Pia Mellody sets forth five primary adult symptoms of codependence, then traces their origin to emotional, spiritual, intellectual, physical and sexual abuses that occur in childhood. Central to Mellody’s approach is the concept that the codependent adult’s injured inner child…
Category: Lived Religion
Don’t Tell Me What to Do! A Catholic Understanding of Modern Moral Issues, by Dave Heney
This straightforward book provides simple and reliable explanations of what the Catholic Church teaches and why. The book provides quick answers to questions on moral issues, explains why the Church has a fixed opinion on certain matters, and helps put…
In the Absence of God: Dwelling in the Presence of the Sacred, by Sam Keen
In the Absence of God sets out to recover the elemental experience of the sacred in everyday life. By appreciating emotions like wonder, gratitude, anxiety, joy, grief, reverence, compassion, outrage, hope and humility we may once again find ourselves in…
The Future of an Illusion, by Sigmund Freud
In the manner of the eighteenth-century philosophe, Freud argued that religion and science were mortal enemies. Early in the century, he began to think about religion psychoanalytically and to discuss it in his writings. The Future of an Illusion (1927),…
Becoming Adult, Becoming Christian : Adult Development and Christian Faith, by James S. Fowler
In this updated reissue of his 1984 classic, James Fowler applies his groundbreaking research on the development of faith to Christianity. In his revised first chapter Fowler locates his approach to the study of human and faith development in relation…
Teilhard’s Mass: Approaches to “The Mass on the World”, by Thomas M. King, S.J.
“The Mass on the World” is a fifteen-page prayer written by the theologian, Pierre Teilhard de Chardin. In Teilhard’s Mass, Thomas King explores the careful thought behind Teilhard’s powerful images and reveals the heart and mind of the man. Available…
Encountering Christ in the Eucharist: The Paschal Mystery in People, Word, and Sacrament, by Bruce T. Morrill, SJ
Draws upon the best of recent biblical, historical, and theological sources to explore how Christ is present in the celebration of the Eucharist in the assembly, presiding minister, biblical word, and ritual sacrament … sheds new light on such topics…
Meeting Mystery: Liturgy, Worship, Sacraments (Theology in Global Perspectives), by Nathan D. Mitchell
‘Meeting Mystery’ is both an introduction to liturgy, worship, and sacrament for beginners and an adventure that guides the reader to the place where God’s surprising self is revealed and the human soul is moved to awe and love. Find…
The Liturgy of Life: The Interrelationship of Sunday Eucharist and Everyday Worship Practices, by Ricky Manalo
Everyday worship practices-from praying the rosary to moments of recognizing the beauty of God’s creation, from being moved by the power of music to praying Vespers on an iPad-not only take place at different locations and during different days of…
Recipes for a Sacred Life: True Stories and A Few Miracles, by Rivvy Neshama
From dancing to forgiving, from walking at dawn to sharing dinner with a stranger, Rivvy Neshama invites us to find the sacred–in unexpected places and everyday life. These short true tales are magical yet down to earth and filled with…
