In his third apostolic exhortation, Pope Francis presents the universal call to live holy lives with a new, fresh approach. We are encouraged to strive for and achieve holiness in our everyday lives. As we actively live out holiness day…
Tag: Christian living
Resurrection Psychology: An Understanding of Human Personality Based on the Life and Teachings of Jesus, by Margaret G Alter
In ‘Resurrection Psychology’ Margaret Alter advances a system of psychology based upon biblical Christianity. Moving away from the notion that therapy must be completely value-neutral, the author suggests how the worlds of psychology and theology can enhance and inform one…
The Soul of Shame: Retelling the Stories We Believe About Ourselves, by Curt Thompson
Psychiatrist Curt Thompson unpacks the soul of shame, revealing its ubiquitous nature and neurobiological roots. He also provides the theological and practical tools necessary to dismantle shame, based on years of researching its damaging effects and counseling people to overcome…
Toughest People to Love: How to Understand, Lead, and Love the Difficult People in Your Life — Including Yourself by Chuck DeGroat
People — frustrating, confusing, disappointing, complicated — are the most difficult part of leadership, and they challenge leaders everywhere, from leaders of many to managers of a few. In this book Chuck DeGroat addresses the flawed nature of people and…
Primary Speech: A Psychology of Prayer, by Ann and Barry Ulanov
Primary Speech sets out to define prayer as both a means of drawing nearer to God everyday and as a coping tool that people can use in order to achieve harmony, balance, and satisfaction in their in their lives. Prayer…
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…
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…
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…
Seek Justice That You May Live: Reflections and Resources on the Bible and Social Justice, by John R. Donahue, SJ
A study of the major themes of both the Old and New Testament that bear on issues of social justice, e.g., creation; exodus; liberation; prophets; psalms and wisdom literature; Jesus and the Kingdom of God; Matthew and the heritage of…
Henri Nouwen: His Life and Spirit, by Kevin Burns
This innovative new biography by Kevin Burns will remind readers why they loved Henri Nouwen’s books years ago and provide a welcome guide to his spirituality, introducing one of the most important Catholics of the second half of the 20th…
