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CHRIST- THE IDEAL OF THE PRIEST
Echoing the thought and writing of St. Paul, Marmion stresses that the priestly life must be dominated by Christ and in constant dependence on His merits, His grace and His activity in the soul of the priest. In all his actions, in the sacred acts of worship, the administration of the sacraments, private prayer and devotions, and serving the various needs of his flock, Marmion says the priest must always see himself as the minister of the Savior, as Alter Christus.
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CHRISTIAN PRAYER - LARGE TYPE
This volume is liturgically accurate, magnificently printed, and beautifully bound as befits it use for the Prayer of the Church. You will find this book ideal for both your private and your communal daily prayer. ***LARGE TYPE PRINT***
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CHRISTIAN PRAYER - LEATHER EDITION (BLACK) WITH CASE
Christian Prayer from Catholic Book Publishing is the official one-volume edition of the internationally acclaimed Liturgy of the Hours. This version of Christian Prayer contains the complete texts of Morning and Evening Prayer for the entire year. Christian Prayer includes the current St. Joseph Guide for Christian Prayer (Product Code: 406/G) and Inserts for Christian Prayer (Product Code 406/I). Additional copies of the current St. Joseph Guide for Christian Prayer (Product Code: 406/G) are available for $2.50 each. Printed in two colors, this version of Christian Prayer includes handy ribbon markers and gilded page edging, and is bound in black bonded leather with a zipper close to hold your treasured prayer cards. An elegant and practical resource for praying the Liturgy of the Hours.
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CHRISTMAS COUNTDOWN
Create new family traditions for Advent!
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CHRISTUS VIVIT (CHRIST IS ALIVE!)
"Christ is alive!" proclaims the pope. Pope Francis's new Post-Synodal Apostolic Exhortation Christus Vivit calls to "all Christian young people" and the People of God, including pastors and the faithful, and urges them to seek the youthful newness of life in Christ!
The pope proposes that youth engage the joy of a living God, the richness of their Catholic faith, and the strength of living in Christian community. He illuminates the Scriptures to give youth tangible hope and draw them more fully into the Church. And in a time of new technology and transformative social changes, the pope challenges youth to take the grounded path of generous sacrifice and faithful companionship with peers, family, neighbors, and elders.
Pope Francis knows committed and bold youth and young adults can change our world! He listened to youthful voices from all over the world during the synod on young people. Pope Francis now speaks full of the conviction that the youth will have great impact-and he challenges them to their best. The pope affirms the sacred time of youth as a time of dreams and decision, of maturity, courage, discernment, and valiant commitment. And he considers a plan for action that will take young people forward quickly, amid fears and hopes, into the work of a life with mission and purpose.
For the young and young at heart, this exhortation will stir all who read it to seek a newness of life in the promise of Christ's Resurrection. Christus Vivit is vital for youth and young adults, as they live out their vocation in the Church and their mission in the world. The exhortation is also an important read for pastors, parents, educators, families, youth and young adult ministries, and all Christian young people. Get your printed copy now, and pick up a copy for a friend or young adult in your life!
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CHURCH HISTORY (ST. JOSEPH EDITION)
St. Joseph Church History from Catholic Book Publishing is a unique history of the Catholic Church, given in summary form that chronicles the major events in the life of the Church in a clear and logical fashion, making them understandable to the modern reader. It shows how in every epoch the Church has given incontestable proofs of her divine origin. This book includes large type, informative tables, and inspiring illustrations. Written by popular Catholic Book Publishing author Rev. Lawrence G. Lovasik, SVD, this user-friendly Church history is ideal for private or classroom use.
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CLASSIC BIBLE COMICS
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CODE OF CANON LAW ANNOTATED - 4TH EDITION
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COME & SEE: HOW THE TEACHINGS OF THE CATHOLIC CHURCH LEAD US TO JESUS CHRIST
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COMPASSION: A REFLECTION ON THE CHRISTIAN LIFE
In this provocative essay on that least understood virtue, compassion, the authors challenge themselves and us with these questions: Where do we place compassion in our lives? Is it enough to live a life in which we hurt one another as little as possible? Is our guiding ideal a life of maximum pleasure and minimum pain? Compassion answers no.
After years of study and discussion among themselves, with other religious, and with men and women at the very center of national politics, the authors look at compassion with a vigorous new perspective. They place compassion at the heart of a Christian life in a world governed far too long by principles of power and destructive control. Compassion, no longer merely an eraser of human mistakes, is a force of prayer and action -- the expression of God's love for us and our love for God and one another.
Compassion is a book that says no to a compassion of guilt and failure and yes to a compassionate love that pervades our spirit and moves us to action. Henri Nouwen, Donald McNeill, and Douglas Morrison have written a moving document on what it means to be a Christian in a difficult time.
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CONFESSIONS OF SAINT AUGUSTINE (TRANSLATED BY REV. J.M. LELEN)
Confessions of St. Augustine is--after the Bible and The Imitation of Christ--the most widely translated and highly esteemed book in Christian history. Translated by Rev. J.M. Lelen, Ph.D., this edition is published in a prayer book format, offering a participatory reading and prayer experience based on St. Augustine's confessions of his youthful errors. With a brown Dura-Lux cover, this classic book will make a meaningful personal resource or gift.
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CONQUERING CORONAVIRUS: HOW FAITH CAN PUT YOUR FEARS TO REST
For in Christianity's 2,000-year history, cruel persecutions and sudden, uncontrollable plagues like COVID-19 have time and again struck mankind, challenging Christians to rise up spiritually against evils that cannot immediately be conquered materially.
Now our turn has come . . . along with the help we need to succeed. Here celebrated Catholic author and media host Teresa Tomeo has drawn forth from Scripture, the lives of the saints, and contemporary sources a healing balm for souls "" believers and unbelievers alike "" who have been shaken by the frightening evils thrust upon us by this coronavirus.
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CONTAGIOUS FAITH: WHY THE CHURCH MUST SPREAD HOPE, NOT FEAR IN A PANDEMIC
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CONTEMPLATIVE PRAYER (P)
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CONVERSATIO: A JOURNAL IN THE TRADITION OF CATHOLIC, BENEDICTINE & LIBERAL EDUCATION - VOLUME 1
I write with the exciting news that the Saint Vincent Center for Catholic Thought and Culture has published its first volume of Conversatio: A Journal in the Tradition of Catholic, Benedictine, and Liberal Education.
The idea of the journal is to provide a venue for Saint Vincent faculty to write for our community. The journal includes essays, poetry, and book reviews. As you can see from the contents below, the entries are academically serious and largely interdisciplinary in nature. They are the sorts of things one would expect a liberally educated person at a Catholic, Benedictine college in Latrobe to find informative, enriching, and—well—fun. Authors come from all parts of campus. This has truly been a collaborative endeavor full of SVC charm. The journals contents include:
Essays
Nathan Munsch, OSB – “Conversatio Morum: Hallmark of Benedictine Education or Invitation to a Way of Life
Jason Jividen – “Reading Xenophon’s Cyropaedia”
Robert Bufalini – “A Commemoration of Dante Alighiere: Dante’s Encounter with Saint Benedict in Paradiso XXII”
Aaron J. Sams and Kelsey S. Sams – “The Mind of Dorothy Sayers”
Michael Robinson – “Beyond Strength: The Cosmology of C.S. Lewis”
Daniel J. Heisey – “Mister Rogers’ Miniature Neighborhood”
Symposium on E. F. Schumacher’s Small is Beautiful
Lucas Briola – “A New Society within the Shell of the Old: Reflections on Small is Beautiful and an Integral Ecology”
Justin Petrovich – “Uncertainty is Beautiful”
Zachary G. Davis – “Of Course People Matter: A Response to Small is Beautiful from a ‘Modern’ Economist”
Book Reviews
Patricia Sharbaugh – Leon R. Kass, Founding God’s Nation
Matthew A. Fisher – Luigi Gioia, O.S.B., Saint Benedict’s Wisdom: Monastic Spirituality and the Life of the Church
Edward Mazich, O.S.B. – John Henry Newman, A Benedictine Education: The Mission of Saint Benedict and the Benedictine Schools
Daniel Vanden Berk – Stephen M. Barr, Modern Physics and Ancient Faith
Reviews of Faculty Books
Steven Gravelle – Joseph Ogbonnaya and Lucas Briola, Everything is Interconnected: Towards a Globalization with a Human Face and an Integral Ecology
Sara Lindey – Jerome C. Foss, Flannery O’Connor and the Perils of Governing by Tenderness
Daniele Arcara – Michael P. Krom, Justice and Charity
Dana Winters – Eric J. Mohr and Holly k. Mohr, Mister Rogers and Philosophy: Wondering through the Neighborhood
Stacy Birmingham – Patricia Sharbaugh, Irrepressible Light: The Women of the New Testament
Ben Schachter – Bradley C.S. Watson, Progressivism: The Strange History of a Radical Idea
Poetry
Selected Poetry of Julia Snyder
Isabel Sicree, Nicole Fratrich, and Elizabeth Elin - Winners of the 2021 Martin Luther King, Jr. Poetry Contest
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CONVERSATIO: A JOURNAL IN THE TRADITION OF CATHOLIC, BENEDICTINE & LIBERAL EDUCATION - VOLUME 2
Conversatio is a publication of the Saint Vincent Center for Catholic Thought and Culture. It’s purpose is to provide members of the Saint Vincent community—monastery, college, and seminary—a means of sharing with one another academic essays, poetry, and book reviews related to our mission as a Catholic, Benedictine, liberal arts institution. Essays focus on important books and works of art that have shaped the intellectual traditions that inform our mission. The book reviews look to recent research driven by those traditions, including books written by members of our own community.
In Volume II of Conversatio, you will find:
Essays and Poetry
Augustine of Hippo on Conversion of the Restless Human Heart
Kimberly F. Baker
Hospitality, Psalms, and Silence in a Benedictine Classroom
Catherine Petrany Briola
Reading Gregory’s The Life of Saint Benedict
Jerome C. Foss
Benedictine Spiritual Direction in Michael Novak’s The Tiber Was Silver
Daniel J. Heisey
Learning for its Own Sake: Saint Bonaventure’s Reply
Carl A. Vater
Selected Poem
Benedict Janecko, O.S.B.
Student Symposium on Listening
Introduction
Listening, Liberation, and Eudaimonia
Michael Astfalk
Making Connections
Julianna Lott
Forms of Listening and Liberation at Saint Vincent College
Elizabeth Van Pilsum
Book Reviews
Jan-Heiner Tück A Gift of Presence: The Theology and Poetry of the Eucharist in Thomas Aquinas
Lucas Briola
Mary L. Hirschfeld, Aquinas and the Market: Toward a Humane Economy
Zachary G. Davis
Margarita A. Mooney, The Love of Learning: Seven Dialogues on the Liberal Arts
Jennifer L. Koehl
Zena Hitz, Lost in Thought: The Hidden Pleasures of an Intellectual Life Koehl
Michael Krom
Bonnie B. Thurston, Shaped by the End You Live For: Thomas Merton’s Monastic Spirituality
Patricia Sharbaugh
Faculty Books
Jason R. Jividen, Claiming Lincoln: Progressivism, Equality, and the Battle for Lincoln’s Legacy in Presidential Rhetoric
John Aupperle
Elizabeth Lev, The Silent Knight: A History of St. Joseph as Depicted in Art
Boniface Hicks, O.S.B.
Timothy Kelly, The Transformation of American Catholicism: The Pittsburgh Laity and the Second Vatican Council, 1950-1972
Christopher McMahon
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CONVERSATIO: A JOURNAL IN THE TRADITION OF CATHOLIC, BENEDICTINE & LIBERAL EDUCATION - VOLUME 4
Conversatio Volume IV continues the tradition of celebrating Catholic, Benedictine, and liberal arts scholarship and thought. This volume contains essays from Fr. Paul Taylor, Abbot Olivier-Marie Sarr, Eric Mohr, Timothy O'Malley, Guy Davids, Daniel Heisey, and Jerome Oetgen. The volume also contains poetry by SVC alumnus Edward Kunz as well as book reviews by Daniele Arcara, Nicole Buchek, Matthew Fisher, Sophia Geng, Jeannine Pitas, and Michael Robinson. There is no better way to take the academic pulse of Saint Vincent than by reading Conversatio. We have much to celebrate!
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COURAGE UNDER FIRE: FATHER WILLIE DOYLE, S.J., HERO OF THE FIRST WORLD WAR
This historical novel for young people is about the heroic life of Father Willie Doyle, S.J., an Irish Jesuit priest who sacrificed his life serving wounded soldiers in World War I.
Father Doyle enjoyed a happy, privileged Victorian childhood in Ireland. Growing up in a loving, faithful Catholic family, he heard the call to serve God as a priest from a very young age. Shortly after his ordination, the First World War broke out, and Father Willie volunteered to serve as a chaplain to the thousands of Irish soldiers fighting in France.
This joyful, holy, brave, and compassionate priest left the country he loved and ministered to soldiers in the hell of the trenches, dodging bullets and bombs to ensure that dying soldiers could receive the sacraments. By the time he was killed trying to help a wounded soldier, Father Willie had become greatly loved and esteemed by both Catholics and Protestants fighting in the war.
The cause for the canonization of Father Willie Doyle has recently been opened in Rome.
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COVENANT & COMMUNION
Here a foremost interpreter of Catholic thought and life offers a probing look at Benedict's biblical theology and provides a clear and concise introduction to his life and work. Bestselling author and theologian Scott Hahn argues that the heart of Benedict's theology is salvation history and the Bible and shows how Benedict accepts historical criticism but recognizes its limits. The author also explains how Benedict reads the overall narrative of Scripture and how he puts it to work in theology, liturgy, and Christian discipleship.
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CREATIVE MINISTRY
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DAILY COMFORT WHILE GRIEVING
Daily Comfort While Grieving 978-1-947070-48-6
Daily Comfort While Grieving is written by Allan F. Wright, University Professor and National speaker and offers a word of encouragement to those who are grieving and have suffered a loss and helps them strengthen their relationship with Christ each day which provides hope. Each reading begins with a brief quote from Sacred Scripture, a writing of a saint or an inspirational teaching from the Church followed by a reflection and ends with a prayer. A nice way to begin or end each day for those who grieve and deal with loss in their life. This book is an excellent gift for anyone dealing with loss or a bereavement group.
A daily companion book rooted in Catholic spirituality offers profound benefits for those struggling with loss for we all grieve at our own pace while providing a steady source of hope, strength, and renewal. Tailored to their journey, it combines faith, practical wisdom, and the Church's teachings to support recovery and foster a deeper connection with God.
Scripture forms the foundation, providing divine truth to guide and sustain. Passages like Psalm 46:10 ("Be still and know that I am God") anchor readers in God's word, offering wisdom for life's challenges. The Catechism of the Catholic Church (CCC 131) calls Scripture a source of divine revelation, making it essential for understanding God's will.
Inspirational quotes, often from saints or Church fathers, bring this truth to life. A line from St. Augustine--"You have made us for Yourself, O Lord, and our hearts are restless until they rest in You"--can ignite hope and resolve. These voices from the Catholic tradition connect readers to the communion of saints, reinforcing their place in a timeless faith.
Prayer ties it all together, turning reflection into action. Whether a simple Our Father or a tailored petition, it opens a dialogue with God, fostering intimacy and trust. The CCC (2559) defines prayer as raising the heart to God, making it a daily lifeline.
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A Catholic daily companion book blending Scripture, inspirational quotes, and prayer is a vital resource for nurturing faith and grounding daily life in God's presence. This trifecta offers a holistic approach to spiritual growth, meeting individuals where they are while drawing them closer to Christ.
Together, these elements create a portable, powerful companion. For busy Catholics, this book offers a consistent, accessible way to center their day on faith, cultivating peace, purpose, and a deeper relationship with the divine.
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DAILY COMPANION FOR HEALING ADDICTIONS
A daily reflection; Scripture or quote; and prayer for those who struggle with addiction, are in recovery, or are on their way to recovery. Complementing counseling, 12-Step meetings, or retreats, this book will offer encouragement to help bring you healing one day at a time--and with God's help, strengthen you to help others who battle addiction.
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DAILY COMPANION FOR YOUNG CATHOLICS
Add this small book to the mix of tablets and smartphones that are daily accessories in every teen\'s life. The author, a father of 4 and a veteran high school teacher, talks the talk that will get their day off the fast track and onto the right track. In a matter of minutes they will read Scripture, a brief reflection, and a prayer that relates to their lives--friends, family, bullying, church, life choices. There is no proselytizing in these pages, no accusations or condemnations--only the repeated and clear message that Jesus loves them and wants to help them. This book comes with a lifetime guarantee: if they read it, He will come. Confirmation, Graduation, Birthday, any day--hands down, Daily Companion for Young Catholics is the right fit.
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DAILY MEDITATIONS WITH THE HOLY SPIRIT
These minute meditations for every day of the year contain a Scripture reading, a reflection, and a prayer. Father Winkler offers us an opportunity to develop a closer relationship with the Holy Spirit and apply the fruits of our meditation to our everyday lives.
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