{"title":"S26NewfromOrbis","description":"","products":[{"product_id":"witnessing-the-wounds","title":"Witnessing the Wounds: Catholic Theology, Trauma, and Social Healing","description":"\u003ch3 class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\n\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ch3 class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cem\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ch3 class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cem\u003e⭐\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(27, 58, 105);\"\u003eAdvance Praise and Reviews\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e⭐\u003c\/em\u003e\n\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\" class=\"x_elementToProof\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 13pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; color: rgb(27, 58, 105);\"\u003e“A rich, powerful, and compelling engagement. . . [that] takes seriously the experience of trauma . . . and seeks to offer theological perspective and resource from the Catholic tradition. . . . This book is destined to become a staple on many readings lists across denominations.” \u003cb\u003eꟷKaren O’Donnell, Westcott House, Cambridge\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 13pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; color: rgb(27, 58, 105);\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 13pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; color: rgb(27, 58, 105);\"\u003e“Stephanie Edwards brings young voices, strong voices, wise voices to accompany and witness, to model healing, to bring theological insight and spiritual illumination . . . uncover strength, inspire solidarity, and give birth to hope.”\u003cb\u003e ꟷLisa Sowle Cahill, Monan Professor of Theology, Boston College\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 13pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; color: rgb(27, 58, 105);\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 13pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; color: rgb(27, 58, 105);\"\u003e“A relevant challenge to all faith traditions . . . to move beyond a superficial awareness of trauma [and toward] a healing vision that integrates ethics, theology, and embodied practical responses to restore our shared humanity.”\u003cb\u003e ꟷCarolyn E. Yoder, author, \u003ci\u003eThe Little Book of Trauma Healing\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 13pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; color: rgb(27, 58, 105);\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 13pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; color: rgb(27, 58, 105);\"\u003e“Highly readable and full of insights . . . an indispensable resource for theologians, clinicians, students, and reading groups seeking to attend to trauma in relation to Catholic theology and practice.” \u003cb\u003eꟷTracy Sayuki Tiemeir, Loyola Marymount University\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 13pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; color: rgb(27, 58, 105);\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 13pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; color: rgb(27, 58, 105);\"\u003e“\u003ci\u003eWitnessing\u003c\/i\u003e consistently bridges deep theological reflection with the concrete realities of pastoral practice. This collection does not offer easy answers but something far more valuable: faithful and courageous companionship for the long and difficult work of social healing.”\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003eꟷ\u003cb\u003eL. Callid Keefe Perry, Boston College Clough School of Theology and Ministry\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 13pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; color: rgb(27, 58, 105);\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 13pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; color: rgb(27, 58, 105);\"\u003e“Not just another collection of essays, this thoughtfully constructed, interactive book equips readers to join a multivocal, ongoing conversation about trauma . . . [that] shows the truth of Pope Francis's observation that good theologians tend to human wounds.” ꟷ\u003cb\u003eKate Ward, Marquette University\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 13pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; color: rgb(27, 58, 105);\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 13pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; color: rgb(27, 58, 105);\"\u003e “An essential resource for better understanding the complex interplay of the work of Catholic theology with the reality of trauma in diverse contexts [that] should be read in graduate seminars, theology classrooms, justice groups, Bible studies, and more.” \u003cb\u003eꟷKevin Considine, Catholic Theological Union\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"x_elementToProof\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(20, 27, 102);\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"x_elementToProof\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(20, 27, 102);\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/divider_28e5a763-f3d3-491c-adcc-8668bb64ecc7.png?v=1757616737\" alt=\"\" width=\"396\" height=\"79\"\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"x_elementToProof\"\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 13.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;\"\u003eTrauma is definitive of our current world and increasingly popular in theology. However, engagement with the layers of “trauma” remains thin in Catholic theology. The emerging scholars in Catholic theology who write these chapters explore the intersections of trauma studies and theological studies. Moving through four units, from history to ethics, \u003ci\u003eWitnessing the Wounds\u003c\/i\u003e provides a necessary, rigorous, and forward-thinking text to prepare lay leaders in various fields, pastors, and theologians to engage the realities of those with whom they work. This book brings together emerging and diverse voices in Catholic theology to engage trauma in its multivalent forms to provide a foundational text for teaching trauma studies in undergraduate and seminary theology, ethics, and church history classrooms.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"x_elementToProof\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cb data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\"\u003eStephanie C. Edwards, MSW, PhD,\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eis a Catholic ethicist and a social worker, practicing diverse service delivery, grant writing, and nonprofit management for over a decade. She is the author of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eEnfleshed Counter-Memory\u003c\/i\u003e (Orbis, 2024).\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"x_elementToProof\" aria-hidden=\"true\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"x_elementToProof\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eCover design:  Melissa Romano\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"x_elementToProof\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eCover image:   Adobe Stock\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch1 class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;\"\u003eAlso Of Interest\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/orbisbooks.com\/products\/theology-in-a-post-traumatic-church?_pos=1\u0026amp;_psq=theology+in+a+post+trauma\u0026amp;_ss=e\u0026amp;_v=1.0\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; 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Fernández de la Gala, editor\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" class=\"x_elementToProof\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" class=\"x_elementToProof\"\u003e“Every so often, a thinker emerges with novel ideas that shake up established systems. Such persons are often disparaged, dismissed, or declared incompetent, but to those who seek the true light, they are creators and inventors of a new world. The scientist-priest, Pierre Teilhard de Chardin, was such a figure.”—\u003cb\u003eIlia Delio, founder, Center for Christogenesis\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" class=\"x_elementToProof\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" class=\"x_elementToProof\"\u003eAs the influence of French Jesuit Pierre Teilhard de Chardin continues to expand in the church, the academy, and beyond,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eEncountering Teilhard\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003eoffers a fascinating testament to his importance through reflections by many who have studied and been shaped by his unique integration of science and Christian faith.  Contributors include\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eJoan Chittister, Ilia Delio, John Haught, Matthew Fox, Kathleen Duffy, Mary Evelyn Tucker, John Grim, Libby Osgood, Leonardo Boff, José Ignacio Gonzalez-Faus, SJ, Antonio Spadaro, SJ, and many more. Their testimonies speak not only of the gratitude so many feel for Teilhard's prophetic intuitions, but also of how much his thought can still contribute to the Church of the future.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" class=\"x_elementToProof\" aria-hidden=\"true\"\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" class=\"x_elementToProof\"\u003eAs the editor notes, Teilhard lived during dark times—as a stretcher-bearer in World War I, and later enduring exile and restrictions on his work by the Vatican and his Jesuit order. “Nevertheless, Teilhard knew how to keep his hope unscathed.” In one of his prayers he wrote, \"Do not be troubled by the difficulties of life, by its ups and downs or by its disappointments, or because the future seems at times a little bleak. \/ Want what God wants. Abandon yourself into his hands of providence, and trust blindly in that God who wants you for himself just as you are.”\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" class=\"x_elementToProof\" aria-hidden=\"true\"\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" class=\"x_elementToProof\"\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eJuan V. Fernández de la Gala\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eis a medical doctor, anthropologist, and professor of the history of science at the University of Cádiz (Andalusia, Spain). As vice-president of the Spanish Association of Teilhard de Chardin, he has promoted the thought of Teilhard at many international conferences.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" class=\"x_elementToProof\" aria-hidden=\"true\"\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" class=\"x_elementToProof\" aria-hidden=\"true\"\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" class=\"x_elementToProof\"\u003eCover design: Michael Calvente\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch3 class=\"x_elementToProof\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ch1\u003eAlso Of Interest\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/bpq7j199k46vov5t-18564382784.shopifypreview.com\/products\/the-cosmic-vision-of-teilhard-de-chardin?_pos=1\u0026amp;_psq=cosmic+vision\u0026amp;_ss=e\u0026amp;_v=1.0\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cimg height=\"306\" width=\"200\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/TheCosmicVisionofTeilharddeChardin_7612cc99-6824-4799-a8d0-a3ea768882dd.jpg?v=1756135432\"\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cb\u003e  \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/bpq7j199k46vov5t-18564382784.shopifypreview.com\/products\/christ-in-all-things?_pos=2\u0026amp;_sid=929568b6b\u0026amp;_ss=r\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/9781626981904.jpg?v=1756135509\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"308\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e  \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/bpq7j199k46vov5t-18564382784.shopifypreview.com\/products\/from-teilhard-to-omega?_pos=2\u0026amp;_psq=from+teilhard+to+omega\u0026amp;_ss=e\u0026amp;_v=1.0\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/978-1-62698-069-3.jpg?v=1756135572\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"309\"\u003e.\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/Untitled_design_16_945371a9-2522-4533-9a72-9cd6f35521ee.png?v=1755629256\" alt=\"\" width=\"417\" height=\"87\" style=\"display: block; 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These are the kind of heroes we need in America today. A must-read.” \u003cb\u003e—Beto O’Rourke, former congressman and author, \u003ci\u003eWe’ve Got to Try\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" class=\"x_elementToProof\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(78, 51, 14);\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" class=\"x_elementToProof\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(78, 51, 14);\"\u003e“Recounts a reservoir of community, ingenuity and commitment\u003ci\u003e. . . . \u003c\/i\u003eJUST WHAT WE NEED in this moment.” \u003cb\u003e—Simone Campbell, SSS, author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e, \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eA Nun on the Bus\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"x_elementToProof\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(78, 51, 14);\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" class=\"x_elementToProof\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(78, 51, 14);\"\u003eAn important, necessary, and heartbreaking book.\u003cb\u003e—Benjamin Alire Sáenz, author of \u003ci\u003eEverything Begins and Ends at the Kentucky Club\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" class=\"x_elementToProof\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(78, 51, 14);\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" class=\"x_elementToProof\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(78, 51, 14);\"\u003e\"Annunciation House is well-known to anyone working in immigration for the care and attention they give to migrants. In the same way, this book\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eattends to the story of Annunciation House and the people who made it the beacon of hope it is today.\" \u003cb\u003e—Alejandra Oliva, author of \u003ci\u003eRivermouth: A Chronicle of Language, Faith, and Migration\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" class=\"x_elementToProof\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(78, 51, 14);\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" class=\"x_elementToProof\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(78, 51, 14);\"\u003e“Annunciation House is a rare beacon of hope in an increasingly dysfunctional immigration system. Mary Fontana provides the first detailed history of Annunciation House, documenting how volunteers motivated by faith provided “radical hospitality” to hundreds of thousands of migrants fleeing poverty and persecution.\"\u003cb\u003e—Robert Moore, El Paso journalist\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" class=\"x_elementToProof\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(78, 51, 14);\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" class=\"x_elementToProof\"\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" class=\"x_elementToProof\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/Untitled_design_31_acc35af7-7009-461b-828e-de2141f2dd84.png?v=1757616737\" alt=\"\" width=\"421\" height=\"42\"\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\" class=\"x_elementToProof\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\" class=\"x_elementToProof\"\u003e\u003cspan data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\"\u003eThis is the story of America writ small—a nation founded by immigrants and its shifting, oft-contradictory attitudes toward them. Since 1978, El Paso’s Annunciation House has welcomed over half a million people: migrants and refugees, doing what humans have always done to find sustenance and safety, and volunteers seeking meaning and purpose. Through this chronicle of their individual journeys, Mary Fontana exposes the forces driving global migration and challenges readers to confront the borders in their own hearts.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"x_elementToProof\"\u003e\n\u003cb data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\"\u003eMary Fontana\u003c\/b\u003e has supported migrant hospitality efforts in El Paso for over two decades. She has written about the border for\u003ci\u003e America\u003c\/i\u003e,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eBorderLore\u003c\/i\u003e, and\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eConsequence\u003c\/i\u003e. 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color: rgb(21, 89, 38);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003ch2 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: rgb(21, 89, 38);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003ch2 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: rgb(21, 89, 38);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCollege Theology Society Volume 71\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: rgb(21, 89, 38);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cimg style=\"display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\" height=\"59\" width=\"414\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/Untitled_design_21.png?v=1756219240\"\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"x_elementToProof\" data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\"\u003eToday, colleges and universities are ending requirements to study religion and theology, closing theology departments, and terminating theologians. 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He holds a master of theological studies degree from Christian Theological Seminary and a PhD in practical theology from St. Thomas University.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"x_elementToProof\" aria-hidden=\"true\"\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"x_elementToProof\"\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eRamon Luzarraga\u003c\/b\u003e is associate professor of theology and religious studies at Saint Martin’s University. He holds a PhD from Marquette University in systematic theology and ethics. He is currently Vice President of the Academy of Catholic Hispanic Theologians of the United States (ACTHUS), and Board Member and Treasurer of the International Network of Societies of Catholic Theology.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"x_elementToProof\" aria-hidden=\"true\"\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"x_elementToProof\"\u003eCover design:  Michael Calvente\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"x_elementToProof\"\u003eCover image:   Adobe Stock, Stockbym\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch1\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAlso Of Interest\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/orbisbooks.com\/products\/vulnerability-and-flourishing-cts70?_pos=1\u0026amp;_psq=vulnerabi\u0026amp;_ss=e\u0026amp;_v=1.0\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/Gomez_VulnerabilityandFlourishing_4ba99073-9c38-44db-bff8-7983105ffe6b.jpg?v=1756148262\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"307\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e  \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/orbisbooks.com\/products\/theology-and-mediation-rendering-the-absent-present?_pos=2\u0026amp;_sid=e4ff5dee8\u0026amp;_ss=r\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/Okey_Schmidt_TheologyandMedia_tion_5420968f-d6f8-4b55-bed0-7b147dae4152.jpg?v=1756148340\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"308\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e  \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/orbisbooks.com\/products\/why-we-cant-wait-racism-and-the-church?_pos=1\u0026amp;_sid=dee1eea98\u0026amp;_ss=r\"\u003e\u003cimg height=\"307\" width=\"200\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/9781626985193_46d88567-3540-4b62-accb-7b4ecd630a1a.jpg?v=1756148427\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg height=\"87\" width=\"417\" style=\"display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/Untitled_design_16_945371a9-2522-4533-9a72-9cd6f35521ee.png?v=1755629256\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRelated Materials\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/collegetheologysociety10.wildapricot.org\/\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/Untitled_design_19_28bf5af4-02f2-44d4-99d1-69cff7e1cd31.png?v=1756148668\" alt=\"\" width=\"299\" height=\"171\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Orbis Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51304809496877,"sku":"9781626986572","price":60.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/TheLocusoftheTheologicalVocation_5dc1f886-3fce-4787-a38c-7fbe85a96431.jpg?v=1758120338"},{"product_id":"mending-the-space-between-7-habits-of-contemplative-justice","title":"Mending the Space Between: 7 Habits of Contemplative Justice","description":"\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(23, 83, 120); text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAdvance Praise and Reviews\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"x_elementToProof\" data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(23, 83, 120);\"\u003e“Timely and capacious, this book distills wisdom from a lifetime of healing ministry, accompaniment, and discerning the spirit. The seven habits are practical, and the stories told invigorate the soul and deepen our relationships with the land and people.”\u003cb\u003e—Kwok Pui-lan, Episcopal Divinity School\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"x_elementToProof\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(23, 83, 120);\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"x_elementToProof\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(23, 83, 120);\"\u003e“\u003ci\u003eMending The Space Between\u003c\/i\u003e should capture the attention of all who are concerned about the individual, cultural, political, religious, and economic ruptures we face as a nation and world. The author argues that mending is an inner and outer journey that summons us to pray, behold, engage, bridge, host, remember, and pause. William Blaine-Wallace offers a gift for our souls.”\u003cb\u003e—Catherine Meeks, PhD, author, \u003ci\u003eThe Night is Long but Light Comes in the Morning\u003c\/i\u003e; founding executive director, Turquoise and Lavender Institute, Inc.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"x_elementToProof\" aria-hidden=\"true\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(23, 83, 120);\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"x_elementToProof\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(23, 83, 120);\"\u003e“A devout skeptic, I once attended an Episcopal Mass. The sermon by Bill Blaine-Wallace was spellbinding, heart-rending, endlessly honest. I kept coming back. In this book, Bill evokes the same passion for action. Hear him out, skeptic or no. You will thank Whomever.”\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e—\u003c\/i\u003ePaul Solman, economics correspondent, PBS News Hour; board chair, The American Exchange Project\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"x_elementToProof\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(23, 83, 120);\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"x_elementToProof\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(23, 83, 120);\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"x_elementToProof\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(23, 83, 120);\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/Untitled_design_32_33c0d0d1-5d85-41c0-ada9-0e121dd37c23.png?v=1757616737\" alt=\"\" width=\"451\" height=\"45\"\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"x_elementToProof\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(23, 83, 120);\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA call to action for individuals and communities, Mending the Space Between offers readers steadfast, collaborative ways to pursue justice grounded in contemplation and compassion. William Blaine-Wallace constructs dynamic relational habits that enliven the inner and outer dimensions of our faith and awaken passion for prophetic change. The habits—pray, behold, engage, bridge, host, remember, pause—evolve, each habit building on the one before. The result is justice-making that is less episodic, more constant, and expressive of a life well lived.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"x_elementToProof\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRev. Dr. Blaine-Wallace\u003c\/strong\u003e is an Episcopal priest, pastoral counselor, spiritual director, and activist. He led the health care organization that opened the nation’s first acute inpatient hospice for persons with HIV\/AIDS. The author of When Tears Sing: The Art of Lament in Christian Community. He and his wife live in Maine.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"x_elementToProof\" aria-hidden=\"true\"\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"x_elementToProof\"\u003eCover design: Ponie Sheehan\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"x_elementToProof\"\u003eImage credit: Tetsuo Aoki,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eHands and Hands\u003c\/i\u003e. 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As God ‘speaks’ to Merton and through him to Finley, so God ‘speaks’ to us all here with practical wisdom from Jim on mystical contemplation, the crucifixion of our cherished illusions, becoming a ‘boundary person,’ living at the edge, and more.”—\u003cb\u003eTessa Bielecki, author, \u003ci\u003eTeresa of Avila: Mystical Writings\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"x_elementToProof\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(29, 75, 103);\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"x_elementToProof\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(29, 75, 103);\"\u003e“James Finley writes as compellingly as he speaks ‘in the cadences of the mystic’s voice,’ gently encouraging the reader along the way. In his inimitable storytelling style, Finley reminds us that we are not alone, gifting us with the ‘presence-ing’ of God in every breath, in all things, through the timeless wisdom of Thomas Merton.”—\u003cb\u003eChristopher Pramuk, author, \u003ci\u003eSophia: The Hidden Christ of Thomas Merton \u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"x_elementToProof\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(29, 75, 103);\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"x_elementToProof\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(29, 75, 103);\"\u003e\"Who better to unwrap the luminous gift of Thomas Merton than the man who was once his ardent novice and went on to become one of the world’s foremost teachers of contemplative Christianity, my friend Jim Finley? In this poetic and personal meditation on Merton’s core teachings, Jim roots Merton’s most exalted teachings in the holy ground of our everyday lives, where they are actualized by our connection with nature, other people, suffering and stillness. I love this book.\" -\u003cstrong\u003eMirabai Starr, Author of \u003cem\u003eWild Mercy\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eOrdinary Mysticism\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"x_elementToProof\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"x_elementToProof\" data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\"\u003eThis new series, Turning to the Mystics, grows out of the much-loved podcast in which James Finley gently accompanies listeners into the wisdom of the Christian mystical tradition. Each volume offers a contemplative reading of one or two mystics, weaving their wisdom together with Finley’s reflective commentary and simple practices for prayer. These mystics become living guides, offering room to notice how grace is already moving in the reality of our own lives and revealing the ever-present intimate nearness of God.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"x_elementToProof\" aria-hidden=\"true\"\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"x_elementToProof\"\u003eIn this volume, he delves into the mystical insights of Thomas Merton, the renowned Trappist monk, whom Finley first knew as his novice master at the Abbey of Gethsemani.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"x_elementToProof\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"x_elementToProof\"\u003e\n\u003cb data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\"\u003eJames Finley,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003ea psychotherapist and renowned retreat leader and spiritual director, is part of the Core Faculty of the Center for Action and Contemplation in New Mexico. A former novice at the Trappist Abbey of Gethsemani, he is well known for his classic,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eMerton’s Palace of Nowhere.\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003eHis other books include his recent bestseller,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Healing Path: A Memoir and an Invitation.\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003eHe lives in California.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"x_elementToProof\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"x_elementToProof\"\u003e\u003cspan data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\"\u003eCover design by Melissa Romano\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"x_elementToProof\"\u003e\n\u003cspan data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"x_elementToProof\"\u003e\n\u003cspan data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"x_elementToProof\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch2 style=\"text-align: left;\" class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; 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font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;\"\u003eClick Here For The Table Of Contents\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/Finley_Thomas_Merton_Intro.pdf?v=1773779115\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;\"\u003eClick Here For The Book Introduction\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cac.org\/about\/cac-faculty\/james-finley\/\"\u003e\u003cimg height=\"190\" width=\"332\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/James_Finley.png?v=1756233211\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e  \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.spiritualwanderlust.org\/podcast-episodes\/sacred-moments-of-vulnerability\"\u003e\u003cimg height=\"191\" width=\"334\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/spiritual_wanderlust.png?v=1756233396\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e  \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/mindgains.org\/findingourway\/\"\u003e\u003cimg height=\"190\" width=\"333\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/Finding_Our_Way_Along_the_Healing_Path_By_James_Finley.png?v=1756233886\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e  \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/results?search_query=james+finley\"\u003e\u003cimg height=\"191\" width=\"333\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/Follow_the_Author_838513fa-285d-4c98-b5ad-54c35d6a692a.png?v=1756136618\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e  \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.theworkofthepeople.com\/person\/james-finley\"\u003e\u003cimg height=\"189\" width=\"330\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/films_for_discovery_transformation_1.png?v=1756835542\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e  \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.spiritualityandpractice.com\/search?author_first=James\u0026amp;author_last=Finley\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/James_Finley_1.png?v=1756836091\" alt=\"\" width=\"334\" height=\"191\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e  \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/raptinterviews.com\/articles\/primer-on-james-finley\"\u003e\u003cimg height=\"191\" width=\"334\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/Experience_God_More_Intimately_A_Primer_on_James_Finley.png?v=1756836304\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Orbis Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51312087204141,"sku":"9781626986541","price":22.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/Turning-Mystics_Thomas-Merton.jpg?v=1758120374"},{"product_id":"the-vatican-and-women-deacons","title":"The Vatican and Women Deacons","description":"\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; color: rgb(40, 58, 113);\"\u003e⭐Advance Praise and Reviews⭐\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\" class=\"x_elementToProof\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(40, 58, 113);\"\u003e“Phyllis Zagano gives us a wonderful resource on the checkered history of the question [of the diaconate of women], for the reader who wants to delve into more than surface opinions.” —\u003cb\u003eCarolyn Osiek, RSCJ, co-author, \u003ci\u003eOrdained Women in the Early Church\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"x_elementToProof\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(40, 58, 113);\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"x_elementToProof\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(40, 58, 113);\"\u003e“Phyllis Zagano has made a unique contribution to the debate on women deacons. This book comes at a pivotal moment, during the application and continuation of the Synod on synodality, whose success or failure depends largely on how the Catholic Church resolves the issue of women's roles in ministry.”—\u003cb\u003eMassimo Faggioli, Trinity College Dublin\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"x_elementToProof\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(40, 58, 113);\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"x_elementToProof\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(40, 58, 113);\"\u003e“A must read for anyone interested in the dynamics of ecclesial discernment, decision-making, and the still to be determined future of the female diaconate.”—\u003cb\u003eMargaret Eletta Guider, OSF, Boston College \u003c\/b\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"x_elementToProof\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"x_elementToProof\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(40, 58, 113);\"\u003e“In this newest work by the foremost authority on women and the diaconate, Zagano provides a thorough analysis of the questions surrounding the issue and a detailed account of how they have been answered in the past, She shows that the question is not whether there were women deacons in the past, but whether the church now needs the ministry of women deacons. For those who answer that question in the affirmative, Zagano provides hope that this movement of the Spirit will not be stopped.”—\u003cb\u003eSr. Barbara E. Reid, O.P., Ph.D., President Emerita, Catholic Theological Union\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"x_elementToProof\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(40, 58, 113);\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"x_elementToProof\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(40, 58, 113);\"\u003e “We are indebted to Phyllis Zagano for unfailingly keeping before us the question of restoring the permanent ministry of women deacons. This book helpfully lays out the circuitous path over more than half a century toward a truly open and transparent consideration of the question within the Catholic Church.”—\u003cb\u003eCatherine Clifford, STL, PhD, President, Catholic Theological Society of America\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"x_elementToProof\"\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; color: black; layout-grid-mode: both;\"\u003eThe question of women in the ordained diaconate arose in the early 1970s at a Synod of Bishops. It was subsequently considered by three iterations of the International Theological Commission and two pontifical commissions. The Synodality took up the question and asked for a review of the research. As a result of October 2024 Synod discussion, the fact that the question is still open for resolution is now part of the Magisterium.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"x_elementToProof\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePhyllis Zagano\u003c\/strong\u003e is the author or editor of 27 books in religious studies and hundreds of articles and reviews in popular and academic journals. She is recognized as one of the foremost authorities on the diaconate of women, having written five previous books on the topic. In 2016, Pope Francis appointed her to the initial Pontifical Commission for the Study of the Diaconate of Women. She holds a research appointment at Hofstra University, Hempstead, NY.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"x_elementToProof\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"x_elementToProof\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"x_elementToProof\"\u003eCover design: Ponie Sheehan\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"x_elementToProof\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"x_elementToProof\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cu\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 26.0pt; line-height: 115%;\"\u003eAlso Of Interest\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/u\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 26.0pt; line-height: 115%;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca 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Prayer is not primarily about \u003ci\u003ecentering\u003c\/i\u003e; it is profoundly about \u003ci\u003eentering.\u003c\/i\u003e This understanding of prayer highlights participation in an existing and eternal ‘rhythm’ of communion with God, others, and creation.”—\u003cb\u003eFr. John Chryssavgis, executive director, Huffington Ecumenical Institute at Holy Cross School of Theology\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"x_elementToProof\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(16, 76, 42);\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"x_elementToProof\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(16, 76, 42);\"\u003e“Enter into a conversation as spiritual as it is concrete, about what Jesus taught us to pray and hoped we’d become as we prayed. Tim Clayton creates space to stretch into new postures of understanding—and practice.”\u003cb\u003e—Kelley Nikondeha, author, \u003ci\u003eJubilee Economics\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe First Advent in Palestine\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"x_elementToProof\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(16, 76, 42);\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"x_elementToProof\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(16, 76, 42);\"\u003e“A work of both sincere devotion and careful theology, \u003ci\u003eThe Lord’s Prayer is Manifesto \u003c\/i\u003eshows how the act of prayer and the work of justice are inseparably woven together in Christian life and faith. 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But what if we've missed something hiding in plain sight?\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"x_elementToProof\"\u003e\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"x_elementToProof\"\u003eFor everyone who has ever sensed that the Prayer Jesus taught forms the heart of Jesus's teachings, cohering faith and justice, Clayton shows the sacred revolution we can pray, and live, and take with us to the streets.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"x_elementToProof\" aria-hidden=\"true\"\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"x_elementToProof\"\u003e\n\u003cb data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\"\u003eTim Clayton\u003c\/b\u003e and his wife once dropped everything, moved to Maine, and began an ecumenical community around the nexus of Christian faith, ecology, and the poor. 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This is no abstract appeal, but a concrete welcome into the world-remaking practices already being lived by attentive communities.” –\u003cstrong\u003eAmanda W. Daloisio, co-managing editor, The Catholic Worker\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHow can our meals reroot us in the soils of creation? How can our foodways uproot and replace the desecrating system of factory farming? 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