NFPC received a complimentary copy of “The Horizon of Possibilities: The Catholic Church and the Racial Divide in the United States – Old Wounds Reopened,” by Most Rev. Edward Braxton, Bishop of Belleville, IL. The document is from a presentation that Bishop Braxton gave on Sept. 21 at a teach-in on fighting racism sponsored by […]
Publications & Resources
The theme for the Fall 2017 edition of C21 Resources, a publication of The Church in the 21st Century at Boston College, is Living Faith for the Journey. Topics include: – Education for Living Faith, by Joy Haywood Moore and Jack Dunn – So What Do We Mean by Faith? by Thomas Groome – To […]
What makes The Twelve Steps and the Sacraments: A Catholic Journey through Recovery by Scott Weeman compelling inthat it is his personal story of his descent into hopelessness and “incomprehensible demoralization.” Then through the grace and mercy of God and significant individuals, Weeman comes to a spiritual awakening. As he points out in the Introduction, […]
Essential Catholic Social Thought [2nd Edition], by Bernard V. Brady could be considered a very fine text for delving into Catholic social teaching. In the Introduction, the author writes, “[t]his book is a study of official Catholic social teaching as well as the broader Catholic social tradition. It presents the teaching of the church in […]
Manual for Conquering Deadly Sin, by Father Dennis Kolinski, SJC looks like a small breviary. In the opening, How to Use this Manual, it simply states, “The purpose of this manual is to help the reader learn more about the famous ‘seven deadly sins’ and how to conquer them.” Part One lists and defines the […]
Spiritual Direction: A Beginner’s Guide, by Father Richard G. Malloy, SJ is basically a primer on the art and practice of spiritual direction. Fr. Malloy shows how the human desire for God unites with our aspirations for a world that reflects God’s peace and justice. He discusses Ignatian tradition and practices, such as the examen […]
