds of years, Catholics have prayed the psalms, with added readings from the bible and from tradition, in a formal way called the Liturgy of the Hours. And like any meditative practice, there are blissful days and there are others that are just a dry challenge. Fr. Gallagher invites the reader into the beauty and possibilities of this rich prayer available to all.

978-0-8245-2032-8 $16.95 pb / 112 pages E-book editions available

“As Father Gallagher unlocks the depth of the Divine Office, the reader is led to understand and embrace this prayer of the Church with a renewed sense of appreciation and awe.”

—Donald Cardinal Wuerl, Archbishop of Washington “Delight, struggles to continue, boredom, and peace: these are all words to describe what happens to anyone who desires a continued relationship with God through prayer. Father Gallagher lives them all.”

JOY IN IMPERFECTION “Christian maturity is the ability to joyfully live in an imperfect world.”

—Elizabeth Koessler, spiritual director, wife, and mother “Praying the Liturgy of the Hours stirred my interest right away and kept me fully engaged from beginning to end… I heartily endorse Praying the Liturgy of the Hours: A Personal Journey, and recommend it in particular for priests and religious, and for all those who want to grow closer to Jesus in their daily lives.”

—Most Reverend Thomas Olmstead, Bishop of Phoenix, AZ

–from What the Mystics Know

Richard Rohr

Adam’s Return

The Five Promises of Male Initiation Richard Rohr, a leader in the men’s spirituality movement, shares the key concepts of traditional male initiation, and shepherds readers toward an awakening into a conscious, alert, and mature masculinity. A catalyst for a transforming revelation of true self —from a master 978-0-8245-2280-3 $19.95 pb / 224 pages

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Richard Rohr and Andreas Ebert

The Enneagram A Christian Perspective

Richard Rohr and Andreas Ebert’s runaway bestseller unveils the dynamic, personal evolution that the Enneagram offers. This updated resource discusses the applications of the ancient tool for discernment and reveals the harmony between its principles and the core truths of Christian thought.

978-0-8245-1950-6 $19.95 pb / 320 pages

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“… his greatest contribution is the sharing of his personal struggles with the “office” over many years. His honest and searching self-examination will prove invaluable to anyone who has undertaken the responsibility of praying this great prayer of the Church.

—Father Robert Barron, rector of Mundelein Seminary and author of Catholicism: A Journey to the Heart of the Faith, Word on Fire: Proclaiming the Power of Christ, and others “I have prayed the Liturgy of the Hours for over forty years, and Father Gallagher has helped me find new depths in it, as well as offering paths to other ways of enriching this form of prayer…”

—Sister Linda Sevcik, S.M., regional leader, Marist Sisters

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Father Timothy M. Gallagher, O.M.V., is a member of the Oblates of the Virgin Mary, a religious community dedicated to retreats and spiritual formation according to the Spiritual Exercises of St. Ignatius. A sought after speaker and retreat master, Fr. Gallagher has dedicated many years to an extensive ministry of retreats, spiritual direction, and teaching about the spiritual life.

A beautiful DVD by Timothy Gallagher , O.M.V

“ A clear, concise resource for presenting the freedom inherent in the structure of Ignatian prayer.”

— Presence: An International Journal of Spiritual Direction

We asked Father Gallagher to expound on Ignatian spirituality and it’s benefits for spiritual directors. Here’s what he had to say: Why are the teachings of St. Ignatius beneficial for spiritual directors?

Fr. Gallagher: “Many sensitive and sometimes complex issues arise in accompany¬ing others in spiritual direction: issues of struggles, growth, and stages in prayer; experiences of consolation and desolation in the spiritual life; psychological wounds and relationship with God; discerning God’s will in significant life-choices; and so forth. Ignatius of Loyola, in a way all his own, provides clear teachings and tools to assist persons in these and many other situations. Generations of spiritual directors have turned to Ignatius and found in his teaching the clarity they needed in accom¬panying directees. Their experience explains why so many directors have turned and are turning to Ignatius today.”

An Ignatian Guide for Everyday Living

The Discernment of Spirits: Reader’s Guide

When you’re ready to move more deeply into Ignatian thought, discover this great favorite of spiritual directors, directees, and others who want to understand Ignatius’ rules for discernment—their keen insight into the human soul and their ability to explain the real-life struggles of spiritual seekers today.

An Ignatian Guide for Everyday Living

The Discernment of Spirits

A companion to the bestselling Ignatian guide, this workbook provides a practical means of unlocking the wisdom of The Discernment of Spirits. Each chapter includes key concepts, additional case studies, and questions to consider in the personal application of the teachings.

This title is also availible as an audiobook, read by Fr. Daniel P. Barron, O.M.V. The book comes on 8 CDs and lasts 9 hours, covering the entire text of the printed book.

The Discernment of Spirits

978-0-8245-2291-9 $24.95 pb / 232 pages eBook Editions Available

978-0-8245-4985-5 $12.95 pb / 104 pages

How does a spiritual director develop the confidence to guide others through the exercises?

Read by Daniel P. Barron

An Ignatian Guide for Everyday Living Audio Book

978-0-8245-2004-5 $39.95 CD

NEW AUDIO BOOK

Fr. Gallagher: “The best of all ways is for the spiritual director to experience the spiritual exercises personally as a retreat or through application of its elements— re¬flective meditation, imaginative contemplation, the examen prayer, the discernment of spirits, and so forth—in their own daily spiritual lives (the “Exercises in daily life”). When more formal study through reading, group sharing, online resources, Ignatian programs of training for spiritual direction, mentoring, and supervision, is added to this experience, directors learn the spiritual exercises deeply and develop the confidence to guide others through them.”

How is it that these teachings from hundreds of years ago are relevant for the busy, modern person seeking spiritual direction?

Fr. Gallagher: “Ignatius was not a monk in a monastery but a man deeply immersed both in God and in the world of his day. He shaped a spirituality that assists persons, as his classic phrase says, to ‘find God in all things’: in the midst of intense activity, in the thousand occupations of daily living, or in the quiet of prayer. He was, in words used by a contemporary, “a contemplative in action,” as every disciple of Jesus in every walk of life can be and is called to be. His teaching is timeless since it rests upon a profound understanding of the human person, both spiritually and psycho¬logically, and describes the spiritual experience common to all who love the Lord. Ignatius’s teaching is eminently suited to all who live in the world and serve the Lord they love in its manifold activity.”

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Discerning the Will of God

The Ignatian Guide to Christian Decision Making Fr. Gallagher’s indispensable guide will help you make spiritual sense of major decisions and align with God’s true purpose for you. Real-life experiences bring home the benefit of Ignatius’ ageless teachings and offer tools for finding clarity in a challenging and complex world.

978-0-8245-2489-0 $19.95 pb / 172 pages E-book editions available

Discerning the Will of God

An Ignatian Guide for Spiritual Directors Ten Lectures on DVD with Study Guide Filmed in the beautiful St. Clement's Shrine in Boston, Father Gallagher, presents a video guide based on his bestselling title Discerning the Will of God. This DVD is also accompanied by a study guide, making it an ideal resource for all who want to discover where God is leading them, as well as for spiritual directors, retreat directors, and counselors.

978-0-8245-2033-5 $89.95 DVD+Booklet

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Timothy M. Gallagher, O.M.V. Read by John Wykes, O.M.V.

Discerning the Will of God An Ignatian Guide to Christian Decision Making

This title is also available as an audiobook, read by John Wykes, O.M.V. The book comes on 5 CDs and lasts 5 hours, covering the entire text of the printed book 978-0-8245-2027-4 $39.99 CD

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GW N AAT NI OD N N SOPTI ERW I TOURAT LHI YT Y NI E

A remarkable teacher of Ignatian spirituality

“You are like an artist when you pray.” —Ignatius of Loyola

“Father Gallagher meets the pressing needs of retreat directors, retreatant students of spiritual theology, and others interested in deepening their spiritual lives.”

—Harvey E. Egan, S.J., Professor of Systematic and Mystical Theology, Boston College

Begin Again

The Life and Spiritual Legacy of Bruno Lanteri Bestselling author Timothy M. Gallagher offers a remarkable biography of Father Bruno Lanteri, who overcame great odds to become the foremost spiritual leader of the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries, ultimately founding the Oblates of the Virgin Mary.

978-0-8245-2579-8 $24.95 pb / 358 pages E-book editions available

Which Ignatian title is right for you?

Learn more at: www.crossroadpublishing. com/crossroad/gallagher Titles are available in the following formats: • eBook • Paperback • Audio • Video

Meditation and Contemplation

Spiritual Consolation

To understand the two practices essential to Igatian spirituality, Meditation and Contemplation, discover this volume. Fr. Gallagher explains what is unique to each practice, shows how you can profit from both at different times in your spiritual life, and reveals how their structure can be adapted to your particular spiritual needs.

Those with some familiarity with Ignatian spirituality will enjoy this book, which extends the approach of The Discernment of Spirits, interweaving stories and Ignatian principles for a more profound understanding of Ignatius’ second rule for discernment.

An Ignatian Guide to Praying with Scripture

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An Ignatian Guide for the Greater Discernment of Spirits

978-0-8245-2429-6 $19.95 pb / 192 pages E-book editions available

An Ignatian Introduction to Prayer Scriptural Reflections According to the Spiritual Exercises

Joseph A. Tetlow

The Spiritual Exercises of Ignatius Loyola With Commentary

When you need short, practical exercises for young and old, this volume provides forty short (2-page) Ignatian meditations, including scripture passages, meditative keys for entering into the scriptural story, and guided questions for reflection. For either beginning or experienced groups and individuals.

This readable translation and step-by-step commentary unfolds the relevance of a spiritual classic to modern life for every reader, Christian or not. Stories, analogies, and approachable language make this an ideal companion for anyone seeking inspiration and personal growth.

978-0-8245-2487-6 $16.95 pb / 96 pages

978-0-8245-2539-2 $16.95 pb / 168 pages

The Examen Prayer

Hugo Rahner, editor

Ignatian Wisdom for Our Lives Today When you want classic spiritual discipline to apply every day, this highly practical book is an important resource. The Examen Prayer helps you discover the hand of God in your everyday life and learn to be receptive to God’s blessings.

978-0-8245-2367-1 $19.95 pb / 192 pages E-book editions available

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St. Ignatius Loyola Letters to Women

Reprinted by popular demand, this major volume in Crossroad’s library of Jesuit Spirituality unveils Ignatius’ spiritual wisdom for women. Rahner’s research and insights offer a priceless glimpse into Loyola’s relations with women—as spiritual directees, supporters, and confidantes.

“The Call to Discernment in Troubled Times is challenging, yet infused with passion and hope, this book will provide valuable insight both to students of Ignation spirituality, and more generally, to those who wonder how Christian spirituality can continue to shape a creative and faith-filled response to our crucified world.”

–J. Matthew Ashley, Notre Dame

Dean Brackley, S.J.

The Call to Discernment in Troubled Times

New Perspectives on the Transformative Wisdom of Ignatius of Loyola A compelling re-introduction to Christianity as a lived experience. In times of spreading violence, poverty, and environmental crisis, Fr. Brackley points us beyond dogmatic withdrawal and paralyzing fear to inner freedom, constructive response, and hope.

978-0-8245-2268-1 $19.95 pb / 320 pages

Willi Lambert

Anthony de Mello, S.J.

Discoveries with Ignatius Loyola

Each chapter offers an awareness exercise, a mental focus, and an imagining exercise using stories from the Bible, and concludes with a short parable or text from tradition. The texts draw from the clarity of the Ignation exercises and reflect an outstanding experience with prayer and meditation in today’s world.

Directions for Communication

Willi Lambert’s exploration of the life and writings of St. Ignatius Loyola yields a fruitful and fascinating model of communication for peopleof all walks of life.

978-0-8245-1853-0 $18.95 pb / 256 pages

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Praying Body and Soul

978-0-8245-1673-4 $16.95 pb / 144 pages

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Bring the power of the Spirit to the work of life.

Meditations for a changed life

“It is difficult for medical science to explain…”

—Dr. Francis James McGovern, Mass Hospital

Six Months to Live . . .

Fr. Kennedy’s proven techniques bring Jesus and the Gospel to life in a new way as the text –and the CD featuring Martin Sheen—open doors to a reinvigorated experience of prayer and contemplation.

Three Guys on the Ultimate Quest for a Miracle In August of 2000, metastatic cancer strikes a father of thirteen children. He receives a terminal diagnosis from a team of Boston’s best physicians, with a survival chance of just five percent. Facing the abyss, he throws himself on God, and makes the arduous trip to a controversial shrine in the former Yugoslavia in search of a miracle. Two of his best friends come along, and these three “hockey dads” enter a whole new world of visionaries, pilgrims, and persecuted priests. They encounter a message that demands that they change their lives—and meet people whose own lives were transformed by that message of prayer, sacrifice, and love.

“Michael Kennedy certainly helps us find and experience God in the modern world.”

–Martin Sheen, actor

Michael Kennedy, S.J. is the founder and director of Jesuit Restorative Justice Initiative to create restorative practices and retreats for incarcerated people with an emphasis on youth tried as adults. He speaks throughout the United States on his method of Ignatian meditation.

Michael Kennedy, S.J.

The Jesus Meditations Includes CD

A Guide for Contemplation Have you ever longed to walk beside Jesus on the dusty roads of Palestine? Entering into the world of these meditations will change forever your relationship with Jesus, yourself, and the world around you.

978-0-8245-2020-5 $19.95 pb / 192 pages E-book editions available

978-0-8245-1929-2 $19.95 pb / 192 pages

“One of the most important lessons Artie beautifully communicates as you follow his healing journey is the need for men to be intimately involved in the spiritual leadership of their families. His words and story of an impossible healing will not only stay with you for a very long time, but challenge you to be the person God called you to be.”

–Jim Caviezel, star, The Passion of the Christ

“Six Months to Live follows three regular guys on a desperate life-saving journey.

Filled with remarkable discoveries, it’s an unforgettable story of friendship, hope and unshakable faith. Get ready to believe in miracles.”

–Mary Lou Quinlan, author, New York Times bestseller, The God Box

Michael Kennedy, S.J.

Los Ojos en la Cruz

Una guia para la contemplacion Ilustraciones por Bernardo Gantier Zelada, S.J. “Michael Kennedy verdaderamente nos ayuda a encontrar y experimentar a Dios en el mundo modern.” –Martin Sheen, actor 978-0-8245-2315-2 $29.95 pb / 256 pages

Michael Kennedy, S.J.

Michael Kennedy, S.J.

A Guide for Contemplation With illustrations by Bernardo Gantier Zelada, S.J.

Ten Mediations for a Changed Life With CD narrated by Martin Sheen and Janne Shirley

Eyes on the Cross

"Another extraordinary, and powerful work that brings forth the richness of the gospels through the stark reality of personal stories and the mediations that accompany them.” – Martin Sheen, actor 978-0-8245-1879-0 $19.95 pb / 224 pages

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Experiencing Jesus

In the midst of a changing world faced with challenge there was never a greater need for Christians to return to Jesus in prayer and contemplation. Let this book take you by the hand to find your own way to Christ.

978-0-8245-2146-2 $19.95 pb / 144 pages

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About the Author Artie and Judy grew up in Quincy, Massachusetts where they met as teenagers. Each of them came from families with eight children and they went on to have thirteen of their own. Ranging in age from thirteen to thirty-six, the Boyles are a diverse group including a medical doctor, a professional hockey player, a seminarian, a theologian, and many talented athletes and students. They also have fifteen grandchildren. Since Artie’s miraculous healing in Medjugorje in 2000, he has traveled the world with Ivan Dragicevic, one of the visionaries, speaking to thousands of people in the US, South America, Canada, and Europe. In Ireland, one of their recent talks drew 6,000 attendees.

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SPIRITUALITY

SPIRITUALITY

Arthur P. Boyle and Eileen McAvoy Boylen

“We need to be angels for each other, to give each other strength and consolation.” —Henri Nouwen

Books by Ronald Rolheiser

Robert J. Cormier

Better Than We Believed How to Apply the Vision That is Faith to the Struggle That is Life

SPIRITUALITY

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Presuming nothing that both traditional believers and critical-thinking searchers will not find in their hearts, Better Than We Believed presents a strikingly clear concept of faith that answers the unhappiness of people you will recognize: • MARK, who struggles with anger • IRENE, who battles stress • HENRY, who is consumed by hatred • GLORIA, who has been betrayed • BRIAN, who suffers depression • MARY, who feels trapped by her duty to a loved one • JOY, who can’t get over a loved one’s death, and • JAMES, who knows that he is dying As we witness this faith applied to these and other serious struggles, we will see it can transform our experience, and offer us peace, purpose, and joy.

Ronald Rolheiser,O.M.I. is one of the most wellknown authors of Catholic spiritual books. He is president of the Oblate School of Theology in San Antonio, Texas, and a specialist in the fields of spirituality and systematic theology.

Ronald Rolheiser

Ronald Rolheiser

Rediscovering a Felt Presence of God

The Finger of God in Our Everyday Lives

The Shattered Lantern

This evocative, readable book looks at how practical atheism and disbelief have crept into our world and how, in the face of it, we can restore the “shattered lantern” and bring back the light of God. 978-0-8245-2275-9 $14.95 pb / 192 pages

Against an Infinite Horizon Fr. Rolheiser speaks of the deepest human longing in words that have reached hundreds of thousands of readers. This book is an attempt to develop a vocabulary that can help decipher the accidents in every life everyday, that might aptly be called divine providence.

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“Clear and readable. Rolheiser knows the spiritual terrain like few others. Read and be astonished.”

—Richard Rohr, author of Everything Belongs

“We need to become missionaries again within our own culture that, it would appear, the Church must address in terms of taking to heart Jesus’ parting challenge: “Go out to all nations and baptize ’them in the name of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit.’”

Robert J. Cormier

Robert J. Cormier

—Ronald Rolheiser

Ronald Rolheiser

Secularity and the Gospel

A Faith That Makes Sense

Why We Look Up

Making Sense of Our Catholic Faith

Being Missionaries to Our Children

In this collection of simple, one to two-page reflections, Cormier takes elements common to many faiths and offers them in a way that can make sense to almost everyone. The simplicity of the reflections is a result of clarity that makes the texts easily accessible to a wide variety of readers. If read slowly and over time, they can inspire serious meditations.

People who want to make sense of their Catholic faith will cherish these inspiring reflections—proof that you don’t need to be a theologian to have a rich faith that nourishes the heart and mind.

In the book’s three parts, Having Faith, Living Faith, and Practicing Faith, the award-winning author provides us with small gems for devotional readings and inspiration, on a wealth of questions that matter to us most, such as the meaning of suffering, the glory of creation, prayer and having a personal relationship with God.

Today, our own children might know little about the Gospel. In this important contribution Fr. Rolheiser offers original chapters on the topic, then introduces leading voices in Catholic thought to show how Christian faith can thrive in a secular world.

Reflections for Peace, Purpose, and Joy

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Fr. Keating is a monk at St. Benedict’s Monastery in Snowmass, Colorado.

He is one of the principal architects and teachers of the Christian contemplative prayer movement for renewal of the contemplative dimension of Christianity.

Thomas Keating

Awakenings

Thomas Keating

Thomas Keating

Paula D’Arcy

Paula D’Arcy

An Introduction to Centering Prayer

An Introduction to Contemplative Christianity

A Mother’s Journey Through Grief and Beyond

The Story of a Divine Encounter

Intimacy with God

A founder of the Centering Prayer movement, Cistercian monk and bestselling author Thomas Keating offers here an introduction filled with insight and practical advice. “This is perhaps Keating’s most readable and enlightening work.” –Spiritual Book News

Reawakenings

The Heart of the World

Song for Sarah

Gift of the Red Bird

D’Arcy’s spiritual journey took a radical turn when she lost her husband and toddler daughter in a car accident. From that event, D’Arcy draws the hope and strength that have inspired so many readers. In this classic, she writes about venturing out into the wilderness on a vision quest to wait for God to speak. A red bird appeared and, without words, began to teach...

Paula D’Arcy

Sacred Threshold Crossing the Inner Barrier to a Deeper Love

The Christian heritage is rich in contemplative wisdom literature and practices. As fresh and vibrant today as when it was first published, this classic book is essential to a deeper understanding of this spiritual center of Christianity.

D’Arcy’s collection of letters written before and after the death of her daughter trace her search for strength and hope through times of anguish. We walk with the young mother through the horror of the accident and like her, find our way illuminated by faith.

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Thomas Keating

Thomas Keating

Paula D’Arcy

Paula D’Arcy

Paula D’Arcy

Encountering God’s Presence Today

Encountering the Hidden God

The Power of Love in the Midst of Pain

Journey to the Center A Lenten Passage

Two wonderful collections of Fr. Keating’s best biblical reflections. Each volume contains The perfect companion for the 40 days of 30 bible texts and Fr. Keating’s reflection Lent, this book offers a bible reading, a commentary by Father Keating, and a prayer 978-0-8245-1044-2 for contemplation for each of the days of Lent. $16.95 pb / 136 pages Thomas Keating

Focus on Paula D’Arcy

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Mediations on the Parables of Jesus

Gathering the strongest texts from The Kingdom of God Is Like, Awakenings, and Reawakenings, this book shows you how to apply meaning of the parables to your spiritual journey today.

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Seeking with All My Heart Paula D’Arcy gathers insights, parables, and meditations from the Christian spiritual and literary tradition to reveal manifestations of the divine in the world around us.

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A New Set of Eyes

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“God loves infinitively and always.” —Thomas Keating, O.C.S.O.

When life asked Paula D’Arcy to yield to immutable events she learned to listen to a quiet, guiding voice within. Heed your own inner wisdom, take courage, and be inspired by the experiences and insights of this beloved author.

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When People Grieve

D’Arcy catches fresh and original glimpses of God and shares them in a series of highly intuitive meditations. This popular author’s insight and vision unlock the secrets of joy that reside in a true experience of the moment.

When People Grieve offers guidance for some of the hardest moments of our lives. Caring for those facing the death of a loved one can be a challenging labor of love. This helpful book offers guidance that every counselor or friend of the bereaved should have.

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Focus on Father Henri Nouwen

“Listen to a spiritual book as a voice that addresses you directly.”

—Henri Nouwen

Henri J. M. Nouwen

In the Name of Jesus Reflections on Christian Leadership

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978-0-8245-1259-0 $14.95 pb / 120 pages E-book editions available

Life of the Beloved

Spiritual Living in a Secular World This spiritual classic began as a simple request from one friend to another. Fred Bratman, a secular journalist and writer, asked Henri Nouwen to write a book explaining the spiritual life in terms that he and his friends could understand, avoiding theology and technical language. Nouwen’s answer has become one of the most cherished books of our era.

The Only Necessary Thing Living a Prayerful Life

This meaningful collection of Henri Nouwen’s best writings on prayer and meditation was edited with love and care by one of his close friends, Wendy Greer.

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Finding My Way Home

Pathways to Life and the Spirit Bringing together four core essays of Henri Nouwen’s work, The Path of Peace, The Path of Power, The Path of Waiting, The Path of Living and Dying, this book “allowed Henri Nouwen to speak about our collective sense of homelessness and the universal thirst for the experience of truly being at home.”

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Sabbatical Journey The Diary of His Final Year

The complete, unabridged journal of Nouwen’s last year of life. His struggles and joys, and hopes and fears come into vivid relief as each moment unfolds.

An intimate encounter with the beloved spiritual guide who has inspired millions of readers.

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Translated into 26 languages

Rebecca Laird and Michael Christensen

“Only Thomas Merton and C.S. Lewis have had a comparable impact on Christian spirituality in the United States.”

–America Magazine

The Heart of Henri Nouwen His Words of Blessing

To commemorate the 70th anniversary of Nouwen’s birth, Crossroad issued this anthology of the best of Henri Nouwen from our list. This volume focuses on the three themes that were closest to his own heart: hope in suffering, a personal relationship with God, and living for others.

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Henri J. M. Nouwen The internationally renowned and beloved pastor Henri Nouwen wrote over 40 books on the spiritual life. He corresponded regularly in English, Dutch, German, French, and Spanish with hundreds of friends and reached out to thousands through his Eucharistic celebrations, lectures, and retreats. Since his death in 1996, everincreasing numbers of readers, writers, teachers, and seekers have been guided by his literary legacy. Nouwen’s books have sold over 2 million copies and been published in over 22 languages.

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Encounters with Merton

Our Second Birth

Encounters with Merton brings together two of the 20th century’s most important and articulate Christian voices.

Henri Nouwen explores themes of solitude, nonviolence, and the encounters between Eastern and Western spirituality as presented by Merton.

Taken from Henri Nouwen’s diary of his last year on earth, the inspirational readings of Our Second Birth throw light on the meaning of life, friendship, and the love of God, and are seen from the perspective of the life to come.

Spiritual Reflection

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Christian Reflections on Death and New Life

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Here and Now Living in the Spirit

Henri Nouwen wrote this book to express what mattered to him most. He shares new insights, new stories, and new information not to be found elsewhere. Now with reflection guide.

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Beyond the Mirror

Reflections on Life and Death Foreword by Robert Durback “With his brutal self scrutiny and honesty, Nouwen takes us through the interior meaning of his trip to ‘death’s portal,’ and gives us courage and hope for our own encounter some day.”–Church and Synagogue Library Association 978-0-8245-1961-2 $14.95 pb / 96 pages

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In the Name of Jesus is Henri Nouwen’s bold, honest, and heartwarming message about Christian leadership. According to Nouwen, Christians must give up their desire to be powerful and embrace authority based on prayer and forgiveness. His emphasis on a vigorous, Jesus-centered life will be helpful to every committed Christian and in particular to all leaders and teachers in the Christian faith.

“The intelligence of our heart is our spiritual intelligence.”

Benedict J. Groeschel

Spiritual Passages

The Psychology of Spiritual Development This book is intended to relate some of the more sound insight of contemporary psychology to the classical outline of the spiritual journey contained in the immense and fascinating literature of spirituality.

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Current Approaches to Spiritual Direction and Guidance

Formation and Transformation in Spiritual Direction Programs

This outstanding resource for spiritual directors and teachers offers wisdom by the world’s premier authorities about the core components of spiritual direction and guidance across diverse religious and cultural traditions.

Dolores Leckey

Christian Life Patterns The Psychological Challenges and Religious Invitations of Adult Life

“The authors construct a contemporary spirituality for the Christian based on psychologist Erik Erikson’s pioneering work on adult development.” –Religious News Service “…belongs in the hands of anyone who hopes to minister to adults.”

–America

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Evelyn Eaton Whitehead and James D. Whitehead

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Robert Frager, editor

Sharing Sacred Stories

7 Essentials for the Spiritual Journey Wisdom stories and practical guidance to the seven basics needed for our spiritual travels: Mentors and Guides, Silence and Solitude, Authentic Community, Discovering the Sacred in the Ordinary, Savoring, Lightness and Laughter, and Surrender.

Sacred is the Call

Based on the authors’ collective wisdom of decades of experience in spiritual formation and training, this book explores the call to spiritual direction as a sacred task, and as a journey of faith.

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“Your friend is the companion of your soul.” —Aelred of Rievaulx

Carolyn Gratton

Art of Spiritual Guidance A must for retreat leaders and spiritual directors. This eminently readable work, widely recognized as an essential reference for both guides and those seeking guidance, integrates into one coherent whole a wide variety of psychological and spiritual insights about spiritual formation.

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Michael Morwood

The Spirituality of Sacred Sensuousness

Trusting our Faith

A Listening Heart

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God is Near

In his new book, Michael Morwood reminds readers that the Christian God is closer to us than our very hearts. He seeks to counter commonly held notions—like the need for people to earn or be worthy of God’s love— with the loving portrait of the Father handed down by Jesus and captured in the Gospels.

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Patricia O’Connell Killen and John de Beer

The Art of Theological Reflection

A practical book for those who want to make a vital connection between their faith and their lives. The authors describe theological reflection as “the artful discipline of putting our experience into conversation with the heritage of the Christian tradition.”

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Matthias Scharer and Bernd Jochen Hilberath

The Practice of Communicative Theology

An Introduction to a New Theological Culture With a foreword by Bradford E. Hinze Members of a growing international theological movement consider how, in a globalized world, communication about faith can be intelligent and effective. This remarkable book will deepen our conversations and strengthen our communities.

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Edward P. Hahnenberg

James Alison

A Relational Approach A comprehensive text for every student, minister and teacher. Offers excellent scholarship and a visually enhanced presentation of the concept and practice of ministry. Tracing the profound developments since the Second Vatican Council, Dr. Hahnenberg sheds light on important aspects of modern ministry and offers a prophetic vision of the church.

Fragments Catholic and Gay

Ministries

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—Robert Frager

Faith Beyond Resentment Discrimination against gays and lesbians extends from the highest echelons of the Catholic Church to the pews. For James Alison, a gay Catholic theologian, the key to moving beyond resentment is a radical re-conversion to the gospel message of God’s love and understanding that even those in power are our brothers and sisters.

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Robert Royal

Dante Alighieri

Divine Comedy, Divine Spirituality

Thomas Aquinas Spiritual Master

A careful, reader-friendly exploration of The Divine Comedy as well as a fine biographical portrayal of Dante—the man, writer, and spiritual lover extraordinaire. Royal reveals how the psychological reality of Dante’s story unfolds within the context of God’s universe.

In this award-winning book, Robert Barron shows how Aquinas’s profound understanding of Christian mystical life animates his writings on Jesus Christ, creation, God’s “strange” nature, humanity—the wonderful hybrid of flesh and spirit, and the divine’s powerful call to ecstasy.

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Dennis E. Tamburello

Bernard of Clairvaux Essential Writings

Conceived during the religious renewal of medieval monasticism, the sensual and vibrant theology of Bernard of Clairvaux still speaks to our times. Tamburello’s narrative explores the themes of the saint’s work to achieve a vivid and inspiring portrait of the radical mystic.

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“We are God’s unfinished work of art…”

—Maria Boulding, O.S.B.

Sarah Stockton

Jon Mundy

Restless in Christ

Answering the Call to Spiritual Commitment In Restless in Christ, Stockton speaks about her own experiences as a seeker and her training as a spiritual director. As she progressed on her path, she came to realize that restlessness belongs to the very essence of the spiritual life. Her insights into restlessness have helped the lives of countless seekers and teachers, and will help you too.

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Rowan Greer

Christian Hope and Christian Life Raids on the Inarticulate

Does Christian hope refer only to life after death? Or does it offer a vision transforming our lives right here, right now? This book explores this question through the eyes of church fathers (Eastern and Western), poets, and mystics.

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Spiritual Legacy Books

Awaken to Your Own Call Exploring a Course in Miracles

A leading interpreter of A Course in Miracles presents a comprehensive introduction to its principles. This thoughtful guide to a modern spiritual classic explains every major term and offers applications of the Course’s wisdom to everyday life.

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John Jacob Raub

Neil and Gerlinde Kennedy-Jones and Andrew Seddon

“This I say: one who has not believed, does not understand.

For the one who has not believed will not have experience; and will not understand.”

–Anselm

Kieran Kavanaugh

William H. Shannon

Doctor of Light and Love

The Joy of Faith

John of the Cross

Anselm

A thorough, engaging, and accessible introduction to the defining themes in the life of John of the Cross, revealed through the perspective of his writing. The text is prefaced by a translation of the saint’s poems and his drawing of the mystical ascent of the soul.

The singular and passionate personality of Anselm, the twice-exiled Archbishop of Canterbury, comes to life in William H. Shannon’s thoughtful biography. An intellectually and spiritually enriching account of the life and writings of the 11th century genius of Christian theology.

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“All of Christian life begins with Jesus because in him we see the meeting of two ecstasies, that of God and that of the human being.”

—Fr. Robert Barron

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Avis Clendenen and Troy Martin

Forgiveness

Finding Freedom Through Reconciliation “This book is an invaluable resource for healing broken relationships in all areas of life, personal and societal.” –Sister Carol Frances Jegen, BVM, Loyola University, Chicago 978-0-8245-1964-3 $18.95 pb/ 144 pages

Who Told You that You Are Naked?

Freedom from Judgement, Guilt and Fear of Punishment

Walking With the Celtic Saints A Devotional

Readers are sure to find peace in this consoling call to overcome feelings of guilt. Combining the wisdom of Christian spirituality with insights from A Course of Miracles, the author writes with great simplicity about our unbreakable union with God.

Original stories, poems, and blessings from 15 people who can teach us what matters most.

By Neil Kennedy, bishop of the Celtic Catholic Church of Canada, Gerlinde Jones, a family counselor, and Andrew Seddon, an MA in Celtic Christianity and a physician.

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Thomas P. Sweetser, S.J.

Christopher Ruddy

Tested in Every Way

The Catholic Priesthood in Today’s Church

Keeping the Covenant Taking Parish to the Next Level

“The experience of hearing just the right word…” —Ronald Rolheiser

George W. Rutler Foreword by George Weigel

Diarmuid O’Murchu

Diarmuid O’Murchu

The Call to Heroic Faith in an Unheroic World

A Rediscovery of the Revolutionary Jesus

A Radical Option for Life

A Crisis of Saints

Christianity’s Dangerous Memory

Reclaiming Spirituality

“A strong book, a daring call to relevance, a depth grounding of religious life in humankind’s holiest tradition.”

—Barbara Fiand, author and sister of Notre Dame de Namur

In this thought-provoking follow-up to Quantum Theology, an English priest and social psychologist connects the spiritual renaissance of our time to the themes of native religions, especially in the embrace of pre-patriarchal values of relatedness, passion, feeling, imagination, and justice.

First place Catholic Press Award winner.

Every aspect of parish renewal is included in this volume, from the articulation of a mission that moves people into action, to the formation of a structure that links all aspects of parish life together, along with a style of leadership that brings out the best in the pastor, staff, leaders, and parishioners.

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René Girard Edited by James Williams

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A Resounding Affirmation of Our Faith Second edition

A Christian View of Suffering

Finding Christ in the Margins: A Priest’s Story

The Essential Wisdom of David Steindl-Rast

The Joy of Being Catholic

The Girard Reader “Girard’s understanding of mimetic rivalry and conflict and of the scapegoat are among the most profound intellectual discoveries of our time…” –Walter Wink, Engaging the Powers 978-0-8245-1634-5 $34.95 pb / 328 pages

Celebrating the best of Catholic faith and culture, this uplifting introduction provides overviews of such topics as the sacraments, the scriptures, the saints, the arts, sex, and intellectual life. With related stories, poems, and images, this illustrated book is an ideal gift.

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Created for Joy

Sidney Callahan examines the reality of suffering and draws on the insights of psychology, evolutionary biology, and creation theology to come to new conclusions about our relationship to difficulty and pain. A Christian perspective on the trials and joys of life.

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This book offers a bold re-reading of the life of Jesus as “Christ Liberator,” the ultimate rebel against unjust and confining social systems and self-serving doctrines. Follow Jesus’ “dangerous” example, the author suggests, to live more richly and truthfully.

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More I Could Not Ask Neither a monk, nor a social worker, but somehow the world of the contemplativethe world of Trappists, Sulpicians, and Carmelites—merges with the world of the street-the world of prisoners, ex-convicts, and addicts—in the life of this humble priest.

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Diarmuid O’Murchu

Poverty, Celibacy, and Obedience

“This book significantly enriches the body of Catholic literature on priestly ministry.”

–Avery Cardinal Dulles, S.J. “Exemplary in its depth and bracing in its clarity.” –Kenneth L. Woodward, Contributing Editor, Newsweek “Wisely provocative, non-ideological, and thoughtful.” –Mark S. Massa, S.J.

EWTN host Fr. George Rutler exposes the spiritual decline of society today, revealing how moral weakness pervades both secular and religious worlds and how the practice of heroic virtues can offer the strength our times desperately need.

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A vital resource for helping your church thrive!

Common Sense Spirituality

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Anthony de Mello, S.J.

Walking on Water

“Brother Steindl-Rast has earned a reputation as a bridge-builder between East and West in matters of religion and is considered by many to be the foremost bearer of standard Christian ecumenism laid down by Thomas Merton.”–Parabola Magazine. This authorized collection is introduced by Sr. Joan Chittister.

Indian Jesuit priest Anthony de Mello knew like few others how to engage Eastern and Western spiritual traditions in a gentle and truthful way. An exhilarating storyteller himself, in this gift volume he uses stories of monks and rabbis, soldiers, and fairy tales and legends, leading the reader through the basics of spiritual life to the place where “walking on water” is within our reach.

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“One of a dozen books that every Catholic should read.”

—U.S. Catholic

Africa and African–American Perspectives

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The History of Black Catholics in the United States SPIRITUALITY

The last few decades have witnessed momentous changes within the black Catholic community. In 1987 the first black Catholic congress of the 20th century was held in Washington D.C., in 1988 Eugene Marino became the first black archbishop in America, and John Sentamu, the popular Archbishop of York, is expected to become England’s Archbishop of Canterbury at the end of 2012.

This progress is predicated on the commitment and faith of countless individuals in the black Catholic community. Through tireless research, Davis pieces together the lives and stories of this devout community from its nascent stages to the present. His work takes an important step towards acknowledging the strength and vitality that blacks have imparted to the Church over the years." —Albert Raboteau, Princeton University

John Zmirak and Carla Millar

The Grand Inquisitor The world’s first African pope is elected by a secret meeting of cardinals—find out who is trying to stop him, and why. This first great Catholic graphic novel is an exquisitely illustrated volume that will change the genre forever.

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Joyce Hollyday

William Kelley

The American Missionary Association’s Bold Campaign to Educate Minds, Open Hearts, and Heal the Soul of a Divided Nation

The Life of Henriette Delille

On the Heels of Freedom

“…provides a rare, well-researched, anecdotal history of the blossoming of education among former slaves in the post-Civil War South. I was riveted to and challenged by every page.” –Stephen A. Hayner, Columbia Theological Seminary 978-0-8245-2348-0 $19.95 pb / 240 pages

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"This book makes an extremely valuable contribution to ourunderstanding of AfricanAmerican religious life by presenting the first full-length treatment of the black Catholic experience. It should be read by all interested in the history and culture of black Americans

A Servant of Slaves A life-changing historic novel of the pre-Civil War South, by Academy Award winner William Kelley. Henriette Delille’s astonishing and inspiring story is a testimony to how each of us has the power to transform the world.

978-0-8245-1998-8 $19.95 pb / 224 pages

978-0-8245-5008-0 $24.95 pb / 366 pages

“A goldmine. I cannot recommend it highly enough.”

—Commonweal

“The fullest and most sensitive treatment to date. All students of religion and African-American history can learn from it.”

—Journal of Southern History

Father Cyprian Davis, OSB (1932-2015), was a Benedictine monk, was an award-winning scholar and professor emeritus of church history at Saint Meinrad Seminary and School of Theology. He taught at the Institute for Black Catholic Studies at Xavier University in New Orleans. He served as archivist for Saint Meinrad Archabbey and for the Swiss-American Benedictine Congregation. He was a founding member of the National Black Catholic Clergy Caucus.

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Nwaka Chris Egbulem

Benezet Bujo

Inspirations from the Zairean Liturgy

Beyond the Universal Claims of Western Morality

The Power of Africentric Celebrations In 1988 the Vatican approved a special rite of the Catholic mass initiated in CongoZaire, and based on the African spiritual experience. This practical guide introduces readers to the practice of worship as celebrated in the African tradition.

978-0-8245-1489-1 $14.95 pb / 168 pages

Foundations of an African Ethic In this groundbreaking book, Benezet Bujo, a leading voice in African Christian theology, offers an informed critique of Western ethics and lays the theoretical groundwork for a new African ethic.

978-0-8245-1905-6 $24.95 / 232 pages

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Frederick Quinn

African Saints

Saints, Martyrs, and Holy People from the Continent of Africa Episcopal priest and former foreign service officer, Frederick Quinn, who spent many years in Africa, offers a much-needed retelling of lives, prayers, poetry and sacrifice that together form the rich story of African spirituality, nurtured by Africa’s people.

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Bonnie Thurston

Women in the New Testament Reviewing the gospels, and the cultural, religious context of the Greco-Roman world this insightful study seeks to show how early Christianity attempted to liberate women from patriarchic oppression but later compromised under the pressure of the dominant society.

978-0-8245-1670-3 $14.95 pb / 184 pages

Elisabeth Schüssler Fiorenza

Elizabeth A. Johnson

Ann Ball, a leading Catholic devotional writer, shares the stories and images of the Holy Virgin from around the world, each one beautiful and unexpected, and all a tribute to the enduring power and appeal of the Mother of God.

A Critical Feminist Ekklesia-logy of Liberation Elisabeth Schüssler Fiorenza, a groundbreaking feminist theologist, shares articles and essays from lifetime of incisive participation in the women’s religious movement. A scholarly and rigorous examination that advocates for the renaming and reclaiming of feminine religious power.

978-0-8245-1979-7 $16.95 pb / 152 pages

978-0-8245-2255-1 $14.95 pb / 184 pages

978-0-8245-1244-6 $29.95 pb / 384 pages

The Mystery of God in Feminist Theological Discourse Winner of the Louisville Grawemeyer Award in Religion c“The most substantial and sophisticated effort yet undertaken to connect ‘feminist and classical wisdom’ in a synthesis at once bold and discerning, critical and doxological, at once engaged with the classical sources of Christian theology.” –Commonweal Magazine

Serinity Young

Elizabeth Ficocelli

John Wijngaards

Phyllis Zagano

Historical Texts and Contemporary Debates

An Argument for the Restoration of the Female Diaconate in the Catholic Church

“The contribution made by John Wijngaards to the ordination debate has been unparalleled by any other English-language writer.” –Margaret Hebblethwaite

The authoritative guide to understanding the case for a female diaconate. Clearly and reasonably argued with great knowledge of the relevant history, tradition, and theology.

978-0-8245-2393-0 $24.95 pb / 240 pages

978-0-8245-1832-5 $24.95 pb / 192 pages E-book editions available

Ann Ball

Catholic Women in Dialogue

Stories, Devotions, and Pictures of the Holy Virgin from Around the World

A free-ranging discussion among prominent Catholic women from a variety of perspectives, left and right. Contributors, including Elizabeth Johnson (editor), Susan Muto, Mary Ann Glendon, and Colleen Griffith, debate church authority, reform, and the challenges faithful women face.

In Memory of Her

An Anthology of Sacred Texts By and About Women

A seminal text that restores women’s stories to early Christian history and reclaims the place of women in a groundbreaking analysis of how power politics influenced the content and interpretation of the bible.

This now standard text offers engaging readings from a wide variety of sources by and about women. Designed for women’s studies and religion courses everywhere.

“Highly recommended for all collections in feminist studies, religion and culture.”

—Women Library Workers Journal (WLWJ)

A Feminist Theological Reconstruction of Christian Origins

978-0-8245-1357-3 $49.95 pb / 416 pages

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—Elizabeth A. Johnson

Elisabeth Schussler-Fiorenza

Elizabeth A. Johnson

The Church Women Want

Questions and Commentary

“As history shows, dead metaphors make good idols.”

978-0-8245-1418-1 $49.95 pb / 480 pages

The Other Faces of Mary

Shower of Heavenly Roses

Stories of the Intercession of St. Therese of Lisieux Since Therese’s death at an early age, countless miracles, healings, and life changes have been attributed to her intercession. This inspired book reveals the miraculous power of Therese and invites you to experience God’s grace in your own life.

978-0-8245-2256-8 $14.95 pb / 224 pages E-book editions available

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Discipleship of Equals

Women Deacons in the Early Church

She Who Is

978-0-8245-1925-4 $32.95 pb / 344 pages

Holy Saturday

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Miriam Therese Winter

Out of the Depths

The Story of Ludmila Javarova, Ordained Roman Catholic Priest Now Available in Spanish!

The story and profound insight into priestly ministry by one of the few women ordained during communism with acceptance of the Vatican. And her obedient acceptance of the role of catechist once the Berlin wall fell. A must read for every minister.

978-0-8245-1889-9 $19.95 hc / 272 pages

Joy Carroll Wallis

The Woman Behind the Collar

The Pioneering Journey of an Episcopal Priest Woman Behind the Collar is the insightful and humorous chronicle of Joy’s demanding life as a priest, wife, mother, and transplanted Brit.

This book will inspire all women who struggle with what it means to be “spiritual” in our world today.

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“ Insightful examination of the personalities, place and power of women.” —Robert Frager

Ways of Seeing

Madonna Sophia Compton with Maria Compton-Hernandez and Patricia Campbell

Women Saints 365 Daily Readings

“This book is truly a book where women (and men) can find an honestly ecumenical, timeless, cross-cultural, and crossracial group of women of holiness. This book is meant to be a kind of abbreviated liturgical breviary, and accompanying a short biography of each saint are readings and prayers.” –Theandros.com 978-0-8245-2413-5 $19.95 pb / 544 pages

A vivid image of the young country girl who accomplished unprecedented victories for her country shines forth in this moving biography. Witness the spirit and faith of the maid of Orleans in Siobhan Nash-Marshall’s carefully researched page-turner.

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Women of Opus Dei

The blessed, the prophets, the heroes of love and faith—these dynamic women come to life in this new collection of biographies from the bestselling author of All Saints. Be uplifted by the courage and spirit of this gathering of women.

A doctor, a hula dancer, a professor of chemistry, a stay-at-home mom, and a marketing executive... Women members of the Catholic Church’s most intriguing organization write about their often surprising lives in the world and the church.

978-0-8245-2439-5 $24.95 pb / 320 pages

The Passion of Therese of Lisieux

A Spiritual Biography

Marie T. Oates, Linda Ruf, and Jenny Driver, M.D., editors

Women Saints, Prophets, and Witnesses for Our Time

Guy Gaucher, O.C.D.

Siobhan Nash-Marshall

Joan of Arc

978-0-8245-9905-8 $19.95 pb / 192 pages

Robert Ellsberg

Blessed Among All Women

With an introduction by Benedict Groeschel, C.F.R.

“Bishop Gaucher’s haunting account of Therese’s final eighteen months, when tuberculosis was consuming her young body and the ‘night of nothingness’ tortured her soul, reveals her at the summit of her journey, when she became the saint for the next millennium.”–Bishop Patrick Ahern 978-0-8245-0987-3 $24.95 pb / 272 pages

In Their Own Words

978-0-8245-2425-8 $24.95 pb / 224 pages

Christian Feldman

Mother Teresa Love Stays

The great spirit whose love embraced and uplifted the poor, sick, and orphaned shines from the pages of this accessible and comprehensive biography by Christian Feldman. The inspiring account includes eye-witness reports, photographs, and Mother Teresa’s own timeless words.

978-0-8245-1738-0 $15.95 hc / 144 pages

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Lyn Holley Doucet and Robin Hebert

Lyn Holley Doucet and Robin Hebert

Leslie Williams

Our Personal Stories of Extraordinary Grace

Living Experiences of Biblical Women Female voices of the Bible have been silenced throughout much of history.

What would it be like to get to know the women of the Bible as real, living figures whose lives can challenge our own? Two lively spiritual directors break open these Bible stories and connect them with contemporary women, all of them longing after God’s own heart.

978-0-8245-2570-5 $18.95 pb / 192 pages

Who We Are, What We Do, and How We Relate Women minister differently from men— this book shows how they use their relationships to build community, how they bring compassion to justice, peace to difficult and violent situations, and authentic spiritual experience to all that they do and are.

978-0-8245-2363-3 $19.95 pb / 208 pages

When Women Pray

“This lovely work prayerfully unfolds stories of fruitfulness, joy, pain, beauty, courage, doubt, angst, longing, confusion, and humor.

Robin and Lyn recognize the grace that holds these stories together. They know it is all prayer.” –Macrina Wiederkehr 978-0-8245-2279-7 $16.95 pb / 192 pages

When Wisdom Speaks

Roy Abraham Varghese

Patricia O’Connell Killen

A History of the Accredited Apparitions of Mary

Women, Wisdom, and Faith

God-Sent

Finding Our Voices

This major study of the recurring phenomenon of the apparitions of the Virgin Mary shows how these appearances have stood up to scientific and theological inquiry.

With full-color illustrations.

A powerful proposal for Christian women to acknowledge their religious roots, confront the death-dealing and the life-giving aspects of religion, and seek healthy, nurturing ways to grow into their own wise faith. Includes insightful reflection questions for individuals and small groups.

978-0-8245-2651-1 $29.95 pb / 288 pages

978-0-8245-1610-9 $15.95 pb /160 pages

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BOOKS FOR & ABOUT WOMEN

Women Saints

When Women Build the Kingdom

Rudolph Stertenbrink

The Wisdom of the Little Flower Thérèse of Lisieux: Bearer of Western Spirituality

This book reveals that Thérèse of Lisieux is also a true bearer of modern spirituality rooted in the stream of great thinkers from Augustine and Thomas to Dostoyevsky, Kierkegaard, and Edith Stein. Contains thoughtful, inspiring reflection.

978-0-8245-1983-4 $17.95 pb / 200 pages

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Religious life in search of its soul

“What if God really depends on us to manifest God’s love?”

Barbara Fiand

Refocusing the Vision Religious Life into the Future

The updated version of this foundational work by Sister Fiand which continues to be used in formation programs around the world.

978-0-8245-1890-5 $19.95 pb / 272 pages

Barbara Fiand

Wrestling with God

Religious Life in Search of Its Soul Barbara Fiand calls readers to a deeper awareness of the transformation of consciousness that is beckoning people everywhere. She invites us to let this transformation affect our structures and shape our priorities.

978-0-8245-1620-8 $15.95 pb / 208 pages

Barbara Fiand

Where Two or Three Are Gathered

Community Life for the Contemporary Religious In a clear, systematic and appealing style, Barbara Fiand presents an analysis of community within a human, cultural and religious framework of consciousness.

978-0-8245-1151-7 $12.95 pb / 112 pages

Barbara Fiand, is a Sister of Notre Dame de Namur. She gives retreats, workshops and courses throughout the country and abroad on issues related to holistic spirituality, prayer, religious life, feminist spirituality, transformation of consciousness, quantum spirituality, and the psychology and spirituality of human maturation.

Barbara Fiand

Barbara Fiand

A Journey of the Heart

Passionate Musings in the Winter of Life

From Religion Back to Faith Is the world a better place because we believe? Sr. Fiand calls us to move beyond the easy answers of religious systems, to take the insights of science seriously, and to take responsibility for loving each other.

978-0-8245-2417-3 $16.95 pb / 200 pages

RELIGIOUS LIFE

RELIGIOUS LIFE

—from Religion Back to Faith

On Becoming Who We Are

“[Fiand] invites us to take a leap of courage with her and enter into the unavoidable questions that confront all mature believers in the 21st century." –Tom Roberts, National Catholic Reporter 978-0-8245-0024-5 $19.95 pb / 240 pages

“Perhaps it would be more helpful for us, but also more challenging, to make the question more personal: Is the world a better place because I believe in the vision of Jesus Christ? And if that is too overwhelming: Is my country, my city, my neighborhood, my parish, my family more wholesome, healthier, happier because of me and my commitment to the vision of Jesus? ” —Barbara Fiand in On Becoming Who We Are

“Embraced by Compassion: On Human Longing and Divine Response is a book that goes to the very heart of the human / divine connection, the place where God and the human person meet. Employing a 'theology by immersion,' Fiand shows how our search for ourselves can and should lead us to God, and how our search for God will be rooted in our own personal experience.

She reveals the ways in which faith development and human development can and do mutually enrich on another. Embraced by Compassion is a book foe personal enrichment and private reading as well as for courses on spirituality and psychology.”

—Wisconsin Book Review

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Barbara Fiand

Releasement

Spirituality for Ministry “Releasement challenges each of us to look at the soul behind the systems in which we find ourselves….To do something special we must each be something special.”

–Joan Chittister, O.S.B. 978-0-8245-1083-1 $14.95 pb / 120 pages

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Barbara Fiand

In the Stillness You Will Know Exploring the Paths of Our Ancient Belonging

Shadowed by grief, Fiand uses her dear friend’s untimely passing as the starting point for ponderings about the nature of hope and the solace that comes from the beauty of nature speaking to us.

978-0-8245-2650-4 $16.95 pb / 176 pages

Barbara Fiand

Prayer and the Quest for Healing

Our Personal Transformation and Cosmic Responsibility With her usual courage and insight, Barbara Fiand explores the appointed time for everything, and delves into the relationship among prayer, personal healing, and cosmic redemption.

978-0-8245-1812-7 $22.95 pb / 192 pages

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Barbara Fiand

Embraced by Compassion

On Human Longing and Divine Response This inspirational guide reveals how our search for ourselves and our search for God will be rooted in our own deeply personal experience, revealing the ways in which faith development and human development can, and do, mutually enrich each other.

978-0-8245-1382-5 $14.95 pb / 144 pages

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Faith, life, and lore from one of the funniest authors alive

“Humor is the best catechist.” —John Zmirak

John Zmirak

The Bad Catholic’s Guide to the Catechism Masquerading behind the guise of the oldfashioned Catechism that generations of Catholic school kids in plaid skirts or clip-on ties had to memorize, this candid handbook provides a witty take on the teachings of the Catholic faith. Objections from relativists, new atheists, dissenting Catholics, and other points of view are featured, with intellectually sound questions and bracingly funny answers.

Penned by a Yale-educated author who worked both in the mainstream, secular media as well as for Catholic outlets, the study reveals the whole range of contemporary criticisms aimed at the church—and how to answer them in kind. Using both a rapier wit and the strong left hook of a blue-collar kid from Queens, this guide defends its faith with good humor and sincere respect at every turn while illustrating the difficulties modern believers face.

978-0-8245-2680-1 $14.95 pb / 272 pages

“ John Zmirak is easily one of the funniest writers alive . . . smart, well-grounded in his Catholic faith, and not hesitant to share it . . . He attacks the subject matter with the best of his doctrinally sound depth of knowledge and relays it with maximum humor.”

John Zmirak and Denise Matychowiak

John Zmirak and Denise Matychowiak

John Zmirak

A Loving Look at the Lighter Side of the Catholic Faith, With Recipes for Feasts and Fun

A Spirited Look at Catholic Life and Lore from Apocalypse to Zinfandel

A Vital Look at Virtue and Vice, With Quizzes and Activities for Saintly SelfImprovement

The Bad Catholic’s Guide to Good Living

Jump right into this hilarious liturgical calendar and celebrate Catholicism in a whole new way! An indispensable resource for observing the feast days of the saints, The Bad Catholic’s Guide to Good Living unveils the history and humor behind the Catholic faith.

978-0-8245-2300-8 $14.95 pb / 240 pages

The Bad Catholic’s Guide to Wine, Whiskey & Song

National bestseller! An intelligent and church—loving introduction to Catholic culture that explains the difference between God and vodka, and why Benedictines make the best beer.

978-0-8245-2411-1 $14.95 pb / 416 pages

RELIGIOUS LIFE

RELIGIOUS LIFE

A Faithful, Fun-Loving Look At Catholic Dogmas, Doctrines, and Schmoctrines

The Bad Catholic’s Guide to the Seven Deadly Sins

Hilarious sketches of history’s greatest saints and sinners, theological insights, and cringeinducing quizzes of virtue and vice so you can discover just how close to the precipice you are. With activities and adventures to help you crawl your way back to solid ground.

Self-help has never been so fun.

978-0-8245-2585-9 $14.95 pb / 320 pages

The Bad Catholic’s Bingo Hall

–Thomas McArdle, former White House speechwriter and communications director, Catholic League for Civil and Religious Rights

“ John Zmirak is one of the sharpest, funniest, and most gifted Catholic writers of our generation…”

–Brian Saint-Paul, editor, Crisis Magazine, InsideCatholic.com

John Zmirak is an editor, journalist, screenwriter, political commentator, and writer. He is the author of The Bad Catholic’s Guide to the Seven Deadly Sins and the coauthor of The Bad Catholic’s Guide to Good Living; The Bad Catholic’s Guide to Wine, Whiskey, and Song; and The Grand Inquisitor. He has contributed to Investor’s Business Daily and the National Catholic Register.

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Fans of Catholic satire and hard-hitting commentary should visit The Bad Catholic’s Bingo Hall (www.badcatholics.com) where author John Zmirak will be posting his latest writing.

Play Bad Catholics Bingo by answering Church trivia, and win expired indulgences, blank annulments, and ringtones of Zmirak’s beagles howling.

Watch videos like: “The Secrets of the Vatican Space Program” and “How to Explain Papal Infallibility in 3 Minutes.”

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“This book both inspires and heals.”

—Demetria De Lia

“I’m not simply reading a book. I’m meeting a person.” —M. Basil Pennington

Peter M. Kalellis

The Phoenix MEMOIRS & NOVELS

On the enchanting Greek island of Lesbos, currently suffering a brutal Nazi occupation, olive heiress Nina Cambas is torn between her religious calling to the convent and her love for Danny, a brave American serviceman whose missions occasionally take him to concentration camps. Can their love endure the war and Nina’s sense of duty? This gripping, spiritually informed love story, set amidst the turbulence and tragedy of World War II and the Holocaust, will appeal to fans of historical romances and military history alike.

“From a prolific writer of psycho-spiritual self-help books comes a second captivating novel about a grieving father who leaves the United States, a country he loves, and returns with his young orphaned daughter to Greece, the land of his origin. Here he finds a loving and supportive sister who helps to raise his daughter. While the Nazi invasion paralyzes the nation, lovers of freedom patiently transcend the horror and cruelty, believing that life must be celebrated.”

—FOX News, NYC

“If you ever aspired to visit a Greek island, reading The Phoenix gives you a unique opportunity with no airport delays, and no luggage to carry. There is something for everyone in this book...”

—The National Herald Reporter

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The phoenix is a mythical bird, a fire spirit with a colorful plumage and a tail of gold and scarlet. This bird collects cinnamon, spikenard, and myrrh, and of these materials builds itself a nest on top of a palm tree. As the time of its death approaches, the phoenix breathes out its last breath amidst fragrant odors, singing its last song. Years later, out of its ashes, it comes back to life. The Phoenix’s ability to be reborn from its own ashes implies immortality.

Peter Beaulieu

Kristi

So Thin Is the Veil A remarkable love letter from husband to wife that reminds us all of the sanctity and depth of the marriage bond.

978-0-8245-2398-5 $19.95 pb / 400 pages

Jean Vanier

Jesus, the Gift of Love Jean Vanier, humanist, philosopher, theologian, man of letters, founder of the worldwide L’Arche Community is first and foremost a man with heart.

His retelling of the life of Jesus breathes contemplative depth and the joy of the Gospel.

978-0-8245-1593-5 $14.95 pb/ 190 pages

Rita Winters

The Green Desert A Silent Retreat

The story of one burned-out advertising executive’s silent retreat in the Sonoran desert, this heartfelt diary of 15 days in the desert chronicles her inner journey from a comfortable life to starting over in midlife.

978-0-8245-2133-2 $18.95 pb / 224 pages

MMEEMMOOI IRRSS &A N D O VNEOL V SELS

The Story of a Love That Endured the Winds of World War II

Geralyn Wolf

Down and Out in Providence

Memoir of a Homeless Bishop Designed for personal and group reflection, this book includes profound observations about our call as Christians as well as practical suggestions for living out the mission of a compassionate faith.

978-0-8245-2276-6 $19.95 pb / 160 pages

Many countries, according to their emotional, physical and cultural needs, attached different symbolic meanings to phoenix. But for the people of the Greek nation, the phoenix is a symbol of rebirth. On view of war, foreign invasions, local tragedies, civil war, deaths and natural catastrophes, always a rebirth occurs.

As this mythical bird rises from its ashes, so the people rise from the ruins of destruction and reconstruct their lives with faith, hope and love for their country.

978-0-8245-2017-5 $24.95 hc / 368 pages

Peter M. Kalellis is is a psychotherapist, a marriage and family therapist, and the author of The Face of Jesus, Five Steps to Spiritual Growth, and Why Have You Abandoned Me? He lives in Westfield, New Jersey.

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Michael L. Lindvall

Leaving North Haven Like its predecessor, Good News from Haven, Leaving North Haven is a collection of related stories following one year in the life of the wise and understanding pastor of a small Presbyterian Church, Rev. David Battles.

978-0-8245-2013-7 $16.95 pb / 256 pages

The Good News from North Haven

Theopane the Monk

Joyce Rupp

Madeleine Delbrel

The Path of Midlife Spirituality

Wisdom from a Little Friend of Big Faith

Tales of a Magic Monastery

Dear Heart, Come Home

Here, the charming, mature stories from the internationally beloved monk are accompanied by original art. Like the parables of Jesus, these tales repeatedly unfold new levels of meaning if we are willing to sit with them.

Joyce Rupp shares her own midlife journey—its ups and downs—with honesty and insight that will support and inspire other seekers looking to deepen their spiritual lives.

978-0-8245-0085-6 $14.95 pb / 96 pages

978-0-8245-1556-0 $19.95 pb / 208 pages E-book editions available

A Year in the Life of a Small Town 978-0-8245-2012-0 $18.95 pb / 192 pages For questions, email sales@crossroadpublishing.com

The Little Monk

An international bestseller, The Little Monk, offers nuggets of wisdom—little aphorisms that reveal great truths. Sometimes surprising or humorous and always down-to-earth, Madeleine Delbrel’s classic will lend strength to the faithful and bring joy and perspective to the weary.

978-0-8245-2310-7 $12.95 pb / 120 pages

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Sandra M. Schneiders

Written That You May Believe

Encountering Jesus in the Fourth Gospel Revised and Expanded Edition “…Creative, practical, and eminently lucid. This is a guide that offers the kind of introduction to the inexhaustible riches of the Fourth Gospel that many students and searching adults are looking for today.”

—Mary Ann Hinsdale 978-0-8245-1926-1 $29.95 pb / 328 pages

Rudolf Schnackenburg

The Johannine Epistles A Commentary

“…at once thorough and readable. The theological flow of the Gospel…is paramount in Schnackenburg’s presentation. Translation is careful and clear.” –Choice 978-0-8245-2536-1 $49.95 pb / 320 pages

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John A. Sanford

Robert Ellsberg

A Psychological Commentary on the Gospel of John

Daily Reflections on Saints, Prophets, and Witnesses for Our Time This award-winning and best-selling daily reader presents short, comprehensive biographies of 365 saints and spiritual masters from Christianity and other faith traditions, including Mary Magdalene, Therese of Lisieux, Thomas Aquinas, Mother Teresa, Moses, Martin Luther King, and Gandhi.

978-0-8245-1679-6 $29.95 pb / 608 pages E-book editions available

Mystical Christianity

“…the mature fruit of a lifetime steeped in the Christian mysteries, and especially the Johannine words and images which portray them. And this book sheds light on its myriad meanings.” —Praying 978-0-8245-1412-9 $34.95 pb / 360 pages

Richard J. Cassidy

Paul in Chains

Roman Imprisonment and the Letters of St. Paul “This volume will need to be taken seriously by specialists but is accessible to the general reader as well. Highly recommended.”

—Charles H. Talbert 978-0-8245-1921-6 $29.95 pb / 336 pages

All Saints

Elisabeth Schussler-Fiorenza

Searching the Scriptures A Landmark in Feminist Scholarship Volume I: A Feminist Introduction 978-0-8245-1701-4 $39.95 pb / 416 pages Volume II; A Feminist Commentary 978-0-8245-1702-1 $65.00 pb / 894 pages

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The Bible

Robert Karris

Silvester Krcmery

Jesus and His Communities at Worship

A True Account of Brainwashing and the Greater Power of the Gospel With a foreword by Michael Novak

Prayer and the New Testament

A theologically provocative and spiritually fulfilling introduction to the latest scholarship on prayer and the New Testament.

978-0-8245-1874-5 $34.95 pb / 300 pages

Break Point

Endorsed by John Paul II this is the terribly realistic, divinely hopeful story of a young M.D., imprisoned by communist Czechoslovakia for professing Christ.

Brainwashed for 7 years, ultimately, John’s Gospel saved him from total mental and physical collapse.

978-0-8245-1770-0 $19.95 pb / 336 pages

Elsa Tamez

The Scandalous Message of James Faith Without Works is Dead

Updated edition with study guide for Christian communities and congregations by professor of biblical studies at the Universidad Biblica Latinoamericana in Costa Rica.

Avery Dulles

The Craft of Theology From Symbol to System

Exploring the possibilities for greater consensus, The Craft of Theology illustrates how a “post-critical” theology can draw on the riches of Scripture and tradition to reflect on the development of faith in new contexts.

978-0-8245-1456-3 $29.95 pb / 280 pages

Etienne Charpentier

Etienne Charpentier

This book is for those who want to read the Bible but don’t know how to go about it. It is a modest, yet ambitious guide to the Old Testament geared toward the adult learner.

Specifically geared to the adult learner, this guide to reading the New Testament captures the richness of Christian tradition and relates the teachings to everyday living. Illustrations throughout.

How To Read the Old Testament

978-0-8245-0540-0 $16.95 pb / 128 pages

978-0-8245-1941-4 $19.95 pb / 192 pages

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How to Read the New Testament

978-0-8245-0541-7 $16.95 pb / 128 pages

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THEOLOGY AND CHURCH

“You cannot be a half saint; you must be a whole saint or not saint at all.” —Thèrése of Lisieux

Erin Biviano

The Paradox of Christian Sacrifice The Loss of Self, the Gift of Self

Women often hear about the call to sacrifice for the sake of country, for family, or for men.

How can they creatively sacrifice without losing what is essential in themselves? This perceptive new study shows a hopeful, feminist, Christian response to this life-long challenge.

978-0-8245- 2456-2 $39.95 pb / 304 pages

Grant Kaplan

Answering the Enlightenment

The Catholic Recovery of Historical Revelation Revelation, one of the most important concepts in Western religious thought, has, in modern times, been critiqued or abandoned entirely. Grant Kaplan’s perceptive study shows how Catholic views of revelation can help us retrieve the spiritual insights from the Enlightenment.

978-0-8245-2364-0 $34.95 pb / 240 pages

Christopher Ruddy

The Local Church

Tillard and the Future of Catholic Ecclesiology In light of the thought of Tillard, Congar, and others this study offers a revitalized understanding of identity and authority in the Catholic Church. Topics include the roles of papal primacy and collegiality, inculturation, evangelization, and the centrality of Christology.

978-0-8245-2347-3 $29.95 pb / 272 pages

Hans Urs von Balthasar

Christopher Steck

The Ethical Thought of Hans Urs von Balthasar This remarkable study, honored by the College Theology Society, uncovers the ethical dimension of von Balthasar’s thought, showing its relation to other concepts in his works, and to key figures such as Ignatius Loyola, Karl Barth, and especially Karl Rahner.

978-0-8245-1915-5 $35.00 pb / 240 pages

Kevin Mongrain

The Systematic Thought of Hans Urs von Balthasar An Irenaean Retrieval

“This comprehensive, erudite, and sophisticated study is one of the best published works on the subject in any language.”

–Cyril J. O’Regan, Univ. Notre Dame . …

“The best comprehensive account of von Balthasar’s thought.”

—George Lindbeck, Yale University

Hans Urs von Balthasar was a Swiss theologian and Catholic priest who was to be created a cardinal of the Catholic Church but died before the ceremony. He is considered one of the most important Roman Catholic theologians of the 20th century..

978-0-8245-1927-8 $29.95 pb / 256 pages

Only those who follow the church have a sure guarantee for the fact that, in their obedience to Christ, they have not really followed just their own know it all wisdom.

Michael E. Lee, Foreword by Gustavo Gutiérrez

Anna Moreland

Known by Nature

Thomas Aquinas on Natural Knowledge of God Demonstrating Thomas Aquinas’ view that God can be known in some way by all persons, this book is an indispensable resource for everyone interested in natural theology and interreligious dialogue. “A model of intellectual precision.”—Denys Turner, Yale University 978-0-8245-2481-4 $34.95 pb / 240 pages 58

Bearing the Weight of Salvation

The Soteriology of Ignacio Ellacuría Exploring the nature of Christian salvation, and its relation to Christian action, this insightful account thoroughly discusses theologian and martyr Ignacio Ellacuría’s perspectives on the character of discipleship, as well as ongoing controversies over the role and meaning of liberation theology.

Dorothy Lee

Flesh and Glory

Symbolism, Gender and Theology in the Gospel of John A beautifully written feminist interpretation of the Gospel of John, is an organic reading, uncovering a text that is life-giving, rich in symbol, and visionary.

978-0-8245-1981-0 $34.95 pb / 296 pages

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Han Urs von Balthasar, edited by Medard Kehl and Werner Loser

The von Balthasar Reader Hans Urs von Balthasar was one of the most influential Catholic theologians of the 20th century. This easy-to-use, onevolume reader contains his essentials writings, on everything from the miracle of human existence to the nature of God. 978-0-8245-0720-6 $29.95 pb / 452 pages

Rodney A. Howsare, Ph.D. and Larry S. Chapp, Ph.D. editors

How Balthasar Changed My Mind

15 Scholars Reflect on the Meaning of Balthasar for Their Own Work A first-rate introduction to Balthasar, and a window into the way that great theologians understand the driving questions of their work: “Read this book at your own risk, for you will be different after setting it down.”

–Edward T. Oakes, S.J. 978-0-8245-2569-9 $34.95 pb / 312 pages

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THEOLOGY AND CHURCH

An impassioned interpretation of the great Catholic scholar’s views and teachings

Karen Kilby

Harvey Egan, S. J.

Karl Rahner

A Brief Introduction to Karl Rahner

Mystic of Everyday Life Given the extraordinary contribution Father Rahner made to Catholic theology, his significant contributions to modern spirituality are often overlooked. Here, a colleague and fellow Jesuit offers passages from Rahner’s work with clear and engaging insights into Rahner’s mystical vision.

Karen Kilby has successfully taken the complex theology of Karl Rahner and presented it in a clear, fascinating way that explains the man and his religious quest.

978-0-8245-2428-9 $16.95 pb / 128 pages

Karl Rahner

Herbert Vorgrimler

Understanding Karl Rahner

Watch and Pray With Me

An Introduction to His Life and Thought In this classic study a former student and lifelong friend of Karl Rahner demonstrates that Rahner’s work is not as unapproachable as it is made out to be.

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Mark F. Fischer

The Foundations of Karl Rahner

A Paraphrase of the Foundations of Christian Faith, with Introduction and Indices Designed for beginning theology students and scholars alike, and with topic, name, and Bible indices to help readers navigate the Rahnerian basic course, The Foundations of Karl Rahner is an indispensable addition to every theological library.

Karl Rahner

Karl Rahner

An Autobiographical Interview

The Best of Karl Rahner’s Theological Writings

I Remember

This interview is the easiest, most readable way into his mind and heart. It is also a book that reveals the most about Rahner the man, the priest, the Jesuit, the theologian, and the Christian.

978-0-8245-0713-4 $14.95 hc / 118 pages

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Karl Rahner, S.J. (1904-1984)

A superb collection of Father Rahner’s prayer on holy hour, and the seven last words of Jesus.

978-0-8245-1840-0 $9.95 pb / 64 pages

Karl Rahner

Prayers for a Lifetime Great theologians are often great teachers of prayer as well. Augustine, Thomas Aquinas, Teresa of Avila, Martin Luther, Dietrich Bonhoeffer—and Karl Rahner. This personal book, composed over a lifetime, is the fruit of rich human experience, deep faith, and profound theological reflection.

978-0-8245-0730-5 $19.95 pb / 190 pages

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Karl Rahner

The Great Church Year

A The Best of Karl Rahner’s Homilies, Sermons, and Meditations “Readers will laugh with Rahner at a world that seems to have gone mad; or… silently reflect on a great truth. Whichever emotion…, readers cannot fail to be impressed at the depth and breadth of Rahner’s thought.” –Booklist 978-0-8245-1430-3 $29.95 pb / 416 pages

The Content of Faith

No single anthology could hope to capture the vast breadth of Karl Rahner’s work, but this volume concise contains 174 significant selections that span the period from the early 1950s to 1980 and reflect the power and erudition of this seminal theologian’s thought.

Karl Rahner

Foundations of Christian Faith

An Introduction to the Idea of Christianity “A brilliant synthesis flowing from an incomparable mastery of Scripture, the Church Fathers, the great medieval theologians, the ‘theology of the Schools’, and contemporary thought.” –Theological Studies

978-0-8245-2721-1 $49.95 pb / 688 pages

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Karl Rahner

Karl Rahner

The Trinity In this ground-breaking treatment of the doctrine of the Trinity, Karl Rahner analyzes the place of the doctrine within Catholic theology, and develops his own highly original and innovative reading of the doctrine.

978-0-8245-1627-7 $14.95 pb / 144 pages

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THEOLOGY AND CHURCH

Priest and Catholic Theologian

The Practice of Faith

A Handbook of Contemporary Spirituality “Karl Lehmann and Albert Raffelt… have compiled this book from the large collection of what [Rahner] called his works of piety…This is a book you will mark up and return to again and again.”

–Contemplative Review.

978-0-8245-0779-4 $29.95 pb / 300 pages

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A comprehensive look at a resounding Christian voice

“Breath-taking.” —Graham Ward Cyril O’Regan

THEOLOGY AND CHURCH

Von Balthasar’s Response to Philosophical Modernity Volume 1: Hegel This compelling work is the most comprehensive and sophisticated account to date of the relationship between Hans Urs von Balthasar—a Swiss theologian and Catholic priest—and the German philosopher Georg Hegel. While underscoring the depth and breadth of Balthasar’s engagement with the philosopher, author Cyril O’Regan argues that Balthasar is the most concertedly anti-Hegelian theologian of the 20th century. For him, it is essential to engage Hegel because of his corrections of sclerotic forms of premodern Christian thought, but even more importantly to resist and correct his systematic thought, which represents a comprehensive misremembering of the Christian thought, practices, and forms of life.

An important and original work, this book addresses a topic that puts the possibility of an authentic postmodern theology at stake.

978-0-8245-2562-0 $39.95 pb / 688 pages

Meister Eckhart, Bernard McGinn

The Complete Mystical Works of Meister Eckhart With a foreword by leading Eckhart scholar Bernard McGinn, and the elegant translation of Maurice O’C Walshe, this comprehensive and authoritative work is a treasure for every serious spiritual seeker, and the finest volume on Eckhart ever to appear in English.

978-0-8245-2517-0 $98.00 hc / 640 pages

“There is no existing work like this.” —David Tracy

Samuel Gregg

Scott W. Hahn and Benjamin Wiker

The Catholic Case for Limited Government, a Free Economy, and Human Flourishing Samuel Gregg draws upon Catholic teaching, natural law theory, and the thought of Catholic founding father, Charles Carroll of Carrollton to develop a Catholic case for free economy, limited government, and ordered liberty in America.

978-0-8245-4981-7 $24.95 pb / 272 pages E-book editions available

The Roots of Historical Criticism and the Secularization of Scripture 1300-1700

Tea Party Catholic

Politicizing the Bible

Penetrating the pretense of objectivity often presented in secular studies, Hahn and Wiker bring to light the appropriation of scripture by politically motivated interests and trace the lineage of today’s theological approaches to the power-mongering of the late Middle Ages.

978-0-8245-9903-4 $59.95 hc / 624 pages

Anthony Sciglitano

Marcion and Prometheus

Balthasar Against the Expulsion of Jewish Origins from Modern Religious Dialogue This incisive, accessible study highlights Hans Urs von Balthasar’s response to ‘Promethean’ critics of Christianity from Romantics such a Shelley to the philosophical likes of Feuerbach and Marx, focusing on these critics’ unrelenting rejection of the religious claims of historical Judaism. The attributes of the Christian God which such humanists find most unpalatable—such as fatherhood, authority, and transcendence—are precisely those that were inherited from Judaism. According to von Balthasar, such critics have inadvertently reinvented the patristic-era heresy of Marcionism, which posits a radical and false dichotomy between the message of the Hebrew Bible and that of the New Testament.

978-0-8245-2016-8 $29.95 pb / 248 pages

Brian Robinette

Grammars of Resurrection

A Christian Theology of Presence and Absence This is a brilliant and original study of the doctrine of the Resurrection, incorporating much of the history of modern Christology, but set out in a fresh, remarkably elegant form by a young Catholic theologian. This work is likely to be at the center of theological discussion for years to come.

A Herder & Herder book 978-0-8245-2563-7 $29.95 pb / 456 pages

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Dominic F. Doyle

The Promise of Christian Humanism Thomas Aquinas on Hope

In this remarkable book, Dominic Doyle discusses how the work of St. Thomas Aquinas, Charles Taylor, Nicholas Boyle, and others reveals the essential bond between the Christian virtue of hope and the life-affirming sensibilities of humanism.

A Herder & Herder book 978-0-8245-2469-2 $34.95 pb / 248 pages

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Patricia A. Sullivan

Why We Venerate the Saints In a careful biblical, historical, and systematic study of the ancient and enduring tradition of veneration of saints, Patricia Sullivan illuminates the compelling and transformative roles of the saints in the lives of individuals and in the life of the Church.

A Herder & Herder book 978-0-8245-2436-4 $34.95 pb / 305 pages 63

THEOLOGY AND CHURCH

The Anatomy of Misremembering

Catholic scholarship and living

Mitchell Kalpakgian

The Virtues We Need Again Norman P. Tanner

Michael H. Crosby

T. Howland Sanks

The Councils of the Church

Solanus Casey

Salt, Leaven and Light

The editor of the magisterial Decrees of the Ecumenical Councils provides the best overview of the councils available in English, from the early and medieval councils to the Second Vatican Council, showing their abiding importance in the life of the church.

This true story of an American saint, excerpted from the official 1300-page canonization document, is both a moving spiritual biography and an inside look at the canonization process.

This book has been a standard text for years, “an open and engaging survey of the theology of church in its biblical roots, its historical development, and its setting in today’s complex world…this work has few rivals.”—Avery Dulles, S.J.

978-0-8245-1835-6 $19.95 pb / 304 pages

978-0-8245-1666-6 $27.95 pb / 264 pages

A Short History

978-0-8245-1904-9 $15.95 pb / 144 pages

The Official Account of a Virtuous American Life

The Community Called Church

21 Life Lessons from the Great Books of the West

Claire E. Wolfteich

To Be a Pilgrim

American Catholics Through the 20th Century

The Anglican Ethos in History “Frederick Quinn has provided an imaginative window into the nature of Anglicanism that is eminently readable and carefully conceived…in ways that will attract a widespread and welldeserved readership.” — The Rev. Canon Fredrick W. Schmidt, D.Phil.

978-0-8245-1900-1 $24.95 hc / 320 pages

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Spirituality, Lay Experience and Public Life Claire Wolfteich explores powerful examples of the complex vocation of living out the Catholic faith in our daily lives. This clear and informative study explores the many, diverse initiatives of lay Catholics ranging from Dorothy Day to César Chávez to Mario Cuomo.

978-0-8245-2637-5 $19.95 pb / 212 pages

Richard Gribble, C.S.C.

American Apostle of the Family Rosary

The Life of Patrick J. Peyton, C.S.C. First place Catholic Press Award. The official biography of this great American priest. For over 50 years, Fr. Peyton crisscrossed the world proclaiming a simple message: “The Family that Prays Together Stays Together.” Through the media and international rosary crusades, Fr. Peyton converted millions and continues to inspire today.

978-0-8245-2621-4 $34.95 pb / 519 pages / 32 photos

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What the Apostles Really Believed, and Why It Matters

George Weigel

Practicing Catholic Essays Historical, Literary, Sporting, and Elegiac

An enthusiastic advocate for the edifying effects of reading, Mitchell Kalpakgian looks at the admirable qualities of mankind through the perspective of the great characters of Western literature. Find out how fiction informs and inspires fact in this enlightening work.

Exploring the startling statements that the Apostles ’ Creed makes about the nature of God, man, and the universe, this guide reveals the challenge and paradoxical beauty of a Christian cornerstone. A fresh, appealing examination of an often overlooked prayer.

Charting a course from the 1960s crack-up of social certitudes through current political meltdowns, George Weigel’s whirlwind tour of Catholicism, politics, literature, sports, and society yields telling insights from a keen observer and a master of the art of the essay.

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Thomas Day

Elizabeth Ficocelli

Bernard McGinn

How Your Family Can Find Healing, Strength and Protection in the Sacraments

Thirty-Three Men and Women Who Shaped Christianity

Why Catholics Can’t Sing Frederick Quinn

Dwight Longenecker

The Quest for the Creed

Revised and Updated With New Grand Conclusions and Good Advice In this informative and entertaining critique of music in the Catholic church, Thomas Day outlines a stinging indictment of the influence of popular culture on American Catholicism, particularly as expressed in church music.

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Seven From Heaven

Award-winning author Elizabeth Ficocelli offers the seven sacraments as opportunities for powerful encounters with Christ as well as practical blueprints for joyous family living.

Touching accounts from Ficocelli’s own experience refresh and deepen our understanding of these important Christian rites in daily life.

The Doctors of the Church

Written by one of the great authorities on Catholic wisdom, this user-friendly resource is designed as a general introduction to the thirty-three remarkable individuals who shaped the understanding of the Church’s faith.

978-0-8245-2549-1 $29.95 pb / 280 pages

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THEOLOGY AND CHURCH

The Church

Philip E. Lawler, editor

When Faith Goes Viral

11 Success Stories of the New Evangelization from Alabama to Vladivostok Where is the Catholic Church advancing, and why? Real, nitty-gritty stories of apostolic Catholic laity and clergy in the field from Siberia to Peru to U.S. college campuses. No hype, wishful thinking, or nostalgia—just real faith, spread by hard work.

978-0-8245-4982-4 $24.95 pb / 216 pages

Robert Royal

The Catholic Martyrs of the Twentieth Century A Comprehensive World History

In the twentieth century, more Catholics were persecuted, tortured, and martyred than in any previous century. Robert Royal, president of the Faith and Reason Institute, traces the specific situation of each area and time when martyrdom occurred, and studies the political systems and conditions that gave rise to the persecution.

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Robert McClory

Francis Cardinal George, O.M.I.

The Coming Democratization of the Catholic Church

A Catholic Vision of Faith, Communion, and Culture

As It Was in the Beginning Topics of this award-winning book include, The essentially democratic character of Christianity, Church origins, Bishops elected by the community, Community participation in the Middle Ages, The Third Lateran Council, The Second Vatican Council, The American Catholic Experiment in Democracy.

“And so the church is our shelter in the storm...”

—Lorenzo Albacete

The Difference God Makes

—Robert Barron, Heaven in Stone and Glass

Keith D. Lewis

Robert Barron

Robert Barron

Robert Barron

A Theology of Transformation

Proclaiming the Power of Christ

Legend and Reality

Experiencing the Spirituality of the Great Cathedrals

The Catholic Church in History

Heaven in Stone and Glass

One of the leading introductions to Catholic faith and culture. Based on specific readings from the Bible this lively presentation uses art, music, painting, poetry, philosophy and the saints’ lives to offer a passionate call to evangelism.

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John J. Dietzen

Msgr. Charles Murphy

Ronald D. Witherup

All You Want to Know About Catholicism Real Questions by Real People This award-winning popular book offers candid information and engaging advice that speaks to every Catholic and everyone curious about Catholicism.

It’s all here: answers about matters of the practice of faith; personal morality; Catholic traditions or interpretation of scripture. Authoritative, readable, and intuitively organized.

978-0-8245-2600-9 $19.95 pb / 592 pages

A Personal Training Guide for the Deeper Catholic Spiritual Life

A Catholic Handbook for Beginners Second Edition

In an uncompromisingly honest examination, Keith D. Lewis looks at the crusades, the Spanish inquisition, Pope Urban’s battle with Galileo, and other harms that the Catholic Church has inflicted throughout its history, to dispel denial and bring reconciliation, clarity, and healing.

Gothic cathedrals hold many secrets about the soul’s yearning for God. Fr. Barron teaches us how to read these secrets, with beautiful reflections on aspects such as light and darkness, the labyrinth, the meaning of gargoyles and much more.

978-0-8245-2419-7 $19.95 pb / 240 pages

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Walter Cardinal Kasper

Howard P. Bleichner

Stratford Caldecott

How the Traditional Roles Can Serve the Christian Community Today

The Coherence of Catholic Belief

Entering the Mysteries of God

In the Circle of Mysteries

“Within these pages can be found some of the best contemporary Roman Catholic reflection on many of the most pressing challenges facing all the churches.”

–William G. Rusch

While various elements of the Catholic faith are familiar to everyone, many struggle to understand how the wide array of beliefs, dogmas, and practices relate to one another. This book offers a clear vision of the whole of Catholicism.

978-0-8245-1977-3 $24.95 hc / 240 pages

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The Seven Sacraments “Only a handful of books disclose the Christian mysteries…, and also capture our minds and hearts with such bold brilliant clarity. There are no shortcuts to the mystical life, but this book is an overwhelming enticement…”

– Scott Hahn 978-0-8245-2376-3 $19.95 pb / 160 pages

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Word on Fire

“Robert Barron, an inspired writer, illuminates the teachings of ‘the great tradition’, showing how they coalesce with the best literary witnesses to liberate us to our true selves.”–David B. Burrell, Notre Dame University

Penned by a leading intellectual in the American Catholic church, this collection brings together Francis Cardinal George’s most influential writings on Catholic faith, communion, and culture, and stresses the importance of ecumenism and community among people of all beliefs.

Leadership in the Church

And Now I See

Catholic Q & A

Belonging to God

A practical, concise guide based on tradition and contemporary life. A “training in holiness” course for working Catholics who want to grow in their spiritual lives but don’t have access to a spiritual director or hours of free time.

978-0-8245-2148-6 $16.95 pb / 184 pages

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THEOLOGY AND CHURCH

“All that counts are words.”

The Bible Companion

This award-winning popular book offers candid information that speaks to every Catholic and everyone curious about Catholicism. It’s all here: answers about matters of the practice of faith; personal morality; traditions and interpretation of scripture. Authoritative, readable, and intuitively organized.

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“Contemplation is a long loving look at what is.” —Richard Rohr

Violence, Peace and Redemption

Thomas Merton

Honorable Reader

Passion for Peace

Reflections on My Work

Reflections on War and Nonviolence

“Essential information in the mosaic which was not just Merton’s personal journey, but a quest made for thousands of readers in many foreign cultures.”

— Resources for American Literary Study

In times of violence we seek resources for peace, and America’s most celebrated Trappist monk, the poet, social activist, and prolific writer Thomas Merton, reflected deeply on war and peace throughout his life. This essential book presents the core of his insights for those passionate about the nature of violence, and the Christian call for active, nonviolent engagement in the world.

978-0-8245-1125-8 $19.95 pb / 172 pages

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Patrick Fleming, Sue Lauber-Fleming and Mark T. Matousek

Gil Bailie Violence Unveiled Humanity at the Crossroads Introduction by Rene Girard

Broken Trust

Stories of Pain, Hope, and Healing from Clerical Abuse Survivors and Abusers

“Anyone concerned about the rise of violence and social disintegration in our culture, and who wants to understand what is really happening, must read this book.” –Sojourners 978-0-8245-1645-1 $29.95 pb / 312 pages

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“These stories stir in us the ancient memories of the Church about redemption, not only for individuals, but for the Church as a community of faith.” —Bishop Gerald A. Gettlefinger, Evansville, IN 978-0-8245-2410-4 $19.95 hc / 240 pages

William H. Shannon

Abraham Joshua Heschel

The Thomas Merton Story

A Spiritual Anthology

Silent Lamp

“Shannon helps us see why so many Catholics and seekers of all stripes claim Merton as their spiritual mentor.”

—Values & Visions “By far the most authentic Merton and Merton story we have to date.” — The Catholic Historic Review 978-0-8245-1281-1 $19.95 pb / 320 pages

Francis Cardinal Arinze Religions for Peace A Call for Solidarity to the Religions of the World

I Asked for Wonder One of the most influential Jewish theologians of the 20th century, Heschel captured the sense of mystical wonder in a way few writers can do. This anthology, edited by Rabbi Samuel H. Dresner, presents the finest meditations and insights from Heschel’s bountiful writing.

978-0-8245-0542-4 $18.95 pb / 160 pages

Jacques Jomier

How to Understand Islam

“This is a book that needs to be read, reflected on, and responded to by all who care for the future of mankind.” –Rabbi Sr. Jonathan Sacks, Chief Rabbi of Britain and the Commonwealth

Jacques Jomier presents the history of Islam—from Muhammad’s birth in Mecca to modern-day Muslim practice. This introduction to the faith highlights commonalities and differences between Islam and Christianity and lays the groundwork for productive dialogue between religions.

978-0-8245-4700-4 $16.95 pb / 165 pages

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His Holiness the Dalai Lama

His Holiness the Dalai Lama

Buddha Heart, Buddha Mind

Path of Wisdom, Path of Peace

His Holiness the Dalai Lama shares the core precepts of Buddhism, elaborating on the Four Noble Truths. A compelling elucidation of the principles and practice of Tibetan Buddhism as well as a personal invitation to draw the teachings into our everyday life

In this precious hardcover gift volume, UN correspondent Felicitas von Schonborn offers a rare, intimate, and wide-ranging sit-down interview with the Dalai Lama along with a compelling introduction to his thought.

Living the Four Noble Truths

978-0-8245-4987-9 $19.95 pb / 184 pages

A Personal Conversation

978-0-8245-2311-4 $16.95 hc / 224 pages

Aneela Khalid Arshed

B.K.S. Iyengar

Daily Reflections from the Qur’an and Islamic Tradition

The Yogic Art of Breathing

The Bounty of Allah

The first collection of its kind, this masterfully selected book offers on each page (one for every day of the year) two quotations: one from the Qur’an, and the second from the Hadith (sayings of Muhammad) or a Sufi saint.

978-0-8245-2134-9 $19.95 pb / 408 pages

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Light on Pranayama Legendary yoga teacher B.K.S. Iyengar describes the practice of breathing and shares a comprehensive background of yoga philosophy. This authoritative and practical book is an indispensable resource for all practioners of yoga—from beginning students to seasoned instructors.

978-0-8245-0686-5 $19.95 pb / 320 pages

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COMMUNITY & SOCIETY

Thomas Merton

Lectio Divina

Renewing the Ancient Practice of Praying the Scriptures A popular introduction to the “way of friendship,” the ancient meditative practice of the West, by the Trappist monk and cofounder of the Centering Prayer movement.

No matter who you are, Lectio Divina offers you a timetested path to wisdom, guidance, and joy.

George Weigel Against the Grain Christianity and Democracy, War and Peace “A bracing collection of pieces worth reading—and remembering.”–Jon Meacham, Editor of Newsweek 978-0-8245-2448-7 $24.95 hc / 352 pages

978-0-8245-1736-6 $16.95 pb / 184 pages

Raymund Schwager

Jesus in the Drama of Salvation Toward a Biblical Doctrine of Redemption

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The Paradox of Power

From Control to Compassion

A convincing scholarly picture of Jesus in relation to his Jewish historical context and to the beginnings of the Christian community. Schwager presents Jesus as the coherent message of God’s salvation to humankind.

978-0-8245-1796-0 $29.95 pb / 256 pages

Michael H. Crosby

Michael Crosby shows us how the creative energy of power can nurture healthy relationships, marriages, and families, and contribute to the success of organizations like corporations, churches, and even nations.

“A love for life, a desire for happiness, a passion for freedom”

—Lorenzo Albecete

Lorenzo Albacete

Beatrice Bruteau

Mani Bhaumik

Attraction to Infinity

The Creation of a Self-Creating World

Spiritual Odyssey of a Man of Science

God at the Ritz What happens when a priest is challenged to defend his faith at a national media convention? That’s the dilemma faced by Msgr. Lorenzo Albacete when he appeared on “Frontline” and found himself addressing the “ultimate issues” of life.

978-0-8245-2472-2 $14.95 pb / 208 pages

Kenneth Leong

The Zen Teachings of Jesus “I left Jesus to search for the Tao when I was sixteen,” writes Kenneth Leong. “Now I am forty and realize that I could have found the Tao in Jesus.” This is an intriguing book that reveals how Zen philosophy parallels the core message of the gospel.

978-0-8245-1883-7 $24.95 pb / 240 pages

978-0-8245-2470-8 $19.95 pb / 192 pages

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God’s Ecstasy

This book captures the beauty and complexity of God's evolving manifestation through vignettes from physics, biology, chemistry, mathematics, economics and politics. This book will inspire us to be co-creators with God in the process of Christogenesis, the growth of the ever greater Christ.

978-0-8245-1683-3 $22.95 pb / 202 pages

John Polkinghorne

Quarks, Chaos & Christianity

Questions to Science and Religion

George Coyne and Alessandro Omizzolo

Code Name: God

Wayfarers in the Cosmos

Bhaumik offers us his remarkable rags to riches story, his understanding of the true nature of science, and his vision of spirituality as that which gives meaning to our lives.

With the embarrassing Galileo condemnation far, far behind us, Coyne and Omizzolo take readers through the history of human understandings of heavens to arrive at a deep understanding of what many secular physicists are themselves saying about the cosmos: that a loving Creator stands behind it all.

978-0-8245-2519-4 $14.95 pb / 224 pages

The Human Quest for Meaning

978-0-8245-2537-8 $24.95 pb / 184 pages

Diarmuid O’Murchu

Stratford Caldecott

Spiritual Implications of the New Physics

The Spiritual Vision Behind The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit

Quantum Theology

Quarks, Chaos, & Christianity shows the ways that both science and religion point to something greater than ourselves.

Topics include: chaos theory; evolution; miracles; cosmology; guest for God; how God answers prayer; our human nature; religious fact and opinion; scientists and prayer.

Here, best-selling author Diarmuid O’Murchu presents a vision of the intersection of quantum physics and spirituality. It is now revised to reflect the most recent advances in physics. From black holes to holograms, from relativity theory to the discovery of quarks, this book is an original and rich exposition of quantum theory and the way it unravels profound theological questions.

978-0-8245-2406-7 $14.95 pb / 128 pages

978-0-8245-2263-6 $19.95 pb / 256 pages

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Power of the Ring

Stratford Caldecott reveals the spiritual undercurrents in The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit, elucidating themes in the popular stories and drawing on Tolkien’s unpublished writing to come to fascinating conclusions.

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—Maria Boulding, O.S.B

COMMUNITY & SOCIETY

“Hope is the dynamism of human beings.”

“He does not possess wealth that allows it to possess him.”

—Benjamin Franklin

Leadership

Frank J. Hanna

What Your Money Means As featured in Reader’s Digest and the PBS program The Call of the Entrepreneur, venture capitalist Frank Hanna explains the meaning of money and how to deal with it constructively in good times and bad. Hanna offers a persuasive argument in favor of giving even when money is tight, for the good of others and the quality of your own life.

In What Your Money Means learn about: • The goodness of money and what it means • The call to create wealth • The fundamentals of non-essential money • Giving as a school of virtue • The ten rules of thumb for donors 978-0-8245-2520-0 $21.95 hc / 256 pages / illustrated with cartoons from The New Yorker

Wesley Granberg Michaelson

Leadership From Inside Out

Spirituality and Organizational Change Wesley Granberg-Michaelson examines the pitfalls that destroy leaders— money, sex, and power—and shows us how to direct the energy of our inherent human needs into stewardship, covenantal love, and service. Bring spirit and accountability to your leadership and life with this inspiring guide.

978-0-8245-2137-0 $19.95 pb / 192 pages

As featured in

Greg Salciccioli

Margaret Benefiel

7 Reasons Why We Sabotage Success

Finding Your Path to Success and Fulfillment This book draws from in-depth interviews with outstanding leaders and offers Benefiel’s profound insights on how to build better organizations and a better society.

“Today’s global community desperately needs leaders with soul. Margaret Benefiel’s book meets that need beautifully...

Required reading.” –Desmond Tutu 978-0-8245-2480-7 $16.95 pb / 192 pages

The Enemies of Excellence Written by one of America’s premier leadership coaches, this groundbreaking look at the pitfalls of power will help you effectively manage your life to support your achievements, relationships, and priorities.

978-0-8245-2626-9 $19.95 pb / 112 pages E-book editions available

The Soul of a Leader

Reader’s Digest

“ A wonderful book with an engaging style and practical value for every reader, whether wealthy or more modest of means.”

–Charles J. Chaput, O.F.M. Cap., Archbishop of Denver

Dave Durand

“ Hanna clearly explains how much money is enough, whether it is being spent well, and what having money means. The book features an easy-to-use layout and superb design.”

–Catholic News Agency

Frank J. Hanna is the CEO of Hanna Capital, the recipient of the William B. Simon Prize for Philanthropic Leadership and the David R. Jones Award for Philanthropy, and cofounder of the Solidarity Foundation. He lives in Atlanta, Georgia.

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Dr. Paul Baard and Chris Aridas

A Spiritual Vision for Every Teacher and Parent

How Any Leader Can Ignite Intrinsic Motivation and Growth Motivating Your Church presents much needed insights that any church pastor or leader—regardless of a denomination’s affiliation, size or personality—can adopt, without having to secure a council’s approval or redevelop an entire congregational culture. The authors identify how to inspire an intrinsic, internal motivation.

978-0-8245-1894-3 $14.95 pb / 144 pages

Educating for Life

Practical time management strategies based on Catholic principles Dave Durand, Relevant Radio host and personal leadership expert shows how putting God at the center of your life will help you discover your mission, establish priorities, and avoid burnout. Free up you time for what really matters with this useful guide.

Thomas Groome engages the central issues that concern educators, regardless of their religious traditions, offering a profound wisdom—the fruit of years of experience in religious education.

Make the Most of Every Second by Putting Christ First

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Time Management for Catholics

978-0-8245-1970-4 $39.95 pb / 472 pages

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Motivating Your Church

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B O D Y, S O U L & S E L F H E L P

And How to Use It Well

The rich tradition of human fasting

“If people knew the real me…”

—from You Are Good Enough

Hellmut Luetzner, M.D.

B O D Y , STOHUE LO L& O SGEYL F H E L P

Seven Days to a Healthier, Happier You Fasting stimulates your own healing forces, detoxifies your body and regenerates your mind. Fasting creates overall wellbeing, rejuvenates your skin, restores your spiritual balance and positive outlook on life. Fasting can work miracles when done responsibly and wisely. The New Life Fasting Guige is the most successful fasting guide to self-directed fasting and has been used for over 30 years across Europe.

Fasting need not come with feeling hungry: Daily plans, recipes and detailed advice for body, mind and spirit guide you through one week of fasting.

978-0-8245-2660-3 $16.95 pb / 125 pages / fully illustrated

Judah Ronch, William Van Ornum and Nicholas Stillwell

The Counseling Sourcebook A Practical Reference on Contemporary Issues A comprehensive, up-to-date, and practical reference book. The definitive helping book for everyone who counsels.

978-0-8245-1241-5 $29.95 pb / 552 pages

M. Basil Pennington

Eugene Kennedy and Sara Charles

Unmasking the Spirit Within

A Basic Guide for Nonprofessional Counselors and Other Helpers Psychologist Eugene Kennedy and psychiatrist Sara C. Charles have brought this already popular book up to date with the medical and psychological advances over the past ten years. This book continues to provide counselors with all the essential tools they need to respond to people’s problems with intelligence and compassion.

True Self, False Self Integrating his own powerful spirituality with the humanism of Teilhard de Chardin and the contemplative wisdom of Thomas Merton, a Trappist monk deftly uncovers the direct route to happiness and peace our age so desperately seeks.

978-0-8245-1845-5 $12.95 pb / 128 pages

On Becoming a Counselor

978-0-8245-1913-1 $39.95 pb / 448 pages Niklaus Brantschen

Fasting

What • Why • How To begin the practice of fasting, you first need to clear your mind of misconceptions and learn the basics. This short, no-nonsense introduction from a longtime pioneer and Zen master presents thephysical, spiritual, and political dimensions of fasting.

978-0-8245-2540-8 $14.95 pb / 112 pages Carmen Renee Berry

When Helping You Is Hurting Me Escaping the Messiah Trap

Fasting is a powerful tool for the prevention of illness, the restoration of health, and the gaining of self-knowledge

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Do you find yourself trapped in a relationship where you do all the giving and the other person does all the taking? If so, you have fallen into the Messiah Trap. This book is your ticket out. The author with her unsurpassed ability as a writer and teacher shows how we can only help others once we learn to love ourselves.

978-0-8245-2108-0 $16.95 pb / 176 pages

Charles Shelton

Gerald May, M.D.

A Psychology for the Christian Moral Life

The Spirituality of Mental Health At an early time Gerald May sought to integrate spirituality and psychology, and years after his death he remains a trusted teacher. Simply Sane was by his own account his favorite book, and it continues to offer helpful guidance for a balanced, healthy lifestyle.

Morality of the Heart

Natural law as a ground for moral arguments served the Church well for centuries, but its appeal rarely reaches beyond believers. Charles Shelton looks instead to the discoveries of modern psychology, and the key quality of empathy, as a foundation for a Christian morality.

978-0-8245-1603-1 $18.95 pb / 146 pages

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Simply Sane

978-0-8245-1366-5 $19.95 pb / 180 pages

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The New Life Fasting Guide

“Be best friends with your spouse so you can be a parent to your child.”

Harold Ivan Smith

Luellen Hoffman

Learning How Long Grief Takes

Personal Accounts After the Death of a Loved One

Grief Keeping

Special Dream

This guide can be used by pastors, priests, ministers, psychotherapists, grief counselors, and teachers for helping people with their grief and teaching about the subject.

978-0-8245-2258-2 $24.95 pb / 256 pages

Robert Wicks

Sharing Wisdom

The Practical Art of Giving and Receiving Mentoring Robert J. Wickes shares 40 key insights for deepening one of life’s most rewarding experiences—the gift of mentorship.

Find out how you can create a safe, encouraging, and inspiring atmosphere in the conversations and relationships that matter most.

978-0-8245-1838-7 $17.95 pb / 144 pages

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Meeting a departed loved one in a dream can be a source of relief and comfort for those mourning a significant loss. Luellen Hoffman gathers thought-provoking accounts of such special dreams and shares the sense of mystery and hope that they engender.

—David Code

Joyce Rupp

Your Sorrow Is My Sorrow Hope and Strength in Times of Suffering A sensitive reflection on the seven sorrows of Mary, connecting the divine mother’s suffering and pain with the trials and afflictions that every human must bear. Let Mary’s patient wisdom guide you as you face life’s difficulties.

978-0-8245-2541-5 $16.95 pb / 144 pages

978-0-8245-1566-9 $16.95 pb / 192 pages eBook editions available

Anselm Gruen

Robert J. Furey

The Christian Dimension

Overcoming Feelings of Inadequacy

Building Self-Esteem A Benedictine monk, author and speaker, Anselm Gruen draws on his rich experience as a spiritual counselor and psychologist to present constructive ways to build self-esteem, and deal with powerlessness in our lives.

978-0-8245-1839-4 $16.95 pb / 144 pages

You Are Good Enough

Robert Furey is a psychotherapist in private practice, and professor at St. Louis University and the University of Missouri, St. Louis. “...filled with helpful insights, engaging stories, and unrelenting hope.”

–William L. White, author of Slaying the Dragon 978-0-8245-1957-5 $16.95 pb / 144 pages

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Peter M. Kalellis, Ph.D.

David Robinson

Discovering God’s Presence When a Father Is Absent

Practical Lessons for Modern Living from the Monastic Tradition

Why Have You Abandoned Me?

“...one of those rare books with the power to re-examine and recreate your emotional life.” —Demetria De Lia, Ph.D. Academy of Clinical and Applied Psychoanalysis Peter Kalellis is a psychotherapist, Orthodox priest and bestselling author 978-0-8245-2628-3 $19.95 pb / 204 pages

Mary Ann Massey, Ed.D.

Aging Is a Family Affair

The Busy Family’s Guide to Spirituality

“The most innovative book I have seen in the area of family spirituality.” –Spiritual Life. Drawing on the timeless principles of monastic communal living, this spiritual guide for families offers effective tools to meet many challenges and counteract the divisive forces that can splinter a healthy home.

978-0-8245-2524-8 $16.95 pb / 248 pages

Holly van Gulden and Lisa M. Bartels-Rabb

How to Prepare for Tomorrow’s Difficult Caregiving Conversation—Today

Real Parents, Real Children

Mary Ann Massey offers practical solutions for the complex problems of aging and end of life. Case studies illuminate simple and effective tools that encourage communication and support families facing the challenges of diminished health, loss of independence, and caregiver exhaustion.

Required reading for adoptive families, and those considering adoption. This practical, informative book covers topics of vital importance to adoptive parents with sensitivity and insight. The authors bring years of experience to the complex emotional issues involved, and expert advice on establishing a healthy, loving parent-child relationship.

978-0-8245-2623-8 $18.95 pb / 176 pages

978-0-8245-1514-0 $19.95 pb / 288 pages

Parenting the Adopted Child

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Peter M. Kalellis, Ph.D.

Twenty Secrets for Healing Thoughts, Feelings & Relationships A Common Sense Companion

“Philosophers and teachers of all time seem to agree that nobody can give us that inner feeling of contentment and peace. The answers lie within our own reach and in our own endowments.” –from the Preface 978-0-8245-2303-9 $16.95 pb / 208 pages

Peter M. Kalellis, Ph.D.

Restoring Relationships

Five Things to Try Before You Say Goodbye Psychotherapist, and experienced marriage and family counselor, “Dr. Kallelis is refreshing! He offers a wise, warm and deeply informed useful guide to better relationships.”

–Ernie Anastos, Emmy award-winning NY TV news anchor.

The five things: Surrender; Dispense Your Anger Wisely; Forgive; Communicate; Love And Live Longer.

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Comfort for those who grieve

“The home is the first place we learn to care for others.”

—David Robinson

“God cares about your fulfillment.” —from The Life God Wants You to Have The Life God Wants You to Have

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Gregory K. Popcak

Discovering the Divine Plan When Human Plans Fail Using Dr. Greg’s quizzes, directed reflections and stories, you’ll learn how to: • Prepare for changing your life • Discover whether you are contributing to your own difficulties • Acknowledge and overcome anxiety • Involve others in your new journey • Persevere in the face of all difficulties Tian Dayton

Modern Mothering

How to Teach Kids to Say What They Feel and Feel What They Say Educational psychologist and Montessori teacher Dr. Tian Dayton—familiar to millions from her appearances on Oprah, Montel, Geraldo, John Walsh, MSNBC, NBC, and CNN—discusses the latest techniques for nourishing healthy emotional development in children.

978-0-8245-1974-2 $19.95 pb / 176 pages

Donna-Marie Cooper O’Boyle

Donna-Marie Cooper O’Boyle

A Nine-Month Novena for Mothers To Be Foreword by Blessed Mother Teresa of Calcutta

Finding Holiness in the Catholic Home

Prayerfully Expecting

This beautifully crafted book is a reflection guide, keepsake, and prayer journal that offers inspiration for each month of pregnancy in the tradition of the popular nine-day prayer, the Novena.

978-0-8245-2459-3 $19.95 hc / 192 pages

The Heart of Motherhood When dirty dishes and laundry pile up, it’s easy to believe that the call to sanctity is for someone else. This inspiring book written by a Catholic mother shows us how faith can support mothers in their most holy task—raising children.

“Jam-packed with practical wisdom. Greg Popcak’s sound counsel flows from a deep understanding of who we are and who we are meant to be as men and women made in God’s image.” —Christopher West, bestselling author, Good News about Sex and Marriage 978-0-8245-2696-2 $19.95 pb / 208 pages

978-0-8245-2403-6 $16.95 pb / 160 pages

Gregory K. Popcak

How to Find True Love

T. Wyatt Watkins

What Our Kids Teach Us About Prayer What if instead of learning about prayer from spiritual leader, we learned from our children?

In this book, Reverend Watkins shows how children can lead us through our struggles in prayer with candor, humor, and their willingness to say absolutely whatever is on their minds.

978-0-8245-2319-0 $17.95 pb / 174 pages

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Keith W. Frome

Practical Answers to Questions Every Parent Asks About Their Kid’s Education

A Meditation on the Spirituality of Parenting

How’s My Kid Doing?

“In this helpful resource experienced teacher and headmaster Keith Frome “calmly answers parents’ most distressing and vexing questions.” –Vanity Fair. Topics range from, classroom and discipline questions, to social and moral issues, including school choice, how to get homework done, communication with teachers, video games and many more.

978-0-8245-2424-1 $14.95 pb / 208 pages

What Not to Expect

In this thoughtful, wise, gently humorous book, Dr. Keith Frome reflects on the unexpected, drawing from his training as a scholar of religion, his experience raising two boys, and his tenure as headmaster of a K-8 school.

“Love makes the world go round . . . Greg Popcak knows it does and will persuade you that love can be true . . . for you. Popcak’s pen is trained by thousands of hours of clinical experience, rich study, deep prayer, and the experience of being a husband and a father. He is a man who knows how to love and is loved. He’s also a masterful communicator who knows the power of stories. Go out and find How to Find True Love. If you don’t need to read it, rest assured, 90 percent of the rest of us do. Hand it out to your sister, son, sitter, surgeon, or soprano in the church choir. Dr. Popcak writes with a fresh, universally accessible style that can’t fail to enrich all who read. Fear not! love will not only find a way, it will become your way after reading How to Find True Love."

—Al Kresta, president/CEO, Ave Maria Radio and host “Kresta in the Afternoon” 978-0-8245-2693-1 $12.95 hc / 96 pages

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After reading this book you will want nothing more than a Catholic marriage!

Gregory K. Popcak, Ph.D.

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A Catholic Guide to Toe-Curling, Mind-Blowing, Infallible Loving This is a rare book of sound advice, kind humor, and a series of helpful self-tests and quizzes. This is a genuinely Catholic book in that it offers a universal message, speaks to the whole person in the context of today’s world and is not shy to put forth the promise based in faith and tradition of a truly fulfilled life of love. Holy Sex! belongs on every Catholic family’s bookshelf.

978-08245-2471-5 $14.95 pb/ 352 pages E-book editions available

2015 World Meeting of Families Speaker “With upbeat prose and practical examples, Dr. Popcak takes up Pope John Paul’s Theology of the Body and lays out a whole new way of thinking about sex—God’s way.”

—Father Thomas D. Williams, L.C., author, dean of theology at Regina Apostolorum University (Rome), and vatican analyst for CBS News “I can safely guarantee that all who read this book will find something new and helpful, will laugh a lot, and may even be shocked at what Dr. Popcak reveals to be compatible with Catholic teaching. ... Great book!”

—Janet E. Smith, Sacred Heart Major Seminary

Dr. Gregory Popcak, the author of eight popular books integrating Catholic theology and counseling psychology, is the Executive Director of the Pastoral Solutions Institute, an organization providing telephone counseling and other resources to Catholics worldwide. He and his wife, Lisa Popcak, host the call-in programs Fully Alive! daily on The Catholic Channel–Sirius 159/ XM117 and Heart Mind and Strength daily on the Ave Maria Radio Network. Lisa Popcak is the co-author of Parenting with Grace: A Catholic Parent’s Guide to Raising (Almost) Perfect Kids, a family life coach, and a professional educator as well as a homeschooling mother.

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Q: What makes the Catholic family different?

Greg Popcak: Many people are surprised at the idea that there is really a uniquely Catholic perspective on living family life.

Catholics have a tendency to be Catholic in piety but to mirror the popular culture as far as the way we approach marriage, parenting, and family life in general. But when we do this, we miss out on a vast bounty of resources that can help Catholics create uncommonly rich and joyful family lives. Catholics have very different insights into family life from our secular and even Protestant Christian counterparts.

What makes the Catholic family different? How can Catholics create the “communities of love” that enable them to experience all the virtues that enable them to live life as a gift?

When we dive into the deep water that is Catholic tradition and our theology of family life, we discover new and exciting ways to experience the fullness of family relationships.

“ I can safely guarantee that all who read Holy Sex! will find something new and helpful, will laugh a lot and may even be shocked at what Dr. Popcak reveals to be compatible with Catholic teaching.”

–Janet E. Smith, Ph.D., Sacred Heart Major Seminary

Gregory K. Popcak , Ph.D and Lisa Popcak

A Marriage Made for Heaven The Secrets of Heavenly Couplehood

Finally, a parish-based program for couples who are already married. This 12-month marriage enrichment program comes complete with leader’s guide, couple’s workbook, and DVD presentations. With imprimatur and a video introduction by the most Rev. R. Daniel Conlon, Bishop of Steubenville, OH.

By participating in this program, you’ll: • Explore foolproof techniques for effective communication and problem-solving • Expose the secrets of lifelong passion • Discover techniques for greater intimacy • Win the battle of the sexes • Supercharge your spiritual life • Make the most out of marriage after kids • And much more.

Leader’s Guide: 978-0-8245-2532-3 $49.95 pb + DVD / 128 pages

Couple Workbook: 978-0-8245-2533-0 $12.95 pb / 128 pages (Special group pricing available)

Gregory K. Popcak

Gregory K. Popcak

Making Peace with Difficult People

Finding Balance Through God’s Grace

God Help Me! These People Are Driving Me Nuts

God Help Me! This Stress Is Driving Me Crazy

“We all talk about the people in our lives who make us want to tear our hair out, but nobody has any clue what to do with them.

Greg Popcak is a wonderful antidote to this problem, sharing a wealth of insights and solid wisdom.” –Mark Shea

When stress threatens to overwhelm you, this book comes to the rescue with practical tips and tools for lessening anxiety. Using the best of psychology and spirituality—and throwing in a good dose of humor—Greg Popcak shows how to avoid stress and maintain a healthy balance.

978-0-8245-2597-2 $15.95 pb / 160 pages

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Holy Sex!

“There really is a uniquely Catholic perspective on living family life.” —Greg Popcak

“Openness lets grace guide the truth wherever it may lead.”

Todd Salzman, Thomas Kelly and John O’Keefe, editors

Marriage in the Catholic Tradition Scripture, Tradition, and Experience

This collection of original scholarship on Catholic marriage from an A-list group of religious thinkers and scholars is an ideal resource for students, scholars, and anyone interested in the current issues surrounding the meaning of marriage.

Glenn Olsen

Straight Talk on Dating, Respect, Commitment, Marriage, and Sexuality

40 Days to Reclaim Your Heart, Body and Soul

This resource for young couples, parents, and teachers features dialogues between a young couple and a Catholic priest and addresses a wide range of topics including dating, building a relationship, deciding on a vocation, and the issues associated with traditional sexual ethics.

David Code

Christian Marriage

To Raise HappyKids, Put Your Marriage First

A Historical Study

Critics of Catholic moral teachings on sexuality overlook the subtle, profound reflection the church has devoted to these questions.

Learn what monks, popes, and holy married people have said over the centuries about the Gospel call to holiness in marriage.

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Couples in Love

978-0-8245-2130-1 $24.95 pb / 232 pages

978-0-8245-2272-8 $24.95 pb / 320 pages

978-0-8245-1886-8 $24.95 pb / 384 pages

John Waiss

A win-win approach to balancing relationships within the family Drawing on the latest research in neuroscience and his study of families around the world, David Code offers practical tools to nurture joy and harmony at home. Heal your primary relationship, your family, and your life with this vital resource.

The Dating Fast

Offering Catholic women a Christ-centered approach to love and healing, this guide taps into the latest trend on college campuses in mapping out a 40-day fast from dating that provides an opportunity to regain clarity about the truth of romantic love.

978-0-8245-2692-4 $16.95 pb / 128 pages

Chris Aridas

Your Catholic Wedding

A Complete Planbook A handy guide for couples, family members, and priests in the preparation for a Catholic wedding. It includes the entire liturgical rite with options, practical details of church arrangements, an insightful commentary, and valuable checklists.

978-0-8245-1675-8 $12.95 pb / 192 pages

978-0-8245-2538-5 $16.95 pb / 288 pages

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Support for your spiritual and emotional journey!

Fran Ferder, John Heagle

Paul Wadell

The Spiritual Promise of Sexuality

Reflections on Religion and Literature

Wisdom of the Body

A collection of reflections on the place where religion and literature meet.

Designed for classroom use and written for general readers.

These popular seminar leaders update and expand upon their groundbreaking and award-winning A Sense of Sexuality with new chapters on timely topics such as the relation between men and women and the experiences of gay and lesbian Christians.

Tender Fires

If there is one thing needed in the Christian world today, it’s a positive view of sex an relationships. With uncanny warmth, deep compassion and non-judgmental wisdom, Fran Ferder and John Heagle have set the course for a quiet revolution in our hearts and in our churches.

The Moral of the Story

978-0-8245-1980-3 $19.95 pb / 192 pages

978-0-8245-1982-7 $16.95 pb / 268 Pages

Joann Heany-Hunter and Louis Primavera

Unitas Leader’s Guide

Preparing for Sacramental Marriage A sacramental formation program designed to give couples the information and skills that they will need to begin a sacramentally married life.

978-0-8245-1755-7 $29.95 pb / 160 pages

Unitas Couple’s Workbook 978-0-8245-1756-4 $15.95 pb / 144 pages

Evelyn Eaton Whitehead and James D. Whitehead

Making Sense of Our Sexuality

978-0-8245-1954-4 $24.95 pb / 200 pages

Joseph Chu-Cong, Introduction by Cynthia Bourgeault

The Contemplative Experience

Erotic Love and Spiritual Union Steeped in the imagery of the biblical Song of Songs and the bridal mysticism of the early Church, this book celebrates monastic eros and invites each one of us to experience true contemplative bliss.

978-0-8245-1781-6 $16.95 pb / 152 pages

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Jann Aldredge-Clanton

In Whose Image?

God and Gender

“Jann Aldredge-Clanton exposes the persistent sin of idolatry in limiting God to male and masculine language. . .Clear writing, and passionate conviction unite to make this book accessible and instructive for all who have eyes and ears to hear.” — Phyllis Trible, Professor of Biblical Studies 978-0-8245-1881-3 $14.95 pb / 160 pages 83

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—Mary Ann Massey

A History of Western Christian Mysticism

“ Good will cannot miss God.” —Meister Eckhart, The Complete Mystical Works of Meister Eckhart

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The Flowering of Mysticism Men and Women in the New Mysticism: 1200-1350

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Early Christian Mystics

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Gregory the Great Through the 12th Century

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The Man From Whom God Hid Nothing

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The Harvest of Mysticism in Medieval Germany A tour-de-force study of medieval German mysticism from Thomas Aquinas and his master, Albert the Great, to Cardinal Nicholas of Cusa, and including Jan van Ruusbroeck, Meister Eckhart, and John Tauler.

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Friedrich von Hügel

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As Studied in Saint Catherine of Genoa and her Friends

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This book remains the authoritative study of the spirituality of Catherine of Genoa.

First published in 1908, this seminal work develops the author’s major theory of the three basic elements of religion—institutional, intellectual and mystical.

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The Doctrine of Spiritual Perfection Stolz balances his approach to mysticism with both the psychological insights of his day and theological insights from the church fathers and medieval scholastics.

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