Discernment: Theology and Practice, Communal and Personal. By Ladislas Orsy, SJ. Collegeville, MN: Liturgical Press, 2020. This work is a slightly amended version of his 1976 volume, “Probing the Spirit: A Theological Evaluation of Communal Discernment. This earlier monograph was written for Jesuits who followed their founder, St. Ignatius Loyola, SJ. How does one discern […]
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Systematic Theology: A Roman Catholic Approach
Systematic Theology: A Roman Catholic Approach. By Thomas P. Rausch, SJ. Collegeville, MN: Liturgical Press, 2016 (A Michael Glazier book) 303 pp. Kindle ed. Thomas P. Rausch, SJ. has given us a study in systematic theology that is a gift to his students and lay teachers and others who seek a systematic and theological meaning […]
The Church: Towards a Common Vision
Introduction The World Council of Churches Faith and Order Commission issued an ecumenical milestone in 1982 with the publication of Baptism, Eucharist and Ministry, (Faith and Order Paper #111. Geneva: WCC, 1982). It sent that document to the churches which are members of the World Council and other churches who participate in the work of […]
Exploring Catholic Theology
Exploring Catholic Theology: Essays on God, Liturgy and Evangelization. By Bp. Robert Barron. Grand Rapids, MI, 2015 (E-book edition). Bp. Robert Barron was born in Chicago, Illinois on November 19, 1959 and ordained a priest on May 24, 1986. He earned his MA in philosophy and the Basselin Scholarship in philosophy and public speaking […]