{"title":"Spring 2022","description":"Spring 2022 Books","products":[{"product_id":"leveling-the-praying-field-can-the-church-we-love-love-us-back","title":"Leveling The Praying Field: Can the Church We Love, Love Us Back?","description":"\u003ch3 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #23612f;\"\u003eCatholic Media Association Award Winner\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #41658e;\"\u003e“Ansel Augustine’s book is a love letter that contains some hard truths. But he offers it with the same hope that has sustained Black Catholics through our journey in and with this Church.  . . We trust that God can open the eyes of our fellow believers so that one day they will recognize the Real Presence of Christ in Black and Brown bodies.”—\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eFrom the Foreword by Bryan N. Massingale\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #41658e;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e \u003c\/em\u003e“When we read this book, we are called to reflect on our true, radically centered identity as children of God, and therefore not to be misshaped or deformed by the world’s efforts to devalue or deny us our full humanity and freedom.”—\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eFrom the Afterword by Bishop Fernand J. Cheri III, OFM\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \"\u003cspan style=\"color: #41658e;\"\u003eThank God for authors like Ansel who with grace, courage, and authentic witness continues to bring light to issues of race and inequality in the church. His prophetic love letter will light a fire in you, challenge you, enlighten you, and change you. Leveling the Praying Field invites us to look inward and to “pray with our feet.” --\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eChristina Lamas\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eExecutive Director of the National Federation for Catholic Youth Ministry\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eIn\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eLeveling the Praying Field\u003c\/i\u003e, Ansel Augustine offers a personal and historical perspective on issues of race and inequality in the church as he considers the challenges posed by the rise of Millennials, Gen Z, and future generations. A recent study on diversity in the Catholic Church revealed that 72 percent of Gen Z, which is majority non-white, consider racial equality to be one of the most important issues today. And yet the church has been slow to respond. This tells us that “ministry as usual” from a Eurocentric perspective will not work.\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-redactor-span=\"true\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e In response, Augustine provides insights as to how the church can respond to racial injustice not only in our changing society, but more importantly, how the church can stay relevant and real for this justice-hungry generation.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAnsel Augustine, DMin,\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eis a ministry consultant in his hometown of New Orleans, LA. He is the former Director of the Office of Black Catholic Ministries and Associate Director\/Coordinator of Black Youth \u0026amp; Young Adult Ministry for the CYO Youth \u0026amp; Young Adult Ministry Office of the Archdiocese of New Orleans. He earned his DMin from the Graduate Theological Foundation. Dr. Augustine is a highly sought after speaker and has given keynotes and workshops around the country.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #2b00ff; text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cimg data-mce-fragment=\"1\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/filigree-divider_18_lg_480x480.gif?v=1648062511\" alt=\"\" style=\"display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\" width=\"428\" height=\"82\" data-mce-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/filigree-divider_18_lg_480x480.gif?v=1648062511\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003ca title=\"toc\" href=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/Augustine_Leveling_the_Praying_Field_TOC.pdf?v=1648491027\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #2b00ff; text-decoration: underline;\"\u003eClick Here For The Table Of Contents\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003ca title=\"intro\" href=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/Augustine_Leveling_the_Praying_Field_Intro.pdf?v=1648491043\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #2b00ff; text-decoration: underline;\"\u003eClick Here For The Book Introduction\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #2b00ff; text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch2 data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #000000;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eRelated Materials\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.bronxnet.org\/watch\/videos\/15484\/\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/Episode_Jul_26_2022_Public_Health_America_Dr._Ansel_Augustine_On_this_episode_of_Public_Health_America_Dr._Latimer_speaks_to_Dr._Ansel_Augustine_Director_of_the_Office_of_Black_Cathol_127ef357-358e-4c45-814b-0e245c032424_480x480.png?v=1661197143\" width=\"417\" height=\"238\" style=\"float: none;\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e  \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.blackcatholicmessenger.com\/leveling-the-praying-field-review\/\"\u003e\u003cimg style=\"float: none;\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/Review_Powerful_new_book_explores_Catholic_racism_from_a_Black_perspective_By_Alessandra_Harris_-_March_25_2022_Leveling_The_Praying_Field_Can_the_Church_We_Love_Love_Us_Back_By_Ansel_480x480.png?v=1660156076\" width=\"418\" height=\"239\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e    \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PREACH504\"\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/Copy_of_Follow_the_Author_3_480x480.png?v=1661971260\" width=\"223\" height=\"127\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e  \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/preach504\/\"\u003e\u003cimg data-mce-fragment=\"1\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/Copy_of_Copy_of_Follow_the_Author_480x480.png?v=1661971731\" width=\"223\" height=\"127\" data-mce-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/Copy_of_Copy_of_Follow_the_Author_480x480.png?v=1661971731\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Orbis Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41044147667139,"sku":"978-1-62698-450-9","price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/Ansel_Augustine-Leveling-Praying-Field-9781626984509.jpg?v=1747248963"},{"product_id":"new-trends-in-mission","title":"New Trends in Mission","description":"\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #376ab1;\"\u003e“[H]ow do we bring the gospel of \u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eFratelli Tutti\u003c\/em\u003e and how Jesus embraces every human being [to] our generation, which is so fearful, so suspicious, so self-defensive, and yet so lonely? . . . [P]art of our evangelizing mission is for the Church to really walk with the poor, showing them our closeness, our empathy, our genuine words of justice and charity . . . . And I include here the Gospel of reconciliation and forgiveness . . . so that the cycle of violence, the cycle of division would be stopped—but not by ignoring the past [but by] refusing to be bearers of a hatred that might dehumanize other people.”\u003cstrong\u003e–from the Inaugural Address of His Eminence Luis Antonio Cardinal Tagle\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #376ab1;\"\u003e“This “mission encyclopedia” deserves to be on the shelves of every theological library, seminary, and convent, as well as in the bibliography of all courses of ecclesiology and mission.  Friends, consider obtaining an individual copy for your personal use and enrichment—truly a wise investment!  We extend our sincere gratitude to everyone who had a hand in bringing this project to fruition!  In the words addressed to Saint Augustine, I say: “\u003cem\u003eTolle, lege.\u003c\/em\u003e”  Take and read!  You will be richly rewarded; your missionary spirit will be strengthened.  Indeed, “\u003cem\u003eTolle, lege\u003c\/em\u003e”!” – \u003cstrong\u003eJames H. Kroeger, MM\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #376ab1;\"\u003eSEDOS has published yet another useful reference book on present-day missiology, which marks the significant sign posts of mission work in the years to come. Its authors look into the emerging future with a sense of optimism and hope. They do not surrender to apocalyptic cries about the end of the world, although the symposium and the book’s publication happened during the COVID pandemic. Change is inevitable and the ways of doing mission have to change for the better even if the world changes for the worse (p. 153), so it is also with the spirit and content of this book. With a spirit of courage and openness towards the emerging challenges, this book is an invitation to deeply reflect on the incarnational presence of God working in people’s lives and histories, their struggles and sufferings, and to actively participate in His continuing mission of salvation towards the future.\"-\u003cstrong\u003e Simon Boiser, SVD, Steyler Missionswissenschaftliches Institut\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eDrawn from the 2021 Mission Symposium of \u003cstrong\u003eSEDOS\u003c\/strong\u003e (Service of Documentation and Studies on Global Mission) in Rome, \u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eNew Trends in Mission: The Emerging Future \u003c\/em\u003eoffers a comprehensive overview of new trends in Catholic mission. Scholars from across the globe explore key issues including the role of missionary religious institutes; the missionary vision of Pope Francis; mission with migrants and refugees; proclamation; secularization; interfaith dialogue; interculturality; laity in mission; and many more.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ePeter Baekelmans, CICM,\u003c\/strong\u003e is a Belgian Catholic theologian and member of the Congregation of the Immaculate Heart of Mary. He was a missionary in Japan for twenty years, and he holds an MA in comparative religions, an MA in Buddhist studies, and a PhD in theology of religions. He is director of SEDOS in Rome, Italy, and guest professor at the Faculty of Theology and Religious Sciences of Catholic University of Louvain.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eMarie-Hélène Robert, OLA,\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eis a missiologist, full professor of dogmatic theology at the Faculty of Theology of Lyon Catholic University, and a member of the Sciences and Humanities Confluence Research Center. She has published numerous books and articles, and presents papers at various national and international conferences. She is a sister of the Missionary Institute of Our Lady of the Apostles.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e                                         \u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/filigree-divider_18_lg_480x480.gif?v=1648062511\" alt=\"\" style=\"display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/filigree-divider_18_lg_480x480.gif?v=1648062511\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #2b00ff; text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/Baekelmans_New_Trends_in_Mission_TOC.pdf?v=1648225938\" title=\"Table of Contents\" style=\"color: #2b00ff; text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eClick Here for The Table of Contents\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #2b00ff; text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #2b00ff; text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/Baekelmans_New_Trends_in_Mission_Intro.pdf?v=1648225938\" title=\"Introduction\" style=\"color: #2b00ff; text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eClick Here for The Book Introduction\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #2b00ff;\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Orbis Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41044173029571,"sku":"978-1-62698-451-6","price":60.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/products\/9781626984516.jpg?v=1747248963"},{"product_id":"conscience-and-catholic-education-theology-administration-and-teaching","title":"Conscience and Catholic Education: Theology, Administration, and Teaching","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #5790d1;\"\u003e “Catholic education is changing rapidly and facing many complex pressures. Now is the perfect time for a sustained and thoughtful analysis of the place of conscience at the personal and institutional levels. The authors in this collection engage the tradition and advance it. A must-read for Catholic educators.” \u003cstrong\u003e—Emily Reimer-Barry, University of San Diego\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #5790d1;\"\u003e “First, every Catholic school administrator and diocesan education office needs a copy of this book. Then, across the country, we need to sit down and discuss each chapter together one-by-one over the course of many months, so that the wisdom and insight of each of the authors in this volume takes root in the daily discernment we are called to exercise as educational leaders.” \u003cstrong\u003e—Ann M. Garrido, author, \u003cem\u003eRedeeming Administration\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eRedeeming Conflict\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e Pope Francis's contextual theology of conscience is the guiding star for this project, which aims to be both theologically substantive and practically useful for teachers, professors, and administrators. Contributors include college professors, K-12 teachers, and school administrators, on topics such as: conscience and academic freedom, conscience formation and neuroscience, transgender students in Catholic schools, and cultivation of an ecologically sensitive conscience.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eKevin C. Baxter\u003c\/strong\u003e is director of the Mary Ann Remick Leadership Program at the University of Notre Dame. Prior to his current role, he served as chief innovation officer for the National Catholic Educational Association and was superintendent of Catholic schools for the Archdiocese of Los Angeles. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eDavid E. DeCosse\u003c\/strong\u003e is director of religious and Catholic ethics at the Markkula Center for Applied Ethics at Santa Clara University, where he is also adjunct associate professor of religious studies. He is author of \u003cem\u003eCreated Freedom Under the Sign of the Cross: A Catholic Public Theology for the United States \u003c\/em\u003e(Cascade 2022) and a contributing writer at \u003cem\u003eNational Catholic Reporter\u003c\/em\u003e, and he is on Twitter @daviddecosse.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #2b00ff;\"\u003e\u003cimg style=\"display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/filigree-divider_18_lg_480x480.gif?v=1648062511\" alt=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/Baxer_DeCosse_Conscience_Catholic_Educ_TOC.pdf?v=1648488906\" title=\"toc\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #2b00ff;\"\u003eClick Here For The Table Of Contents\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/Baxer_DeCosse_Conscience_Catholic_Educ_Intro.pdf?v=1648488888\" title=\"intro\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #2b00ff;\"\u003eClick Here For the Book Introduction\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Orbis Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41056351748291,"sku":"978-1-62698-452-3","price":41.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/products\/9781626984523.jpg?v=1747248965"},{"product_id":"the-mystics-who-came-to-dinner","title":"The Mystics Who Came to Dinner","description":"\u003ch3 data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"color: #1d5331;\"\u003eCatholic Media Association Award Winner\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #1d7fac;\"\u003e“I have often wondered what it would be like to share a meal with some of my favorite spiritual teachers from the past. Carmel Bendon has beautifully imagined such an evening, and her depiction of great mystics truly brings these figures to life. I laughed, I smiled, and I shed a tear or two of joy as I read this whimsical yet inspiring story.”—\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #1d7fac;\"\u003eCarl McColman, author, \u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe Big Book of Christian Mysticism\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #1d98ac;\"\u003e“Carmel Bendon invites us into the intimate company of six intriguing medieval mystics and leaves us as nourished and vivified by their wisdom as the mystics are by their gracious dinner party host. Both old friends of the mystics and those new to the mystical tradition will be captivated by this delightfully creative and profoundly insightful book.”—\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eMichelle Jones, editor, \u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eRuth Burrows: Essential Writings \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #1d98ac;\"\u003e\"The six medieval mystics who engage in conversation at this imaginary dinner impart timeless wisdom and much-needed hope to our discordant world. Enjoy the feast!\"—\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eVeronica Mary Rolf, author, \u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eJulian's Gospel: Illuminating the Life \u0026amp; Revelations of Julian of Norwich\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #1d98ac;\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e“A recipe of solace, contemplation and inspiration for our busy, jaded times. Carmel Bendon’s mediaeval diners share their insights and gifts not only with one another but with us, her readers, who are the true guests at her bountiful table.”—\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eMichele Seminara\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e, Managing Editor, \u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eVerityLa.com\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe Mystics Who Came to Dinner\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003ebrings Saint Francis of Assisi, Saint Hildegard of Bingen, and the English mystics Julian of Norwich, The Cloud of Unknowing author, Richard Rolle, and Margery Kempe together for dinner and lively conversation in a modern home setting. The strange and sometimes alienating aspects of the medieval world are removed so that the mystics’ experiences and insights, and their resulting spiritual writings, are given fresh appeal and relevance to the lives of a twenty-first century reader.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe Mystics Who Came to Dinner\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eoffers a new “take” on the medieval mystics and their insights, filling a significant gap in the current range of books on the topic by providing an accurate and accessible account of the mystics that not only speaks to the spirit but also delivers their messages both authentically and accessibly in these difficult times.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eCarmel Bendon\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eis a writer and presenter on “all things medieval” to academic and general audiences. She has a PhD in Medieval Literature and has lectured in English Literature, Medieval Studies, and Spirituality. She is the author of\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eMysticism and Space\u003c\/i\u003e. Her other academic publications include chapters and articles on St. Augustine, Julian of Norwich, and Hildegard of Bingen. Her works of fiction include the novel,\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eGrasping at Water\u003c\/i\u003e. 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He summarizes his key contributions to theology as he reflects on his long journey as theologian. Boff again demonstrates his talent as teacher, and the incisive originality of thought that has earned him the respect of theologians across the world.\"\u003cstrong\u003e--\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eOrlando O. Espín, professor emeritus \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eof Theology and Religious Studies, University of San Diego\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #1978ae;\"\u003e\"For a lifetime of dedication and purpose, Leonardo Boff has gifted his community and the world with courageous insight and substance, applying the liberating teachings of Jesus the prophet to current issues of justice, injustice, hope, and promise. Here, in a sort of Last Testament, he looks back on his work with wisdom and grace--and forward to what Mother Earth is demanding of us today: A dedication to her plight and peril, an affirmation of the feminine, a call of deep ecumenism where East, West, and Indigenous spiritualties link hearts and hands. His invitation is powerful--are we listening?\"\u003cstrong\u003e--\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eMatthew Fox, author, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eA Spirituality Named Compassion\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #1978ae;\"\u003e“He makes his readers think, ask questions and seek truthful answers that will enable them to face life’s challenges and live their Catholic faith with passion today.” - \u003cstrong\u003ePeter B. Lobo, OP, Dominican Ashram\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003eLeonardo Boff, a Brazilian theologian and public intellectual, was one of the foundational voices of Latin American liberation theology. Since those early years he went on to enlarge his perspective by integrating an option for the poor with an “option for the earth,” as well as drawing on insights from world religions, indigenous spirituality, the new cosmology, and feminist thought. In this book, written from the perspective of his 80\u003csup data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eth\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ebirthday, he overviews the principles themes of his work beginning with the role of dreams—the capacity to imagine alternatives—before returning to reflection on God, Jesus, the Holy Spirit, the Church, ecotheology, a “universal ethic for the common good,” and spirituality.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eLeonardo Boff\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eis the author of 25 Orbis titles, from\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eJesus Christ Liberator, Ecclesiogenesis, Cry of the Earth, Cry of the Poor,\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003eto his more recent titles,\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eChristianity in a Nutshell, Come Holy Spirit,\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003eand\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe Following of Jesus.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003cimg data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"display: block; 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Mistakenly, we think we know enough of its message: “vanity of vanities, all is vanity.” But if we stop there, we have much to lose. In his skillful exploration of the realities of life as perceived by Qoheleth, Michael Casey offers us a compass for new perspectives on our own life experiences. Following the pathways he forges, we discover a wisdom that enables us to fully live—and love—each day of our earthly life in all its “mixity”. It is a wisdom that will enrich our lives.\"\u003cem\u003e--\u003cstrong\u003eSister Anne Elizabeth Sweet, OCSO\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #4a67c1;\"\u003e“What a wise and experienced travelling companion we have in Michael Casey on a journey through Ecclesiastes! Here he offers ‘pathways’ to explore the rugged and sometimes bewildering terrain of the text and of our inner lives. Among many tips for the trek, Casey encourages us to slow down, be fully present to the moment, be content where you are in all its ‘mixity;’ and to trust in God’s providence—that it is leading you to an abundant life.”—\u003cstrong\u003eKate Olson, former correspondent for “Religion \u0026amp; Ethics Newsweekly”\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #4a67c1;\"\u003e\"To Love This Earthly Life, leads us through Ecclesiastes (Qoheleth). The title may seem strange because of the many negative viewpoints that dot the book. But in fact, however, Ecclesiastes is a positive book that asks its readers to make the most of life: “because it is the only one you will ever have; don’t waste your energies on what does not matter....be mindful of the present moment and its potential” (p. xx). “Carpe diem...Make haste to seize the day and pick the fruit now because tomorrow is uncertain” (p. 128). We need to be present to the present while it is still present. To live fully each moment with undivided attention and mindfulness is the challenge; tomorrow may never come because everything is fleeting. Casey in six short chapters of this book steers us along the pathway he traces for us in lectio divina to negotiate the turns and twists in the text of Ecclesiastes and in our lives, so as to seize the blessings of the present moment (Chap. 7) and make the most of our lives. \"\u003cstrong\u003e-- Peter B. Lobo, OP., Dominican Ashram\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eTo Love this Earthly Life, \u003c\/em\u003ereflections on the book of Ecclesiastes, is the latest work by Trappist monk Michael Casey, whose biblical studies bridge the divide between scholarly analysis and prayerful reflection. The title may surprise readers, who regard the author Qoheleth as a gloomy fellow. But as Fr. Casey notes, “His central point is, quite simply: Make the most of your life as it is, because it is the only one you will ever have. . . . If we cannot love the reality we see, any love we profess toward what is unseen must be considered delusional. . . . So, let’s get on with it.” Examining such themes as vanity, God, wisdom, time, and \u003cem\u003ecarpe diem, \u003c\/em\u003eFr. Casey shows how they all build to a constant message of hope by living in the present.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eMichael Casey, OCSO,\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ehas been a Cistercian monk of Tarrawarra Abbey, Australia, since 1960. After ordination he received degrees in Scripture from Katholieke Universiteit te Leuven and completed his doctorate with Melbourne College of Divinity in 1980. Since then he has conducted formation programs, retreats and workshops in every continent, except Antarctica. His writings have been published in twelve languages.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cimg style=\"display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/filigree-divider_18_lg_480x480.gif?v=1648062511\" alt=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #2b00ff;\"\u003e\u003ca title=\"Table of Contents\" href=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/Casey_To_Love_This_Earthly_Life_TOC.pdf?v=1648229365\" style=\"color: #2b00ff; text-decoration: underline;\"\u003eClick Here For The Table Of Contents\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #2b00ff;\"\u003e\u003ca title=\"Introduction\" href=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/Casey_To_Love_This_Earthly_Life_Intro.pdf?v=1648229353\" style=\"color: #2b00ff; text-decoration: underline;\"\u003eClick Here For The Book Introduction\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #2b00ff;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e Related Materials\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.spiritualityandpractice.com\/book-reviews\/view\/29240\/to-love-this-earthly-life\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/To_Love_This_Earthly_Life_Pathways_through_Ecclesiastes_By_Michael_Casey_Orbis_Books_0622_ISBN_9781626984561_24.00_Paperback_Book_Review_by_Jon_M._Sweeney_480x480.png?v=1660145569\" alt=\"\" style=\"float: none;\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Orbis Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41056461521091,"sku":"978-1-62698-456-1","price":24.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/products\/9781626984561.jpg?v=1747248967"},{"product_id":"awakenings-prophetic-reflections","title":"Awakenings: Prophetic Reflections","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #2378d4;\"\u003e\"Sr. Joan Chittister embodies the triumph of hope over discouragement. A brave act of witness by a modern Doctor of the Church, this eloquent record of a long and faithful life is more needed now than ever.\"--\u003cstrong\u003eJames Carroll, author, The Truth at the Heart of the Lie\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #2378d4;\"\u003e\"Awakenings is a story of integration, that of a prophetic woman ever seeking liberating justice for her church and her world, animated by the empowering wisdom of the Benedictine monastic tradition. This book interweaves three musical chords--the presence of God, the call to spiritual insight, and the rejection of sexism--that have sustained Joan through her long and inspiring life. No doubt, they will also sustain and empower all who draw on this rich legacy.\"--\u003cstrong\u003eDiarmuid O'Murchu, author, Doing Theology in an Evolutionary Way \"Like Hildegard of Bingen\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #2378d4;\"\u003eJoan Chittister dissents by 'daring to be herself.' Her 'awakenings' depict a devoted advocate for the Divine Feminine, who urges us to move beyond compliance and conformity, listening to the voice of God within us, awake to everything and everyone around us, to forge our own nonviolent spiritual paths transforming the fruits of our contemplation into hospitable action.\"--\u003cstrong\u003ePatrick Henry, professor emeritus Whitman College\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #2378d4;\"\u003e \"To Love This Earthly Life, leads us through Ecclesiastes (Qoheleth). The title may seem strange because of the many negative viewpoints that dot the book. But in fact, however, Ecclesiastes is a positive book that asks its readers to make the most of life: “because it is the only one you will ever have; don’t waste your energies on what does not matter....be mindful of the present moment and its potential” (p. xx). “Carpe diem...Make haste to seize the day and pick the fruit now because tomorrow is uncertain” (p. 128). We need to be present to the present while it is still present. To live fully each moment with undivided attention and mindfulness is the challenge; tomorrow may never come because everything is fleeting. Casey in six short chapters of this book steers us along the pathway he traces for us in lectio divina to negotiate the turns and twists in the text of Ecclesiastes and in our lives, so as to seize the blessings of the present moment (Chap. 7) and make the most of our lives.\u003cstrong\u003e \"-- Peter B. Lobo, OP., Dominican Ashram\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eJoan Chittister is one of the most popular and influential spiritual writers today. Apart from her scores of bestselling books and articles, she has contributed essays to dozens of other books. Collected here are two dozen of her best and most representative pieces, covering three essential themes: Women in the Church, Seeds of a New Spirituality, and the Monastic Vision. Together they provide a guide to her essential, and prophetic, wisdom.                                                                                           \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMary Lou Kownacki\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eis a Benedictine nun in Erie, PA (Chittister’s community). She is the former executive director of the Alliance for International Monasticism, USA. In 2006 she was honored by Pax Christi USA as their Pope Paul VI Teacher of Peace.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMary Hembrow Snyder\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan data-redactor-span=\"true\" class=\"apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eis professor emerita of Catholic Theology \u0026amp; Religious Studies who taught at Mercyhurst University for over three decades. She edited\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eSpiritual Questions for the Twenty-First Century: Essays in Honor of Joan D. Chittister\u003c\/i\u003e and co-edited\u003cspan data-redactor-span=\"true\" class=\"apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eJoan Chittister: Essential Writings\u003c\/i\u003e with Mary Lou Kownacki, OSB. Dr. Snyder is also Erie Benedictine Oblate.\u003cspan data-redactor-span=\"true\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #2b00ff; text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/filigree-divider_18_lg_480x480.gif?v=1648062511\" style=\"display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003ca title=\"toc\" href=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/Chittister_Awakenings_TOC.pdf?v=1648490591\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #2b00ff; text-decoration: underline;\"\u003eClick Here For The Table Of Contents\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003ca title=\"chapter 1\" href=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/Chittister_Awakenings_Chapter.pdf?v=1648490602\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #2b00ff; text-decoration: underline;\"\u003eClick Here For Chapter 1\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #2b00ff; text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch2 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eRelated Materials\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.spiritualityandpractice.com\/book-reviews\/view\/29206\/awakenings\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/Add_a_subheading_f4e73ecc-f56c-4cb0-8a65-60f320e5bc18_480x480.png?v=1660070361\" alt=\"\" style=\"float: none;\" width=\"268\" height=\"153\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e    \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JoanDChittister\"\u003e\u003cimg height=\"153\" width=\"268\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/FollowtheAuthor_480x480.png?v=1664462152\" alt=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.spiritualityandpractice.com\/books\/features\/view\/28996\/the-best-spiritual-books-of-2022\"\u003e\u003cimg height=\"153\" width=\"268\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/ISBN-13978-1608339921_5_480x480.png?v=1676994323\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e   \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.wliw.org\/programs\/wisdom-keepers-healing-a-divided-people\/joan-chittister-seeking-the-spiritual-life-vkniau\/\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/Wisdom_Keepers_Healing_a_Divided_People_Joan_Chittister_-_Seeking_the_Spiritual_Life.png?v=1752761910\" alt=\"\" width=\"266\" height=\"152\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Orbis Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41056477642947,"sku":"978-1-62698-464-6","price":26.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/products\/9781626984646.jpg?v=1747248969"},{"product_id":"a-new-heaven-death-human-destiny-and-the-kingdom-of-god","title":"A New Heaven: Death, Human Destiny, and the Kingdom of God","description":"\u003ch3 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #ff2a00;\"\u003eNautilus Award Winner\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #ff2a00;\"\u003eCatholic Media Association Award Winner\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e“A book, with the legendary Harvey Cox wisdom on full display, eloquently written to change the way people think and believe, live and die.” —\u003cstrong\u003eJames Carroll, author,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Truth at the Heart of the Lie\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHarvey Cox is one of America’s great public theologians of the past fifty years. In many bestselling books he has written on matters of religion and faith for a popular audience, including on secularism and belief, world religions, Jewish-Christian dialogue, liberation theology, Pentecostalism, Jesus, and biblical interpretation. In his new book he explores the question that underlies all religion: what is the point of life that ends in death? What are the different ways we think about the afterlife? What are we actually talking about when we talk about heaven?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eInterestingly, this is not a subject of great preoccupation in the Gospels. Jesus was concerned primarily with the Kingdom of God—about conforming the present world to the values and principles of God’s love and justice. How this has gravitated toward concern with “life after death” is one of the topics covered here. Cox draws on personal stories, including his youthful work as an assistant his uncle, an undertaker, and approaches to death in other cultures and religions; and his own reflections on mortality. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eHarvey Cox (\u003c\/b\u003eb. 1929), is an ordained minister in the American Baptist Church. He served for many years as Hollis Professor of Divinity at Harvard Divinity School until his retirement in 2009. Beginning with his bestselling\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe Secular City\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e(1965), he has written over a dozen books, most recently,\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eHow to Read the Bible\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e(Harper, 2015), and\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe Market as God\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e(Harvard, 2016). In 2016 we published\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eA Harvey Cox Reader. \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ciframe width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/xLR5MWpoEZQ\" title=\"YouTube video player\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cimg style=\"display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/filigree-divider_18_lg_480x480.gif?v=1648062511\" width=\"438\" height=\"84\"\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/Cox_A_New_Heaven_TOC.pdf?v=1648227179\" title=\"Table of Contents\"\u003eClick Here For The Table Of Contents\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/Cox_A_New_Heaven_Intro.pdf?v=1648227191\" title=\"Introduction\"\u003eClick Here For The Introduction\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Orbis Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41057029619907,"sku":"978-1-6298-458-5","price":28.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/9781626984585.jpg?v=1747248970"},{"product_id":"on-pilgrimage-the-seventies","title":"On Pilgrimage: The Seventies","description":"\u003ch3 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"color: #ff2a00;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"color: #ff2a00;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #ff2a00;\"\u003eCatholic Media Association Award Winner\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #ff2a00;\"\u003eNautilus Award Winner\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eHere is a selection of Dorothy Day’s “On Pilgrimage” columns published in The Catholic Worker newspaper during the last decade of her life. Highlights are reports from her travels around the world, including Tanzania and the Soviet Union; arrest with the farmworkers at age 75; a standoff with the IRS over refusal to pay federal income tax; the end of the Vietnam War; speaking at the Eucharistic Congress; opening a new house of hospitality for homeless women; and the slow, inexorable journey toward the culmination of her “pilgrimage” in 1980. After the tumult of the 1960s, Dorothy welcomed in the 70s with  the signs of constructive work, pointing to an alternative society. These writings are a  moving testament to a life among the poor, her work as a prophetic peacemaker, her model as a new kind of saint for our times.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDorothy Day\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e(1897-1980), founder of the Catholic Worker movement, was singled out by Pope Francis in his address to Congress, as one of four “great Americans” who offer us a new way of seeing and interpreting reality. Her cause for canonization is in process. Her Orbis titles include\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eDorothy Day: Selected Writings, Loaves and Fishes, From Union Square to Rome,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e(with Peter Sicius)\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003ePeter Maurin: Apostle to the World;\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003eand\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eOn Pilgrimage: The Sixties.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRobert Ellsberg, editor:\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eThis is the fifth volume of writings by Dorothy Day he has edited, following her\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eSelected Writings, The Duty of Delight: The Diaries of Dorothy Day; All the Way to Heaven: Selected Letters of Dorothy Day,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003eand\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eOn Pilgrimage: The Sixties.\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003eThis decade covers the five years he spent as part of the Catholic Worker community, including two years as managing editor of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Catholic Worker.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/Copy_of_Catholic_Worker_Movement_Catholic_Worker_Movement.png?v=1763654338\" alt=\"\" style=\"display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\" width=\"464\" height=\"265\"\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cimg height=\"83\" width=\"433\" style=\"display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/filigree-divider_18_lg_480x480.gif?v=1648062511\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003ch1 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRelated Materials\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #2b00ff; text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003ca style=\"color: #2b00ff; text-decoration: underline;\" title=\"toc\" href=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/Day_Ellsberg_On_Pilgrimage_The_Seventies_TOC.pdf?v=1648490844\"\u003eClick Here For The Table Of Contents\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #2b00ff; text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003ca style=\"color: #2b00ff; text-decoration: underline;\" title=\"Intro\" href=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/Day_Ellsberg_On_Pilgrimage_The_Seventies_Intro_Ellsberg.pdf?v=1648490823\"\u003eClick Here For The Book Introduction\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #2b00ff; text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003ca style=\"color: #2b00ff; text-decoration: underline;\" title=\"Chapter 1\" href=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/Day_Ellsberg_On_Pilgrimage_The_Seventies_ch.1_Jan.1970_Day.pdf?v=1648490798\"\u003eClick Here For Chapter 1\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #2b00ff; text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch1 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.americamagazine.org\/arts-culture\/2021\/11\/30\/dorothy-day-catholic-book-club-241927?utm_source=piano\u0026amp;utm_medium=email\u0026amp;utm_campaign=16686\u0026amp;pnespid=7bk_EiFVMKwayPXCuy3kSoPQuRupCMFwLOe4xfNttRpmmIRra684dN8cyv6Ec5756GCZoP9x\"\u003e \u003cimg alt=\"\" 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href=\"https:\/\/www.americamagazine.org\/faith\/2023\/06\/29\/all-saints-robert-ellsberg-245549\"\u003e\u003cimg height=\"163\" width=\"285\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/MonochromeTextureNewspaperInstagramPost_3_480x480.png?v=1689083944\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e  \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.ncronline.org\/vatican\/vatican-news\/pope-dorothy-days-life-shows-evangelizing-power-charity-witness-love\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/PopeDorothyDay_slifeshowsevangelizingpowerofcharity_witness_love_480x480.png?v=1692711529\" alt=\"\" width=\"285\" height=\"163\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e  \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.thetablet.co.uk\/news\/17517\/pope-francis-on-dorothy-day-the-grace-that-flows-from-charity-\"\u003e\u003cimg height=\"163\" width=\"285\" alt=\"\" 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selection of Matthew Fox’s vast treasury of writings that is inspiring a new generation of mystic explorers, justice makers, cosmic thinkers, Earth keepers and environmental activists.” --\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eRobert Holden, author of \u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eHigher Purpose, Holy Shift \u003c\/em\u003eand \u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eFinding Love Everywhere\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #416a98;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #416a98;\"\u003e“Matthew Fox is one of humanity’s tiny band of indispensable universal teachers, and this magnificent comprehensive compendium of his essential teachings - brilliantly introduced and edited by Charles Burack- should be in the backpack of every spiritual seeker . . . . No one writing and teaching today has done so much, so wisely, so groundedly, so passionately, to give to us the sacred foundation and the sacred tools we need to be able to go forward and birth a new world from the ashes of the old. Do not miss this book, and give it to everyone you can think of.”--\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAndrew Harvey\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eauthor, \u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe Hope\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eEngoldenment: A Year with Kabir\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #416a98;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #416a98;\"\u003e\"For me in today's world, the wise and eloquent presence of Matthew Fox is ever again a source of wonder and gratitude.\"--\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eJoanna Macy\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eauthor, \u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eWorld As Lover, World As Self\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #416a98;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #416a98;\"\u003e\"The critical insights, the creative connections, the centrality of Matthew Fox's writings and teaching are second to none for the radical renewal of Christianity. You miss him and you miss the trajectory of the reform of Christianity and our return to the real sources.\"-\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e-Fr. Richard Rohr,O.F.M\u003c\/strong\u003e. \u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eCenter for Action and Contemplation, Albuquerque, New Mexico\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #416a98;\"\u003e“Matthew Fox's work holds an enormous importance in elaborating and sharing a spirituality adequate to our time.  He also does not fail to criticize the type of society in which we live, in which there is no place for spirituality.  And this is urgent if we want to save life on our planet.”--\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eLeonardo Boff\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eauthor, \u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThoughts and Dreams of an Old Theologian\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"color: #416a98;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003ciframe width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/KiT0ngkbERE\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"a-expander-content a-expander-partial-collapse-content a-expander-content-expanded\" aria-expanded=\"true\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e     Matthew Fox is the passionate prophet—and pied piper—of creation-centered spirituality. A radical priest, visionary theologian, and ecumenical mystic, he has been called “the most creative, the most comprehensive, surely the most challenging religious-spiritual teacher in America” (Thomas Berry) as well as “one of the great prophetic voices of our time” (David Korten). Fox has devoted five decades to exploring the creation spirituality traditions in Christianity and other world religions, as well as demonstrating their relevance to the significant challenges of our times. These traditions affirm the inherent sanctity and creativity of the universe and all its inhabitants, and they assert that a central human mission is to cocreate a world of justice and compassion, beauty and peace, love and gratitude.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e     Fox believes that every person is graced with the capacity to be a mystic, an artist, and a prophet, and that all of us are called to actualize our sacred gifts in unique ways—and in doing so to enrich, sanctify, and celebrate life. He has also proposed that the current scientific vision of an evolving, 13.8-billion-year-old universe offers an inspiring, new Creation story that is relevant to our spiritual times.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e     Fox’s books, as well as his countless talks, workshops, conferences, courses, and cosmic masses, have reached a worldwide audience and not only transformed lives and spiritual communities but also challenged church doctrines, dogmas, and practices. His innovative educational programs, which have drawn students with diverse backgrounds and professional callings, are a unique contribution to holistic, interspiritual education. This latest work, which contains selections—gems of insight--from most of his 40+ books, offers fresh perspectives and approaches to the vital issues of our time: spirituality and science, culture and politics, ecology and education, work and the creative arts, gender and sensuality, youth and eldering, evil and activism, healthcare and the media. In many of these writings, Fox brilliantly shows how premodern wisdom can help illuminate and resolve postmodern problems. The book closes with a letter from Fox to young seekers.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e     The editor, Charles Burack, Ph.D., made the selections in consultation with the author and also wrote an illuminating introduction to Fox’s life and work. Burack is an award-winning professor, scholar, poet, and essayist. Author of three books—Leaves of Light, Songs to My Beloved, and D. H. Lawrence’s Language of Sacred Experience--he integrates spirituality, psychology, and the creative arts. He is also a spiritual counselor, career\/creativity coach, and pioneer in interreligious education and is currently working on two books, one on inner guidance, and the other on spiritual healing.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e     \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cimg style=\"float: none;\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/filigree-divider_18_lg_480x480.gif?v=1648062511\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/filigree-divider_18_lg_480x480.gif?v=1648062511\" data-mce-selected=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e \n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eMatthew Fox\u003c\/strong\u003e is a spiritual theologian, an Episcopal priest and an activist for gender justice and eco-justice.  He has written 37 books, including \u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eOriginal Blessing, The Coming of the Cosmic Christ, A Spirituality Named Compassion, The Reinvention of Work, The Hidden Spirituality of Men, Christian Mystics and The Pope’s War. \u003c\/em\u003eHe has contributed much to the rediscovery of Hildegard of Bingen, Meister Eckhart, and Thomas Aquinas as pre-modern mystics and prophets. Fox holds a doctorate in the history and theology of spirituality from the Institut Catholique de Paris. The founder of the University of Creation Spirituality in California, he conducts dozens of workshops each year and is a visiting scholar at the Academy for the Love of Learning.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e \u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eDr. Charles Burack\u003c\/strong\u003e is professor at John F. Kennedy University in Pleasant Hill, CA, teaching interdisciplinary courses in psychology, spirituality, and literature. He also teaches at UC Berkeley, The Chaplaincy Institute, and the Fox Institute.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"ydp9cc06512yiv0533855436ydp209ffeefmsonormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 1.4em;\"\u003e    \u003cimg style=\"float: none; display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/filigree-divider_18_lg_480x480.gif?v=1648062511\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/filigree-divider_18_lg_480x480.gif?v=1648062511\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"ydp9cc06512yiv0533855436ydp209ffeefmsonormal\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline; font-size: 1.4em; color: #2b00ff;\"\u003e\u003ca style=\"color: #2b00ff; text-decoration: underline;\" href=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/Fox_Burack_ed.__Essential_Writings_MSM__TOC.pdf?v=1648489695\" title=\"toc\"\u003eClick Here For The Table Of Contents\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"ydp9cc06512yiv0533855436ydp209ffeefmsonormal\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline; 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Both the process and the content of this book can lead us to a better future.”  \u003cstrong\u003e—Kathleen A. Cahalan, Saint John’s School of Theology and Seminary, author, \u003cem\u003eIntroducing the Practice of Ministry\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #529dc7;\"\u003e “This book is like a well-tuned and multi-layered orchestra voicing the future of the Church and the ministries that will enable it to flourish. We have long needed fresh and deep thinking about the priesthood involving \u003cem\u003eall\u003c\/em\u003e the people of God. 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He is a member of St. Ignatius parish at Boston College.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eRichard Lennan\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eis a priest of the diocese of Maitland-Newcastle (Australia) and is Professor of Systematic Theology and\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eProfessor\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eOrdinarius\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ein the STM, where he chairs the Ecclesiastical Faculty. Richard has a doctorate in theology from the University of Innsbruck in Austria, where his dissertation was on Karl Rahner’s ecclesiology. 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He has published numerous articles and has authored or edited thirteen books.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #2b00ff; text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cimg data-mce-fragment=\"1\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/filigree-divider_18_lg_480x480.gif?v=1648062511\" alt=\"\" style=\"display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\" data-mce-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/filigree-divider_18_lg_480x480.gif?v=1648062511\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003ca title=\"toc\" href=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/Gaillardetz_et_al_Priestly_Ministry_People_of_God_TOC.pdf?v=1648489983\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #2b00ff; text-decoration: underline;\"\u003eClick Here For The Table Of Contents\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003ca title=\"intro\" href=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/Gaillardetz_et_al_Priestly_Ministry_People_of_God_Intro.pdf?v=1648489997\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #2b00ff; text-decoration: underline;\"\u003eClick Here For The Book Introduction\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Orbis Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41057153482947,"sku":"978-1-62698-461-5","price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/9781626984615.jpg?v=1747248973"},{"product_id":"sister-wisdom-women-of-faith-fortitude-and-inspiration","title":"Sister Wisdom: Women of Faith, Fortitude, and Inspiration","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #4167c9;\"\u003e“In short meditations that can be savored day by day, this delightful volume invites readers into the company of a panoply of inspirational women whose lives span from biblical times to the present. Helen LaKelly Hunt, an inspirational woman in her own right, has lovingly gathered here a surprising, diverse, and fascinating community of Wisdom Sisters whose stories and companionship can sustain, illumine, and enliven our own spiritual journeys. Highly recommended!”—\u003cstrong\u003eChristine Firer Hinze, Chair, Department of Theology, Fordham University\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #4167c9;\"\u003e“Helen LaKelly Hunt shares powerful lessons gleaned from the lives and struggles of seventy-nine women of faith. Whether your jam is Anne Lamott, Sojourner Truth, Elaine Pagels, or Hildegard of Bingen, you will find uncommon wisdom in this insightful, prayerful anthology.” —\u003cstrong\u003eChristine Schenk, CSJ, author, \u003cem\u003eC\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003erispina and Her Sisters: Women and Authority in Early Christianity\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e                                                           \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #4167c9;\"\u003e“These powerfully spiritual women from antiquity until today glow in Helen’s account. They suffered but found joy, were enslaved but found freedom, were hated but expressed love. Joy, freedom, love: these hard-won qualities thrive in the communities described here of sisters whose force reveals wisdom in fully spiritual dimensions.”—\u003cstrong\u003eBonnie Wheeler, director of medieval studies, Southern Methodist University, Dallas\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e                                           \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #4167c9;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e“\u003c\/em\u003eSister Wisdom is a guidebook you’ll want to keep with you. I can’t wait to gift it to all my women friends and read it with them.”\u003cem\u003e—\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGloria Feldt, co-founder and president, Take the Lead          \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #4167c9;\"\u003e “More than just a book about women or for women, the stories in Sister Wisdom demonstrate a timeless transnational, transcultural, and transreligious reality and invite readers to recognize this healing, empowering love in their own lives.”—\u003cstrong\u003eDiana Dudoit Raiche, PhD, associate professor of theology, University of Dallas \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eShort meditations on women of faith—including saints, social reformers, and contemporary theologians.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHelen LaKelly Hunt, PhD,\u003c\/strong\u003e has been inducted into the National Women’s Hall of Fame due to her work in women’s philanthropy. She has a doctorate from Union Theological Seminary, NYC. With her husband Harville Hendrix she helped pioneer Imago Relationship Therapy. She is the author of \u003cem\u003eAnd the Spirit Moved Them: The Lost Radical History of America’s First Feminists \u003c\/em\u003eand \u003cem\u003eFaith and Feminism: A Holy Alliance.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/filigree-divider_18_lg_480x480.gif?v=1648062511\" style=\"display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #2b00ff;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/Hunt_Sister_Wisdom_Intro.pdf?v=1648229042\" title=\"Introduction\" style=\"color: #2b00ff; text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eClick Here For The Introduction\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #2b00ff;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #2b00ff;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #2b00ff;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #2b00ff;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #2b00ff;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #2b00ff;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #2b00ff;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #2b00ff;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #2b00ff;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #2b00ff;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/Hunt_Sister_Wisdom_TOC.pdf?v=1648229054\" title=\"TOC\" style=\"color: #2b00ff; text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eClick Here For The Table Of Contents\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #2b00ff;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #2b00ff;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Orbis Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41057182679235,"sku":"978-1-62698-462-2","price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/products\/9781626984622.jpg?v=1747248974"},{"product_id":"my-dear-far-nearness-the-holy-trinity-as-a-spiritual-practice","title":"My Dear Far-Nearness: The Holy Trinity as Spiritual Practice","description":"\u003ch3 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #268138;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eIllumination Award Winner - Theology\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #268138;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cimg style=\"display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/Untitleddesign_996f4ae0-8f3e-42e0-a70e-fae1efcca8a6_480x480.png?v=1692714321\" alt=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #3c749b;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #2a8b17;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e“\u003c\/em\u003eFor Jonas the Trinity is what we might call a divine way of life. Humans made in the image of God likewise are made for this way of life, psychologically, socially, and spiritually.”\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e —\u003cb\u003eS. Mark Heim\u003c\/b\u003e, Samuel Abbot Professor of Christian Theology, Andover Newton Seminary at Yale Divinity School\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #2a8b17;\"\u003e “This integrative approach and practical orientation centered on direct spiritual experience will resonate with all who long to unite with the Infinite.” \u003cem\u003e—\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cb\u003ePhilip Goldberg\u003c\/b\u003e, author of \u003ci\u003eAmerican Veda\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #2a8b17;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e \u003c\/em\u003e“Jonas explores themes that are central to my heart, and so important for contemplative Christians who wonder how to access the Triune Mystery in their spiritual practices.” —\u003cem\u003e\u003cb\u003eRuben Habito\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003eauthor of \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHealing Breath: Zen for Christians and Buddhists in a Wounded World\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #2a8b17;\"\u003e“Artfully shows how we can awaken to the Holy Trinity within ourselves and experience extraordinary holiness in the midst of the ordinary.” \u003cem\u003e—\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cb\u003eRev. Dr. Stephanie Rutt\u003c\/b\u003e, Founding Minister of the Tree of Life Interfaith Temple\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e____________________\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Holy Trinity of Christian theology is either incomprehensible or hopelessly abstract to most people. Why bother with it today? Robert A. Jonas reveals, in this strikingly original work, how opening the mysteries of the Trinity is key to discovering the Divine within and around us. As the poet Rumi said, “Don’t look for me in a human shape. I am inside your looking.” This approach to the Trinity, although faithful to ancient Christian doctrines, is not focused on dogma or belief, exploring instead spiritual practices that transform our awareness of God, each other, and ourselves.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDr. Robert A. Jonas\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eis a spiritual guide, psychotherapist, author, environmental activist, and musician. He is the founder and director of The Empty Bell, a contemplative retreat center and sanctuary for Christian-Buddhist dialogue and practice in Western Massachusetts. He earned a doctorate in education and psychology at Harvard, followed by several years in practice. Jonas then entered Weston Jesuit School of Theology and received a Master of Theological Studies. He is the editor of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eHenri Nouwen: Writings\u003c\/i\u003e, in Orbis’ “Modern Spiritual Masters” series, and\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Essential Henri Nouwen\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e \u003cimg data-mce-fragment=\"1\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/filigree-divider_18_lg_480x480.gif?v=1648062511\" alt=\"\" style=\"display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\" data-mce-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/filigree-divider_18_lg_480x480.gif?v=1648062511\"\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #2b00ff; text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003ca style=\"color: #2b00ff; text-decoration: underline;\" href=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/Jonas_My_Dear_Far-Nearness_Intro.pdf?v=1648226324\" title=\"Introduction\"\u003eClick Here For The Introduction\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #2b00ff; 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And that, perhaps, is what makes this a notch above the usual gathering.\" --\u003cstrong\u003eThe Chicago Tribune\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #247ec7;\"\u003e \"This is the kind of book you can dip into whenever you need a little inspiration; every page has some, so just open it to a random selection and enjoy.\" -- \u003cstrong\u003eSpirituality \u0026amp; Practice\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #247ec7;\"\u003e \"The anthology is refreshingly not pious, and could be a suitable gift for any nonreligious friend who appreciates a good read. The self-identified person of faith will see in these pages the Gospel message.\" --\u003cstrong\u003eCatholic Library World\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #247ec7;\"\u003e \"This book will stay on my shelf for a long while. 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I found the selection made by the editors very apt, inspiring and spiritually uplifting. This book is perhaps one of the best of ”The Way” series so far and I would gladly recommend it to anyone who is searching for writings on the meaning of true love which encompasses the double dimensions of Love of God and Love of Neighbour. These two dimensions of true love are closely interrelated and inseparable, and they serve to authenticate each other.\"\u003cstrong\u003e--Peter B. 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he insists the responsibility is ours, and he doesn’t spare himself, even as someone who has been doing anti-racist work in churches for decades.  r. In this book, he draws on years of practical personal experience to invite white readers of faith into hard truths, historical perspectives, powerful self-reflection and possible ways forward. This approach is an important addition to the genre, especially for white Merton scholars and white Catholics.\" -\u003cstrong\u003eCassidy S. Hall, The Merton Annual 36 (2023)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #1d5fb2;\"\u003e\"For more than twenty years, Alex Mikulich has lived Christian discipleship in a  praxis of active, practical solidarity with African American children, women, and men in opposition to white racist supremacy. Drawing on his experience as a parent, lay minister, theologian, and scholar, and taking inspiration from Thomas Merton’s Seeds of Destruction, Mikulich interrogates disordered historical, social, cultural, and ecclesial contexts that promote and sustain white supremacy. Moreover, in this book, he invites White people of faith to take up concrete practices that counter white supremacy and encourages them to live out and out of a new consciousness and spirituality as members of the Body of Christ in active solidarity with all marginalized peoples.\" \u003cem\u003e --\u003cstrong\u003eShawn Copeland, Professor Emerita of Theology, Boston College\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #1d5fb2;\"\u003e“In this timely and powerful book, Alex Mikulich calls his fellow white Christians to name and dismantle the idolatry of white supremacy that informs so much of our life, thinking, and action in American society and the church. Weaving together personal experiences with wisdom from Black Christian and secular sources, Mikulich is unflinching in his challenge that white people of faith have a responsibility to work for racial justice because, as his fellow white Catholic Thomas Merton presciently declared decades before, racism is a white problem. This book shows how the work of antiracism requires an investment of the whole self, which includes one’s spirituality and faith commitments. Unlearning White Supremacy offers resources and tools to support those white Christians seeking a holistic approach to decolonizing their imaginations and outlook, while deepening their commitment to the work of racial justice in the church and world.”— \u003cstrong\u003eDaniel P. Horan, OFM, Professor of Philosophy, Religious Studies and Theology at Saint Mary’s College in Notre Dame and author of \u003cem\u003eA White Catholic’s Guide to Racism and Privilege\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #1d5fb2;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\"\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eUnlearning White Supremacy\u003c\/span\u003e is what White Christians need right now to deepen our spiritual investment in addressing racism's violence. Mikulich places our fingers in the colonial wounds of white supremacy, and with searing analysis interrogates the white ecosystems and patterns of self-perceived innocence that remain. This richly textured gathering of lament and transformative practices is hard to put down and will be difficult to ignore.\"\u003cstrong\u003e \u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e-Jeannine Hill Fletcher, author, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eThe Sin of White Supremacy\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg style=\"display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\" height=\"93\" width=\"407\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/Untitleddesign_3.webp?v=1724785113\" alt=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eDrawing on the writings of James Baldwin, W. E. B. DuBois, M. Shawn Copeland, and others, the author weaves together historical, theological, ethical, and sociological analysis to understand the origins and evolution of anti-Black white supremacy and to suggest ways in which white Christians in particular can work to overcome it in themselves and in their institutions.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAlex Mikulich\u003c\/b\u003e, a Roman Catholic theologian and social ethicist, devotes his scholarship and activism to addressing white privilege and racism in the Catholic Church and in society. He is co-author of\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe Scandal of White Complicity in U.S. Hyper-Incarceration\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(2013), and he co-edited\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eInterrupting White Privilege: Catholic Theologians Break the Silence\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(Orbis, 2007), which won the 2008 Theological Book of the Year award from the College Theology Society.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/Mikulich_Unlearning_White_Supremacy_TOC.pdf?v=1648222930\" title=\"Table of Contents\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/filigree-divider_18_lg_480x480.gif?v=1648062511\"\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/Mikulich_Unlearning_White_Supremacy_Intro.pdf?v=1648222941\" title=\"Introduction\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003ca title=\"Introduction\" href=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/Mikulich_Unlearning_White_Supremacy_Intro.pdf?v=1648222941\" style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255); text-decoration: underline;\"\u003eClick Here For The Book Introduction\u003c\/a\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003ch3 data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003ca title=\"Table of Contents\" href=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/Mikulich_Unlearning_White_Supremacy_TOC.pdf?v=1648222930\" style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255); text-decoration: underline;\"\u003eClick Here For The Table Of Contents\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch2 data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003eRelated Materials\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.ncronline.org\/news\/earthbeat\/heal-earth-we-must-begin-sowing-seeds-life\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/To_heal_the_Earth_we_must_begin_by_sowing_seeds_of_life_Oct_8_2021_by_Alex_Mikulich_1_480x480.png?v=1663074228\" style=\"float: none;\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e  \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/ignatiansolidarity.net\/blog\/2016\/07\/27\/black-lives-matter-mary-cross\/\"\u003e\u003cimg data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"float: none;\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/RACIAL_JUSTICE_VOICES_FOR_JUSTICE_BLACK_LIVES_MATTER_WEEPING_WITH_MARY_AT_THE_FOOT_OF_THE_CROSS_480x480.png?v=1663074583\" data-mce-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/RACIAL_JUSTICE_VOICES_FOR_JUSTICE_BLACK_LIVES_MATTER_WEEPING_WITH_MARY_AT_THE_FOOT_OF_THE_CROSS_480x480.png?v=1663074583\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e  \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MikulichAlex\"\u003e\u003cimg data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"float: center;\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/Copy_of_Follow_the_Author_3_480x480.png?v=1661971260\" data-mce-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/Copy_of_Follow_the_Author_3_480x480.png?v=1661971260\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e  \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/UnlearningSupremacy\"\u003e\u003cimg data-mce-fragment=\"1\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/Copy_of_Follow_the_Author_2_480x480.png?v=1661971192\" data-mce-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/Copy_of_Follow_the_Author_2_480x480.png?v=1661971192\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"color: #2b00ff;\"\u003e\u003ca style=\"color: #2b00ff;\" title=\"Book Introduction\" href=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/Mikulich_Unlearning_White_Supremacy_Intro.pdf?v=1648222941\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Orbis Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41057256767683,"sku":"978-1-62698-466-0","price":27.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/products\/9781626984660.jpg?v=1747248979"},{"product_id":"opera-omnia-volume-xi-sacred-secularity","title":"Opera Omnia Volume XI: Sacred Secularity","description":"\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe latest volume in the complete works of the internationally renowned philosopher of religion Raimon Panikkar (1918-2010) explores his notion of sacred secularity. In Panikkar’s non-dualistic conception of reality there is no “sacred” or “profane”—in fact, there is nothing that is not sacred, since all of reality is interrelated.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ePanikkar, a pioneer in comparative religion, interreligious dialogue, and intercultural thought, is author of more than 40 books and 600 articles, including his Gifford Lectures of 1989, published in English by Orbis the year before he died (\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe Rhythm of Being\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/filigree-divider_18_lg_480x480.gif?v=1648062511\" style=\"display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #2b00ff; text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/Panikkar_Sacred_Secularity_OO_XI__TOC.pdf?v=1648225726\" title=\"Table of Contects\" style=\"color: #2b00ff; text-decoration: underline;\"\u003eClick Here For The Table of Contents\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #2b00ff; text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/Panikkar_Sacred_Secularity_OO_XI__Intro.pdf?v=1648225737\" title=\"Introduction\" style=\"color: #2b00ff; text-decoration: underline;\"\u003eClick Here For The Book Introduction\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Orbis Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41057281704131,"sku":"978-1-62698-467-7","price":90.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/products\/31-hahXVm1L._SX323_BO1_204_203_200.jpg?v=1747248980"},{"product_id":"the-crucible-of-racism-ignatian-spirituality-and-the-power-of-hope","title":"The Crucible of Racism: Ignatian Spirituality and the Power of Hope","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #287ddc;\"\u003eAn urgent, vivid, accessible—and important—invitation to confront racism using the practical tools of Ignatian spirituality.” —\u003cstrong\u003eJames Martin, SJ, author, Learning to Pray\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #287ddc;\"\u003e\"Patrick Saint-Jean in this powerful book does not settle for moral outrage, but holds out for moral compass. He doesn't shake his fist, but invites us to roll up our sleeves. He doesn't just point something out, he points the way. Therein lies the hope of his message. It is a light we can see by.” —\u003cstrong\u003eGregory J. Boyle, SJ, Founder, Homeboy Industries\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #287ddc;\"\u003e“Patrick Saint-Jean brings his whole self to the essential, Gospel work of antiracism. Through his reflections, we, too, grapple with the need to critically reflect on our own role in the building up or tearing down of the reign of God in our world.” —\u003cstrong\u003eEric A. Clayton, deputy director of communications at the Jesuit Conference of Canada and the United States\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #287ddc;\"\u003e“An important contribution to our understanding of the interaction of religion and racism.” —\u003cstrong\u003eThomas J. Reese, SJ, Former Editor In Chief, America Magazine\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #287ddc;\"\u003e“The voices of civil rights and racial justice, those past and current, and those of Jesuit spirituality and ministry, likewise of legacy and at work today, join Saint-Jean’s own thoughtful testimony in a parlor of discourse that is at once vulnerable, insightful, challenging, and timely.” — \u003cstrong\u003eRev. Daniel S. Hendrickson, SJ, president, Creighton University\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #287ddc;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003ciframe title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/NfVdu7Wd9vQ\" height=\"315\" width=\"560\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eUpon coming to the United States to pursue graduate studies and then to embark on training as a Jesuit, Haitian-born Patrick Saint-Jean discovered something he had not known before: racism. “I learned I am a Black man—and that America, including the Society of Jesus here in this country, is white space where people of color are not welcome. This direct experience of racism became a crucible for me.” In describing this painful journey, which included becoming aware of the ambiguous history of his own Jesuit order, Saint-Jean embarked on a fresh reading of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Spiritual Exercises\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003eof St. Ignatius. The basic principles of Jesuit formation—the “discernment of spirits,” the examination of conscience, the imaginative identification with Jesus in his sufferings, death, and resurrection—became an entry to his own journey of hope and resurrection. These principles and practices, he concludes, hold promise of conversion and healing for a church and a society still caught in the crucible of racism.\u003cspan data-redactor-span=\"true\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePatrick Saint-Jean, SJ,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eis a member of the USA Midwest Jesuit Province. He is currently a regent at Creighton University in Omaha, Nebraska, where he teaches in the Department of Psychology. He did his undergraduate education at the Universite Victor Ségalen de Bordeaux in France and received his graduate degree in psychoanalysis from the Parisian Ecole Lacanienne de Psychanalyse in Paris and his PsyD from the Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico. Before joining the Jesuits, he studied, conducted research, and worked in various countries throughout Europe, as well as the Congo, Brazil, and Haiti. He also earned a Masters of Divinity at Catholic Theological Union in Chicago. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003cimg style=\"display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/filigree-divider_18_lg_480x480.gif?v=1648062511\" alt=\"\"\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\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/Saint-Jean_Crucible_of_Racism_TOC.pdf?v=1648489340\" title=\"toc\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #2b00ff; text-decoration: underline;\"\u003eClick Here For The Table Of Contents\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003ca title=\"chapter 1\" href=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/Saint-Jean_Crucible_of_Racism_Chapter.pdf?v=1648489322\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #2b00ff; text-decoration: underline;\"\u003eClick Here For Chapter 1\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #2b00ff; text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cu\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/uscatholic.org\/articles\/202006\/this-juneteenth-make-racial-reconciliation-a-priority\/\"\u003e\u003cimg height=\"228\" width=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/Add_a_subheading_be8de607-8ca8-418d-a98d-71b40e608dcb_480x480.png?v=1659992209\" style=\"float: none;\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/u\u003e  \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.ncronline.org\/news\/opinion\/black-jesuit-us-racism-crucible\"\u003e\u003cimg height=\"229\" width=\"400\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/For_a_Black_Jesuit_in_the_US_racism_is_a_crucible_Sep_10_2022_by_Patrick_Saint-Jean_480x480.png?v=1664282694\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PatrickSaintJe4\"\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/Copy_of_Follow_the_Author_3_480x480.png?v=1661971260\" width=\"400\" height=\"228\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e  \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/uscatholic.org\/articles\/202210\/the-legend-of-the-flying-africans-shows-hope-for-liberation\/\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/ThelegendoftheflyingAfricansshowshopeforliberationAfolktaleabout75Igbopeoplewhoflewawayfromtheirenslaversoffershopeforthefuture.OURFAITHPATRICKSAINT-JEAN_S.J._480x480.png?v=1665423543\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"228\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e  \u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/Areyoureadyforasynodofpossibility_1_480x480.png?v=1696857864\" alt=\"\" width=\"399\" height=\"228\"\u003e  \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/uscatholic.org\/articles\/202301\/a-reflection-for-the-second-sunday-in-ordinary-time-2\/\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/AreflectionforthesecondSundayinOrdinaryTimePatrickSaint-Jean_S.J.reflectsonthereadingsforJanuary15_480x480.png?v=1673359009\" alt=\"\" width=\"399\" height=\"228\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e  \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cu\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/uscatholic.org\/articles\/202006\/this-juneteenth-make-racial-reconciliation-a-priority\/\"\u003e \u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/u\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #2b00ff; 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Sedmak helps us see how to live out Catholic Social Thought in challenging concrete situations and how to shed light from this tradition on challenges that are genuinely new. An innovative reflection on how to translate principles into action.” \u003cstrong\u003e—David Hollenbach, SJ, Georgetown University\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #4784c7;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003e“A refreshingly profound dive into the Christ-centered spirituality of Catholic Social Tradition, anchored in the deep practice of human dignity. Engaging in its raw concreteness, Sedmak’s imaginative approach to Catholic Social Tradition provides an indispensable guide for translating, enacting, and applying its Gospel-based principles and therapeutic properties to complex and unsettling realities of our times.” \u003cstrong\u003e—Agbonkhianmeghe E. Orobator, SJ, President, Jesuit Conference of Africa and Madagascar\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #4784c7;\"\u003e“Pope Francis’s pontificate drew new attention to Catholic social tradition, thought, and teaching. In light of the testimony offered by modern-day prophets like Oscar Romero and Dorothy Day, Sedmak’s book provides essential and timely clarifications and criteria for the application of CST in the world and in the Church of today, with crucial attention to the pastoral and practical dimensions.” \u003cstrong\u003e—Massimo Faggioli, author, \u003cem\u003eThe Liminal Papacy of Pope Francis\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-cel-widget=\"bookDescription_feature_div\" data-csa-c-id=\"7aos37-s01ta8-4smbds-cc8mdq\" data-feature-name=\"bookDescription\" class=\"celwidget\" id=\"bookDescription_feature_div\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"a-expander-collapsed-height a-row a-expander-container a-spacing-base a-expander-partial-collapse-container\" data-a-expander-collapsed-height=\"140\" data-a-expander-name=\"book_description_expander\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"a-expander-content a-expander-partial-collapse-content\" aria-expanded=\"false\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eProvides a needed emphasis on the fact that CST stems not from arbitrary laws laid down by Church leaders, but rather from moral guidance directly inspired by Scripture, especially the command to love Christ and the neighbor, even if doing so is extremely difficult in real-life situations. Through the use of multiple examples encountered both in parishes and in the secular world (e.g., racism, vegetarianism, taxation), the book gives helpful counsel on being mindful of particularity and contextual concerns.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-cel-widget=\"globalStoreInfoBullets_feature_div\" data-csa-c-id=\"gie5ma-s9wrod-ouq8z5-nmy2tu\" data-feature-name=\"globalStoreInfoBullets\" class=\"celwidget\" id=\"globalStoreInfoBullets_feature_div\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-cel-widget=\"edpIngress_feature_div\" data-csa-c-id=\"hmm6c9-c2webm-w95n0i-q4yy9o\" data-feature-name=\"edpIngress\" class=\"celwidget\" id=\"edpIngress_feature_div\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eClemens Sedmak\u003c\/strong\u003e is professor of social ethics and director of the Nanovic Institute for European Studies at the University of Notre Dame. 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Can it be divorced from Western consumerist values? Is mindfulness contributing to systems of oppression or freeing us from them? In this thought-provoking book, she invites us to be mindful about mindfulness.” -\u003cstrong\u003eDiana Winston, director of mindfulness education, UCLA Mindful Awareness Research Center, and author of \u003cem\u003eThe Little Book of Being \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #4052b6;\"\u003e“At a time when ‘spirituality’ and ‘mindfulness’ have become buzzwords that can seem indistinguishable from the ‘self-help’ and even ‘business’ sections of bookstores, Stearns calls us to something higher and deeper: a robust model of spiritual life that transforms the self and our relationship with God and community. 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Purser, author, \u003cem\u003eMcMindfulness: How Mindfulness Became the New Capitalist Spirituality\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn an attempt to reclaim mindfulness from the commercial and corporate juggernaut it has become and to demonstrate its usefulness in spiritual (including Christian) life, the author incorporates insights from retreats she has attended at top meditation\/mindfulness centers and from interviews with key leaders in the field.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"font-weight: 400;\" data-mce-style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e This is a spiritual manifesto about the perils and promise of the contemporary mindfulness movement, in which Stearns exposes some of the ways in which mindfulness meditation has been coopted in Western culture as a tool for individualism and consumerism, revealing new possibilities as mindfulness tools are interwoven with ethical and spiritual practices. Drawing from stories of her own spiritual journey as a mindfulness teacher, professor, and minister, interviews with mindfulness teachers and practitioners, and critical analysis using gender and race theory, she invites readers into a deeper understanding of mindfulness and its potential for communal liberation.  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGail J. Stearns \u003c\/strong\u003eis a Presbyterian minister, dean of the Wallace All Faiths Chapel, and associate professor of religious studies and peace studies at Chapman University, Orange, CA. A teacher of mindfulness meditation, she is author of several books including \u003cem\u003eOpen Your Eyes: Toward Living More Deeply in the Present\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e \u003cimg data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/filigree-divider_18_lg_480x480.gif?v=1648062511\" data-mce-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/filigree-divider_18_lg_480x480.gif?v=1648062511\"\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #2b00ff; text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003ca style=\"color: #2b00ff; text-decoration: underline;\" title=\"Table of Contents\" href=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/Stearns_Liberating_Mindfulness_TOC.pdf?v=1648225208\"\u003eClick Here For The Table of Contents\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #2b00ff; text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #2b00ff; text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #2b00ff; text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #2b00ff; text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #2b00ff; text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #2b00ff; text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003ca style=\"color: #2b00ff; text-decoration: underline;\" title=\"Introduction\" href=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/Stearns_Liberating_Mindfulness_Intro.pdf?v=1648225220\"\u003eClick Here For The Book Introduction\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"font-weight: 400;\" data-mce-style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 1.4em;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Orbis Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41057361461443,"sku":"978-1-62698-471-4","price":34.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/9781626984714.jpg?v=1747248986"},{"product_id":"true-crime-and-the-justice-of-god-ethics-media-and-forensic-science","title":"True Crime and The Justice of God: Ethics, Media, and Forensic Science","description":"\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #3d899f;\"\u003eWhy do so many white women love true crime television shows? Vasko and Ferrara use this intriguing question to open up a world of pressing ethical and political concerns, from the backlog of rape test kits to white guilt, from ‘super-predators’ to ‘himpathy.’ Modeling how to center the perspectives of survivors and the most marginalized, the authors call Christians to move from titillation to justice work.” \u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e—Vincent Lloyd, co-editor, \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAnti-Blackness and Christian Ethics\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #3d899f;\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003e“In a keen intersectional analysis of the theological ethics and scientific forensics of true crime, the authors challenge positionalities of whiteness that fetishize Blackness and criminality. Their ability to use their location within whiteness to talk primarily to white people about the sins of anti-Blackness is a radical form of allyship that advances efforts to change the narrative of criminality.”\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e—Rev. Nikia Robert, PhD, founder and executive director, Abolitionist Sanctuary\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e“Maximizing a creative interdisciplinary approach, the authors uncover how white, Christian influences combine with a faulty depiction of forensic science to deform the moral imagination of True Crime consumers. This book raises the level of the reader’s media literacy, forensic science knowledge, and liberative theological understandings to encourage concrete moral responses to the very real problem of racism in the U.S. criminal legal system.”\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e—Kate Ott, author, \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eChristian Ethics for a Digital Society\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #3d899f;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eUtilizing the tools of forensic science and Christian theological ethics, this book resituates prominent criminal cases within their social and forensic contexts. Particular attention is given to the ways in which patterns of systemic ignorance and social inequity sustain anti-blackness and violence against women in society at large and in daily life.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e Explores the Western phenomena of true crime and its impact on the Christian moral imagination. This project sits in direct conversation with the following three bodies of literature: 1) theological and moral engagement of criminal justice, 2) theological engagement of popular media, and 3) forensic science in the media.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eElisabeth T. Vasko\u003c\/strong\u003e is associate professor of theology at Duquesne University and author of \u003cem\u003eBeyond Apathy: A Theology for Bystanders\u003c\/em\u003e. Her work focuses on theological justifications for violence and discrimination and the role that Christian theology and faith communities can play in enacting social change.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLyndsie Ferrara\u003c\/strong\u003e is a teaching assistant professor of forensic science and law at Duquesne University. She was previously a biologist at the U.S. Army Criminal Investigation Laboratory and a forensics specialist\/contractor for the Department of Justice’s International Criminal Investigative Training Assistance Program. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e \u003cimg data-mce-fragment=\"1\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/filigree-divider_18_lg_480x480.gif?v=1648062511\" alt=\"\" style=\"display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\" data-mce-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/filigree-divider_18_lg_480x480.gif?v=1648062511\"\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch1 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRelated Materials\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #2b00ff; text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #2b00ff; 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Edward A. Malloy, C.S.C., President Emeritus, University of Notre Dame\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-redactor-span=\"true\" data-redactor-style-cache=\"color: rgb(31, 73, 125);\" style=\"color: rgb(6, 21, 89);\"\u003e“By sharing the stories and voices of a diverse community of women leaders currently shaping the Church's service around the world, Dr. Woo brings not only hope but also a gifted leader's strategic perspective to an issue that if not properly addressed could prove catastrophic for so many. Never vitriolic and always leading with both intelligence and authentic love, Carolyn and the leaders she highlights provide a way forward and true hope for any woman who desires to lead with virtue and grace.”--\u003cstrong\u003eLisa M. Hendey, founder of CatholicMom.com and author of \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Grace of Yes\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(6, 21, 89);\"\u003e\"The power of women is derived from relationship.  Carolyn Woo demonstrates this by elevating the voices of sixteen women leaders in the Church along with her own experience of ministry.  Given our current climate, Rising offers a timely perspective on the value of the “feminine genius”.\" - \u003cstrong\u003eSr. Mary Haddad, RSM President\/CEO \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCatholic Health Association\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLeadership in the Catholic Church is often identified with sacramental ministry, and on that basis it is widely perceived that women have no influence in the Church. Yet, as this book shows, women in fact occupy many leadership roles across a range of Catholic ministries, from the parish and diocesan level to national organizations in the fields of education, healthcare, communications, and social service.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eRising\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eDr. Carolyn Woo features sixteen of these remarkable women’s stories, tracing the challenges many of them have faced along the way (including clericalism), but also highlighting the gifts and experiences that women bring to their roles. These are valuable lessons that pertain to every person called to leadership in the church. She concludes with a set of actions for institutions and individuals for inspiring, inviting, engaging, and supporting women’s leadership in Catholic ministries. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCarolyn Y. Woo \u003c\/strong\u003eis herself one of the outstanding lay women leaders in the Catholic church: former dean of Notre Dame’s Mendoza College of Business; CEO and President of Catholic Relief Services (2012-2016); and coordinator, Vatican Dialogue on Energy Transition, to name a few. Dr. Woo serves on the boards of many Catholic institutions, including \u003cem\u003eOur Sunday Visitor\u003c\/em\u003e, Catholic University of America, University of Notre Dame Australia, University of Portland, and Catholic Charities USA.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ciframe width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/lV31QG4BlAs\" title=\"YouTube video player\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/filigree-divider_18_lg_480x480.gif?v=1648062511\" style=\"display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"color: #2b00ff;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #2b00ff;\"\u003e\u003ca style=\"color: #2b00ff;\" title=\"toc\" href=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/Woo_Rising_TOC.pdf?v=1648488380\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003eClick Here For The Table Of Contents\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #2b00ff;\"\u003e\u003ca style=\"color: #2b00ff;\" title=\"Intro\" href=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/Woo_Rising_Intro.pdf?v=1648488403\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003eClick Here For The Book Introduction\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"color: #2b00ff;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"color: #2b00ff;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch2 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e Related Materials\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.thefloridacatholic.org\/entertainment\/book-reviews\/former-crs-head-looks-at-womens-leadership-in-church-as-taught-lived\/article_053c8d54-ddd9-11ec-9584-53812e1f9943.html\"\u003e\u003cimg data-mce-fragment=\"1\" height=\"147\" width=\"258\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/Add_a_little_bit_of_body_text_1_87ec2284-494a-4132-ae59-617b64e69a57_480x480.png?v=1660160341\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e  \u003ca href=\"%22Rising:%20Learning%20from%20Women's%20Leadership%20in%20Catholic%20Ministries%22%20by%20Carolyn%20Y.%20Woo.%20Orbis%20Books%20%20(Maryknoll,%20New%20York,%202022).%20272%20pp.,%20%2421\"\u003e\u003cimg data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"float: none;\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/Women_s_Day_A_time_to_measure_progress_reach_out_to_young_women_Mar_8_2022_by_Cindy_Wooden_Catholic_News_Service_Rising_Learning_from_Women_s_Leadership_in_Catholic_Ministries_by_Caro_480x480.png?v=1660158916\" width=\"261\" height=\"149\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/ndsmcobserver.com\/2023\/03\/loyal-daughters-and-sons-panel-discusses-50-years-of-female-progress-at-notre-dame\/\"\u003e\u003cimg data-mce-fragment=\"1\" height=\"149\" width=\"261\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/files\/NEWS_LoyalDaughtersandSons_Paneldiscusses50yearsoffemaleprogressatNotreDameKelseyQuintTuesday_March28_2023_BusinessCard_Landscape_480x480.png?v=1680101008\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Orbis Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41057389281475,"sku":"978-1-62698-473-8","price":21.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0185\/6438\/2784\/products\/9781626984738.jpg?v=1747248988"}],"url":"https:\/\/orbisbooks.com\/collections\/spring-2022.oembed?page=2","provider":"Orbis Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}