Mercy, by Walter Kasper
Walter Kasper contends that mercy is one of those words that we use without really grasping its profundity.
Pastor Francis
Chesterton wrote that what St. Benedict stored, St. Francis scattered. It was a prophetic phrase.
Thomas Aquinas, by Denys Turner
The many biographies of Thomas Aquinas range from the popular and hagiographic to the scholarly. But all writers on the saint agree that Thomas was notoriously reticent about his own life....
Benedict the teacher
David Tracy
once distinguished three audiences for the theologian: the church, the
general public and the academic community. Joseph Ratzinger has spoken
powerfully to all three.
The Spirit of Vatican II, by Colleen McDannell
Colleen McDannell confesses that integrating family history with scholarship is not for the faint of heart....
Lawrence S. Cunningham: 5 picks
Bernard McGinn, The Presence of God: A History of Western Christian Mysticism....
Sense of the Faithful: How American Catholics Live Their Faith
Jerome Baggett wanted to know how Catholics live their faith, how they interact in their worship community and how ...