A scrupulously fair exploration of how the Catholic and Orthodox churches were split asunder—and what a path to union might look like.In Reuniting Rome with the Orthodox Dmitri Solzhenitsyn provides a careful theological and historical reflection on the prospects for full communion between the Roman Catholic and Eastern Orthodox churches. He argues that unity is a moral and practical necessity, and that the obstacles standing in its way, though formidable,...

No one knew our Lord and his Blessed Mother better than Saint Joseph, the man to whom God entrusted their care! During the Year of Saint Joseph and beyond, we can use this book frequently to meditate on nine of Saint Joseph's attributes, call on him to help us incorporate those attributes into our own lives, and ask him to answer our prayers for personal intentions. Each day helps us focus on one of Saint Joseph's outstanding attributes to help us draw closer to him and features: - An orig...

The question of discerning a vocation is agonized over by many generous young Catholics today. A solid Thomist, who wrote this book in 1961, Father Butler shows that this type of question shows a totally wrong approach to a religious vocation - an approach that began with misguided theology in the 20th century, which then trickled down to the popular level, confusing both aspirants and spiritual directors. Though Fr. Butler deals primarily with vocations to the religious life, he also give...

Becky Feinstein is well-acquainted with unexpected tragedy. Growing up in New York City during the turbulent 1960s, she has already experienced her brother's death in Vietnam and her family's gradual drifting apart. So when her closest friend suddenly becomes gravely ill, this nice Jewish girl decides to give her an unconventional gift by lighting a candle in a big gothic church on Lexington Avenue. Little does she realize, as she passes through the heavy wooden doors of Saint Vincent Ferr...

You were right about the trade. The stop-loss didn't care. It fired. You exited at a loss. The market recovered an hour later and went exactly where you said it would — without you.This isn't bad luck. It's the system working against you. And it happens to between 70 and 90 percent of retail traders, consistently, across millions of accounts. Not because they're wrong about direction. Because the stop-loss takes their capital before the market gives them what they were...

Meditating on the prayer that models cooperation with God's plan for salvation will foster transformations of grace in our own lives. After studying the writings of Saint Benedict, Saint Bernard of Clairvaux, Saint Francis of Assisi, and Saint Dominic, Father Cessario, Senior Editor of MAGNIFICAT, offers us the fruits of his meditation, providing penetrating insight into the twenty mysteries of the Rosary. Illustrated with over 25 engravings, Perpetual Angelus will strengthen your relation...

40 short essays to nourish your meditation during Lent. With his simple, profound, and engaging style, Fr. Peter John Cameron, O.P. draws from the wisdom of great Catholic saints and writers to encourage us on the path of prayer. - Forty short essays on the essence of prayer - Insights into how prayer forms a more intimate relationship with God, while helping us become the people God created us to be - Exploration of the riches and benefits of prayer These forty practical meditations beaut...

This book is a search for the Jesus of history, the Jesus experienced by his disciples during his public life. Its objective is to discover the authentic words and deeds attributable to Jesus with historical certitude. It accounts for his Jewish religious background and the historical context in which he carried out his mission. Central to this work is Jesus' relationship to his Abba and his personal understanding of his mission. Special attention is devoted to the major events and teachin...

Through meditations, prayers and probing questions for reflection, Father Peter John Cameron, O.P., invites you to see beyond appearances and enter into the mystery and miracle of Jesus present in the Eucharist. "You were made for this presence," Father Cameron says. Jesus, Present Before Me includes thirty separate Eucharistic meditations, Eucharistic reflections on the twenty mysteries of the rosary, a Eucharistic colloquy, a litany and a Way of the Eucharist, all designed to help you of...

What is the purpose of life?Who am I?How do I find love?Father James Brent, O.P., shows how friendship with Jesus Christ answers these burning questions. This approachable guide to the spiritual life explains how to live a transformative friendship with Christ that leads us to the fullness of life “in the Father’s House.” Learn to navigate the conflicting thoughts and desires that afflict the human heart and discover your true self in God.-----“If yo...

With rich theological language that will appeal to a broad audience, this beautifully written book offers a hopeful interpretation of the problem of evil that plagues our time.In God without the Idea of Evil, well-known French Catholic theologian Jean-Miguel Garrigues, O.P., seeks to rise above the apparent contradiction of faith and the existence of evil, suffering, and death. Originally published in France as Dieu sans idée du mal in 1982, a rev...

With Mary, draw closer to her Son as you ponder these mysteries. Mary, Jesus' first tabernacle, leads us to adore and follow him in all the joys, lights, and sorrows of this earth to the unending glory of reigning with him in heaven. All twenty mysteries, with introductions, focus on Eucharistic revival. Splendid artwork helps prepare us to contemplate Jesus and Mary more devoutly.