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According to the author-a former Democratic state senator who was once a leading figure in Rhode Island politics-the "mind" of the Democratic Party has been converted to atheistic humanism, an ideology (or worldview) that is the deadly enemy of Catholicism. It is this ideology that has given America its present-day culture of sexual freedom, abortion, gay marriage, and transgenderism. More and more this atheistic ideology controls the chief pr...

Are Roman Catholics and Evangelical Protestants really together, united in a common faith in Jesus Christ? Yes, according to the teachings of the Second Vatican Council (1962-1965). No, according to some Evangelical Protestants, such as Francis A. Schaeffer and R. C. Sproul, and more recently Gregg Allison and Leonardo De Chirico. Author Eduardo Echeverria is a committed Roman Catholic theologian doing theology within the normative tradition o...

One Knight's Journey follows the progress of a man who rose through the ranks of the largest Catholic Lay organization in the world, the Knights of Columbus, from an entry-level member at a local council in southeast Florida, to one of 24 members of the Board of Directors. The autobiographical story chronicles his faith formation process, motivation to join the Order and his journey rising through the ranks. One of the primary focus areas is c...

Historically, three sexual revolutions have influenced Catholics, Christians, and Non-believers ...and the story is not yet finished.The Catholic revolution arose with the coming of Christianity into the Roman Empire, replacing a permissive male-dominated society based on social status, sexual desire, and easy divorce.The Protestant revolution, while maintaining a strict sexual ethic, closed monasteries and convents, did away with priestly cel...

Jesuit Rutilio Grande's martyrdom at the hands of El Salvador security forces in 1977 had a profound influence on the quest for freedom and justice for the poor and marginalized. This book adds to his legacy countless reflections and memories shared by those who knew him.Although decades have passed since the assassination of Father Rutilio Grande during the country's civil conflict in the 1970s and 1980s, his memory and presence have become a...

Rebuild My Church is the first critical analysis of the development of the thought of Fr. Peter Damian Fehlner, a Franciscan theologian for whom the work of Christ always moves forward, never backward.The definitive study of Fehlner's explicitation of the thought of St. Bonaventure, Bl. John Duns Scotus, St. John Henry Newman, and St. Maximilian Kolbe within the constitution of modernity construed both positively as a reason to cheer and negat...

A relatively large and extraordinarily important section of the writings and reportings of St. Maximilian Mary Kolbe is filled by outlines and materials for a book length study, profoundly dogmatic and eminently practical, on the mystery of the Immaculate Conception. This project, conceived as early as 1919, was in gestation for nearly ten years-at first slowly, then after 1939, more intensely-up to the time of his final arrest on 17 February ...

In this guide to Augustine's Confessions, the author aims to share the decisive portion of what he has learned intellectually about this magnificent book through the years. Confessions is instructive in at least two closely related ways. On the surface, it shows the importance of trying, in humility, to develop for the better intellectually, yet decisively it instructs concerning the core of what Augustine means by confessio, i.e., man's praye...

Professor Echeverria does a thorough job of drawing from the pre-papal writings of Jorge Mario Bergoglio and the man's current papal writings, talks, and sermons (notably Amoris Laetitia, Laudato Si', The Name of God is Mercy, Veritatis Gaudium, and through Christus Vivit) to discover and document the continuity in thought Francis has with the councils. Echeverria compares Francis's discourse with that of his papal predecessors (John Paul II, ...

When we unite our suffering with the suffering Christ, we learn that it can be redemptive and fruitful as part of His salvific mission. The Seven Intentions of Mourning are each conscious choices and together a unique pathway to healing where our grief finds a meaningful expression. Each intention is distinctly positioned to help us carry our cross of grief, as we discover that love endures all and that good can come from bad when there is hop...

What does it mean to be a follower of Jesus in today's world? What is discipleship? Disciples: Ordinary People in Extraordinary Times is a collection of a number of articles on a variety of biblical and ethical themes. Many of these articles come from Spirituality and Catholic Update. From this mosaic of articles emerges a portrait of the faithful disciple in the twenty-first century. Disciples develops various aspects of the moral-spiritual l...

When the author's 2 year-old granddaughter Penelope Grace died within 36 hours of being diagnosed with a virulent strain of meningitis, her family questioned how to stand in her absence. As a Professor of Theology, and Penny's grandfather, answers came "as from oceans deep." This book is written from the perspective of a grandfather who suffered the death of a beloved granddaughter. In dealing with his suffering, he addresses these questions: ...

Known simply as Mother Teresa, Saint Teresa of Calcutta was born in Macedonia to an Albanian businessman father and deeply religious mother. As a Loreto nun teaching school in India in 1946, after what she described as a "call within a call" to serve Jesus Christ by serving the poor, Teresa instituted the Missionaries of Charity and dedicated herself entirely to serving the poorest of the poor in Calcutta. Her example and leadership would spre...

A Christian's faith in eternal life is the sustenance of hope for those who believe. Through the lens of a deeply personal examination of the Bible, examples and stories, and as witness to God's life-changing grace, respected theologian, writer, and educator Rev. Robert M. Garrity offers a spiritual guide as practical as it is life-changing. He organizes this discussion around empowerment to rise above our daily struggles, a joyful acceptance...

Evangelization isn't about winning the argument, it's about winning hearts. Evangelization and conversion are pertinent topics, yet often many liturgical studies lack a good sense of the history of evangelization, and many historical studies lack a liturgical understanding of the methods of conversion. Many of these studies talk about early Christianity or the spread of Christianity to England or Germany or the mission to the New World or the ...

RELIGION TODAY An Integral Approach will challenge students of Christian Theology and satisfy curious minds searching for answers and perspective on religion in general. From the phenomenon of individuals becoming "spiritual but not religious" to multiple religions' views on homosexuality, the book uses diverse perspectives to look at how religion relates to today's society. Readers explore the thoughts and theories of psychologists, his...

Peter C. Phan, noted for his theological exploration of the afterlife, presents an easily understood study of what eternal life means from a Catholic/Christian view. In Living Into Death, Dying Into Life: A Christian Theology of Death and Life Eternal Professor Phan elaborates and expands material first presented in twelve lectures. Drawing heavily from the Christian Tradition, Phan identifies sections in the Old Testament and especially t...

Don Maldari provides a unique blend of traditional and modern understanding of Christian Trinitarian faith as seen through the creeds of the early centuries of Christianity. In the words of George Coyne, the book is "a dynamic and creative rethinking, in light of current [scientific] knowledge of the universe, of a God who in sharing the love of Father, Son, and Spirit in creation calls all of us to love one another in that Triune God." It is ...

Christians, some Catholics and Protestants alike, have tended to use Francis's pronouncements to justify the correctness of their own viewpoints on Vatican Council II and other theological matters. Professor Echeverria has read widely in Francis, and gets at where Francis really stands with respect to Vatican II. He does a thorough job of drawing on Francis's own pre-papal and papal writings, talks, and sermons to discover and document the con...

Includes bibliographic references (pages 197-200).