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One hundred years of Thomism: Aeterni Patris and afterwards, ...
Catholic Church. Pope (1878-1903 : Leo XIII).Thomism and Today's Crisis in Moral Values Michael Bertram Crowe University College, Dublin There can hardly be any doubt about the existence of a crisis of moral values in the world today. There have been such crises before. The Roman ...
Melania: Early Christianity through the Life of One Family
PreviewFrancis A. Burkle-Young, Papal Elections in the Age of Transition, 1878–1922 ( Lanham, Md.: Lexington Books, 2000), 71. 3. Ibid., 79. 4. “Cardinal Rampolla,” The Review of Reviews 27 (Mar. 1903): 266; “Who Will Be Pope after Leo XIII?
Papal Elections in the Age of Transition, 1878-1922
Francis A. Burkle-YoungThese modern popes, however, formed their policies and wrought these changes based on the work of four transitional popes who preceded them: Leo XIII (1878-1903), who re-established a direct link between the papacy and the lay communicant; ...
Option for the Poor & for the Earth: From Leo XIII to Pope ...
Dorr, DonalTitle: Option for the poor and for the eart : from Leo XIII to Pope Francis / by Donal Dorr. Description: Revised edition. |Maryknoll : Orbis Books, 2016. | Includes bibliographical references and index. Identifiers: LCCN 2015045818 (print) | LCCN ...
The Future of the Catholic Church with Pope Francis
Garry WillsAs Wills contends, it is only by examining the history of the church that we can understand Pope Francis's and the church's challenges. From the Hardcover edition.
The Review of Religion
Raymond Collyer KnoxFr. Alphonsus Bonnar, who follows quite closely the pronouncements of the Vatican and the official "claims of the Church" on this subject. In a Letter of 3885 ( Immortale Dei) Pope Leo XIII wrote, "There must exist between these two powers ...
Benedicto XVI: El Custodio de La Fe
Andrea Tornielli"Using personal testimonies, the author provides an incisive portrait of Pope Benedict XVI, the man who, in one of the shortest conclaves in history, was chosen as the guardian of the Catholic doctrine, the Catholic Church's 265th Pope, ...
Medieval Scholarship: Biographical Studies on the Formation ...
Donald FennemaColish. The approaches to medieval philosophy taken by many of the scholars profiled in this book were affected by politics, in one form ... in their church, most notably Pope Leo XIII's launching of a neo-Thomist INTRODUCTION MarciaL Colish.
Pope Francis: Transforming the Catholic Church
The Associated PressAustralian Cardinal George Pell arrives for a meeting, at the Vatican. Pope Francis marked his first month as pope on April 13, 2013 by naming nine highranking prelates from around the globe to a permanent advisory group to help him run the ...
Pope Francis: The People's Pope
Beatrice GormleyBea Gormley tells the story of Pope Francis, known as the People’s Pope, who has humbly said, “My people are poor and I am one of them.” Ordained as Pope on March 13, 2013, Pope Francis became the 266th Pope of the Roman Catholic ...
Pope John Paul II
Edward RenehanPope John Paul II led the Catholic Church during a time of great upheaval.
Practicing Catholic
James CarrollHe acknowledges the slow and steady transformation of the Church from its darker, medieval roots to a more pluralist and inclusive institution, charting along the way stories of powerful Catholic leaders (Pope John XXIII, Thomas Merton, ...
A Church on the Move: 52 Ways to Get Mission and Mercy in Motion
Joe PaprockiA Church on the Move brings to the parish level the great themes of Pope Francis’ papacy— mission, mercy, and evangelization—and replaces despair with a profound hope for the future of the Catholic Church.
The Tweetable Pope: How Francis shapes the Catholic Church ...
Michael O'LoughlinThe Boston Globe and Crux journalist Michael O'Loughlin argues that Pope Francis's social media output reveals the secret to his popularity and provides a window into his priorities, passions, and exciting and revolutionary vision for the ...
Mary's Pope: John Paul II, Mary, and the Church Since Vatican II
Antoine NachefRooted in Scripture, Tradition, and Redemtoris Mater and other encyclicals, this book lays the foundations for understanding the teachings of the Catholic Church concerning Mary.
The Catholic Worker Movement: Intellectual and Spiritual Origins
Mark ZwickTheologian William Portier points out that John Paul ... Portier notes that together with Gaudium etspes and the Catechism of the Catholic Church, if the pope is not actually saying "Just War no More," he has come very close: "While leaving the ...
Youcat English: Youth Catechism of the Catholic Church
Cardinal Christoph SchönbornIntroduces young readers to Catholic beliefs as expressed in the Catechism of the Catholic Church.
A Passionate Adventure: Living the Catholic Faith Today
Pope John Paul IThis book is a celebration of the life and spirituality of Pope John Paul I, the 33-day Pope, published for the 35th anniversary of his election.
Building Bridges: Gay & Lesbian Reality and the Catholic Church
Robert NugentExplores the history of the church's stance on homosexuality and examines new approaches to pastoral care. An objective and sensitive exploration into the situation of gays and lesbians in the Catholic church today.
Short History of the Catholic Church
J. Derek HolmesThis revised edition of a one volume history of the Roman Catholic church includes a final chapter giving an impressionistic account of some of the issues facing the Church as it nears the third millennium of its existence.
Loving the Church: Spiritual Exercises Preached in the ...
Christoph SchönbornIn this series of retreat meditations preached to Pope John Paul II and the papal household during a Lenten retreat, Cardinal Christoph SchOnborn uses the Catechism of the Catholic Church (of which he was the general editor) and Sacred ...
Enough is Enough: How to Build a New Republic
Conor PopeThe Republic of Ireland, which declared itself in 1949, allowed the Catholic Church to dominate its civil society and education system.
The Catholic Church Through the Ages: A History
John VidmarThis one-volume survey of the history of the Catholic Church--from its beginning through the pontificate of John Paul II--explains the Church's progress by using Christopher Dawson's division of the Church's history into six distinct "ages, ...
The Catholic Church: A Brief Popular History
Cynthia StewartThe Catholic Church: A Brief Popular Historyis an engaging and informative survey of the major people, periods and events in Church history. Designed with the introductory student in mind, the text is both accessible and thorough.
The Catholic Church: Journey, Wisdom, and Mission
Carl KochEnhanced by illustrations, photographs, charts, cartoons, timelines, and maps, looks at the people, developments, and events that have shaped the Catholic Church.
The Roman Catholic Church: An Illustrated History
Edward R. NormanComplemented by more than 150 photographs and illustrations, a vivid history of the Roman Catholic Church chronicles the various ways in which the church has shaped human history and religion since its inception, documenting the ...
The Catholic Church and the Holocaust, 1930-1965
Michael PhayerPhayer explores the actions of the Catholic Church and the actions of individual Catholics during the crucial period from the emergence of Hitler until the Church's official rejection of antisemitism in 1965. 20 photos.
The Catholic Church and Argentina's Dirty War
Gustavo MorelloDrawing on interviews with victims of forced disappearance, documents from the state and the Church, as well as field work and participant observation, The Catholic Church and Argentina's Dirty War explores how the Argentine government ...
The Catholic Church: A Short History
Hans KüngThe book concludes with a searching assessment of how the Catholic faith confronts the immense challenges - from science, from the empowerment of women, from those seeking reform of the Church's strictures against abortion and contraception ...
A Church on the Move: 52 Ways to Get Mission and Mercy in Motion
Joe Paprocki52 specific, practical, and achievable strategies to help Catholic parishes embody the broad themes of Pope Francis papacy mission, mercy, and evangelization. "
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