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A Basic Guide to the Old Testament by Fr. Jean-Louis Ska, SJ.
In 2019 Paulist Press published a popular introduction to the Old Testament by one of Europes’ most respected Old Testament scholars, Fr. Jean-Louis Ska. Fr. Ska is a long time professor of Old Testament at the Pontifical Biblical Institute in … Continue reading
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“Raymond E. Brown and the Catholic Biblical Renewal” by Donald Senior, CP
Fr. Donald Senior came into prominence as a Catholic Biblical Scholar in the mid-1970s, about fifteen years after Fr. Brown came on the scene. His doctoral thesis on the Passion of Matthew: A Redactional Approach gained unusual renown for such … Continue reading
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Moral Reflections on the Book of Job: Volume 5 (Translated by Brian Kerns, OCSO)
Cistercian Press continues their updated translation and release of a spiritual classic with the publication in 2019 of Volume 5 of Gregory the Great’s “Moral Reflections on the Book of Job.” The translator is Brother Brian Kerns, who has lived … Continue reading
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Gregory the Great: Moral Reflections on the Book of Job: Volume 3 (Books 11-16)
Cistercian Press continues their unearthing of a spiritual classic with the publication in 2016 of Volume 3 of Gregory the Great’s “Moral Reflections on the Book of Job.” The translator is Brother Brian Kerns, who has lived primarily at the … Continue reading
Men Without Work: The White Elephant in the Room
In September, 2016, Templeton Press published an interesting book entitled Men Without Work: America’s Invisible Crisis by Nicholas Eberstadt, a long time fellow of the American Enterprise institute.. I had a particular interest in the book for numerous reasons. I … Continue reading
Replacing Misandry: A Must Read in an Election Year and Thereafter
In 2015, Dr. Paul Nathanson and Dr. Katherine K. Young published the fourth volume in their series on the presence of misandry in North American culture. Entitled “Replacing Misandry: A Revolutionary History of Men”, it continues the pattern of research … Continue reading
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The Moralia, A Classic Newly Available
One of the great classics of Western Literature, “Moral Reflections on the Book of Job”, otherwise known as the Moralia, has not been fully translated into English since 1848, and that translation is outdated. Further, it is very difficult to … Continue reading
Monastic Practices by Charles Cummings, OSCO
Cistercian Publications, an imprint of The Liturgical Press, has recently released a revised edition of Trappist monk Charles Cumming’s Monastic Practices. The first point to make clear is that this is almost as appropriate for laypersons as for monks. The … Continue reading
Hundredfold: A guide to Parish Vocation Ministry
In the book Hundredfold: A Guide to Parish Vocation Ministry, Mrs. Rhonda Gruenwald has filled a significant need in providing a detailed account of how parishes can develop a vocation ministry. This term is only recently becoming more common in … Continue reading
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New Popular Commentary on the Gospel of John
Our Sunday Visitor has recently published a massive (672 pages) but manageable popular commentary on the Gospel of John by eminent biblical spirituality writer George Martin. This work complements his commentaries on the other Gospels and is written in a … Continue reading →