How Catholic Tradition Can Create a More Just Economy
Inequality is skyrocketing. In this world of vast riches, millions of people live in extreme poverty, barely surviving from day to day. All over the world, the wealthys increasing political power is biasing policy away from the public interest and toward the financial interests of the rich.
Based on his years of experience as a consultant for the FBI, the author produces published evidence of the Church's morally questionable financial dealings with sinister organizations over seven decades.
A Collection of Treasured Scripture, Poetry and Prose
This companion volume to The Funeral Celebrants Handbook is a collection of inspiring poems, prose and prayers to assist with composing and conducting meaningful and moving farewell services for loved ones.
Discover how rooting our beliefs and practices in relationship--with each other, the natural world, and the Source of All Life--leads us to transform ourselves and the world. This thoughtful introduction to Ignatian spirituality centers the Spiritual Exercises for twenty-first-century seekers to pursue inner growth and action based on Divine Love.
The Present and Future of America's Largest Church
Offers a big picture analysis of American Catholicism The Catholic Church is at a crossroads. In the United States alone there are many challenges facing the church that are both internal and external to the institution. With the rise of the growing Gen Z population and the diminishing of the pre-Vatican II generation, gone are the days of a ......
A historical, theological and juridical explanation of the nature of the Roman Curia
The Roman Curia is the central body for the administration of the Roman Catholic Church. Its structure and organization is governed by Praedicate Evangelium, a new law issued by Pope Francis in 2022. The nature of the Curia is ......
Risk, Anxiety, and Prudence in an Age of Algorithmic Governance
Moral theologian Paul Scherz uses a theological analysis of risk and reason to suggest ways to enjoy the positive benefits of predictive technologies while constraining their dangers. Instead of dwelling on a future we cannot control, we can use our past experiences and Christian tradition to focus on discerning God's will in the present.
Theological Foundations for Catholic Social Teaching
A study of the deep historical roots of Catholic Social Teaching What is often neglected in studies of Catholic Social Teaching (CST) is the underlying theology that it presumes, especially the biblical and patristic roots that have forged a broader tradition of social thought than is found in the more recent writings of the Catholic hierarchy. ......
Expanding the US Reception of the First Jesuit Pope
A thoughtful reflection on how the "Francis revolution" can address the practical concerns of ordinary Catholics on a range of contemporary issues The papacy of Pope Francis has ushered in remarkable changes for the Roman Catholic Church.
