PUBLICATIONS & RESOURCES:

The Publications & Resources listed below are NOT available from the NFPC. Ordering information for each publication is listed at the end of each annotated review .

The USCCB has made a new resource available for the coming implementation of the 3rd edition of the New Roman Missal.

With One Voice – Translation and Implementation of the Third Edition of the New Roman Missal, a compilation of four essays by the Most Rev. Gerald Kicanas, Rev. John Foster, Very Rev. Mark Francis, and Rev. Paul Turner, is now available through USCCB.
Commissioned by the FDLC, these four essays provide a foundation upon which to develop catechesis to prepare for and implement liturgical celebrations guided by the new English translation of the Roman Missal.

The four essays cover the following topics.
Liturgical Leadership in a Time of Change (Kicanas)
Liturgical Implementation of the Roman Missal (Foster)
Liturgical Participation of God's People (Francis)
Divining the Vernacular of Ritual Texts (Turner)

Order online: http://www.usccbpublishing.org/productdetails.cfm?sku=7-119

2011 Homily Resources for Priests from the Catholic Health Association

The Catholic Health Association is pleased to offer a series of health-care related homilies created to bring important issues about health and healing to life in the context of the church’s liturgical readings. These homilies are available for parishes, but can also be posted on intranets or linked to employee newsletters and other websites so that all have access.

The homilies coincide with selected Sundays through October; however, they may be appropriate for other occasions. Authors and dates for the 2011 series include to date:

AUG. 14, Twentieth Sunday
in Ordinary Time
Sr. Carolyn Osiek, RSCJ, Th.D. OCT. 23, Thirtieth Sunday
in Ordinary Time
Fr. Joseph Driscoll, M.Div.

For more information, go to: http://www.chausa.org/Homily_Aids/

The Social Costs of Pornography: A Statement of Findings and Recommendations is a 61-page monograph produced by The Witherspoon Institute, “an independent research center [located in Princeton, NJ] that works to enhance public understanding of the moral foundations of free and democratic societies.” The monograph is the fruit of a two-day consultation held in December 2008, which is said to be the first multifaceted, multidisciplinary, scholarly exploration of pornography since the advent of the Internet. Assembled at the meeting were leading experts in several fields, including economics, ethics, religious studies, psychology, sociology, and law to present a rigorously argued overview of pornography in today’s society. The contents of monograph contain an Introduction, eight “findings,” Recommendations, Conclusions, and a list of signatories. One statement from the Introduction best describes this volume: “Those who claim that pornography is harmless entertainment, benign sexual expression, or a marital aid, have clearly never sat in a therapist’s office with individuals, couples, or families who are reeling from the devastating effects of this material.” An excellent educational resource for pastors and pastoral ministers. Available for $5.00 from The Witherspoon Institute, 16 Stockton St., Princeton, NJ 08540. Tel: (609) 688-8779. Fax: (609) 688-1027. E-mail”‘ info@winst.org. Web site: www.winst.org. Also available through amazon.com.

Readers familiar with Jason Berry know that besides being a novelist he is an investigative reporter. His credits include investigative reporting with his late colleague Gerald Renner of the founder of the Legionaries of Christ, Fr. Marcial Maciel Degollado, who Pope Benedict assigned to a life of prayer and penance in 2006. Maciel died in 2008. Vows of Silence (Free Press, 2004) was the title of the book that came out of that effort. The same journalistic strategy is used in Render Unto Rome: The Secret Life of Money in the Catholic Church. Berry writes about what the calls the antiquated and impenetrable financial system of wealth management which has led to a loss in the US Catholic Church alone since 1965 a total of just under $4 billion considering embezzlements ($2.16 billion) and cost of the clergy sex abuse crisis ($1.775 billion). Whether readers agree with Berry’s conclusions or not, Render Unto Rome provides for compelling and informative reading. Available in hardcover for $25.00 from Crown Publishing Group, a division of Random House, Inc., 1745 Broadway, New York, NY 10019. Tel (212) 782-9000. Web site: www.crownpublishing.com. E-mail: Crownbiz@randomhouse.com. Also available at amazon.com.

In Setting the Table: Preparing Catholic Parishes to Welcome Lesbian. Gay, Bisexual and Transgender People and Their Families, Father James Schexnayder lays a positive foundational framework for Catholic parishes that wish to go the extra step in welcoming sexual minorities into the life of the parish. The 121-page volume references Catholic Church teaching on ministry to homosexuals from documents of the US Conference of Catholic Bishops, a 2004 Center for Applied Research in the Apostolate (CARA) study on best practices for ministry with LGBT Catholics, and ministering to LBGT Catholics cross-culturally. The book lists a variety of resources including books, and other media aids. The final chapters contain information on pastoral ministry to children of same-sex parents and dealing with a faith crisis when a spouse discovers a same-sex attraction. Father Schexnayder is a retired priest of the Diocese of Oakland, Calif. and resource director for the Catholic Association for Lesbian and Gay Ministry. Available for $15.00 (includes shipping and handling) from Catholic Association for Lesbian and Gay Ministry (CALGM), 1798 Scenic Ave., Berkeley, CA 94709. Tel: (510) 708-5762. Fax: (484) 921-1766. E-mail: rd@calgm.org. Web site: www.calgm.org.

Interfaith Worker Justice has developed preaching resources for Labor Day under the banner: Labor in the Pulpits / on the Bimah / in the Minbar. Catholic worship resources include: reflections on Catholic Social Teaching by Los Angeles Auxiliary Bishop Gabino Zavala, a talk by John Sweeney, President Emeritus, AFL-CIO, A Labor Day Litany, biblical passages on justice for workers and more. There are other tools available including past Labor in the Pulpits materials and a list of Labor in the Pulpit Links.

For more information go to: http://www.iwj.org/index.cfm/labor-in-the-pulpits, or call Keron Blair at (773) 728-8400. Fax: (773) 728-8409. IWJ, 1020 W. Bryn Mawr Ave., Chicago, IL 60660. E-mail: info@iwj.org. Web site: www.iwj.org.

In Trauma and Transformation at Ground Zero, Episcopal priest, Rev. Storm Swain, recounts personal interviews with chaplains at the temporary mortuary at Ground Zero and her own experiences as a psychotherapist and chaplain, She offers a new model of pastoral care grounded in theology and practice. Reflecting on experiences of suffering faced in ministry, Swain considers what it means to love in these instances and what is involved in ministering in these contexts. Within this model, caregivers can move from a place of trauma to a place of transformation, which enables wholeness and healing for both caregivers and those for whom they care. Available for $27.00 from Augsburg Fortress Publishers, P.O. Box 1209, Minneapolis, MN 55440. Tel: (800) 328-4648. Fax: (800) 722-7766. E-mail: News@augsburgfortress.org. Web site: www.fortresspress.com.

In Rethinking Faith: A Constructive Practical Theology, James Newton Poling writes about the nature of God as revealed in communities that follow Christ then looks at what practices best express faith in God. The book is a theological reflection on how practical theology responds to those questions. In “To the Readers” section at the end of the Introduction, Poling gives a clue to the deeper meaning of this volume when he states, “I encourage leaders of faithful communities everywhere to engage in the discipline of uncovering the implicit theologies at work in your communities and articulating them for a wider public conversation. In this way, we give voice to the hidden things that God consistently communicates to humans but are often blocked by finitude and sin.” Available for $25.00 from Augsburg Fortress Publishers, P.O. Box 1209, Minneapolis, MN 55440. Tel: (800) 328-4648. Fax: (800) 722-7766. E-mail: News@augsburgfortress.org. Web site: www.fortresspress.com.