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<DIV>Three Approaches to Abortion will help you persuade others -including pro-choice Catholics - that abortion is an evil society cannot permit or tolerate. Abortion has been and remains a crucial issue in American politics. Unfortunately, many Americans don't see abortion for the evil it is - the unjust killing of millions of human beings each year. Even many Catholics have been confused by the 'pro-choice' (read: pro-abortion) rhetoric of those who say that they personally accept Catholic teaching about abortion, but they can't impose it on others. You've heard argument after argument about this topic. Maybe you think there is nothing more to say. Well, there is. Three Approaches to Abortion, by popular author Peter Kreeft, cuts through the nonsense of the 'pro-choice' position. He shows in an irrefutable way why abortion is evil and why it's illogical to support abortion rights while claiming to be "personally opposed to abortion." Kreeft's commonsense approach to the issue, his lucid arguments, easy-to-grasp illustrations and examples, and his thoughtful dialogue between a pro-lifer and a 'pro-choicer' make this book an invaluable tool in the pro-life cause. </DIV>

Three Approaches to Abortion: A Thoughtful and Compassionate Guide to Today's Most Controversial Issue

<DIV>What do Christians believe? What gives meaning to our life? What is the purpose of life? The Christian answer to these questions is found in the Creed, in the profession of faith. But what do the articles of this confession actually mean? And how to they affect our lives? Joseph Ratzinger, now Pope Benedict XVI, takes a fresh look at these timeless questions. This work is a reflection of the profound, personal insights of Benedict XVI, but also of the great foundations of Christianity: faith, hope, and charity. Ratzinger writes eloquently and persuasively about the importance for followers of Christ to understand well what they believe so one can live as a serious Christian in today's secular world. He talks in depth about the true meaning of faith, hope, and love�the love of God and the love of neighbor. He also discusses the crucial importance of a lived faith, for the believer himself as well as being a witness for our age, and striving to bring faith in line with the present age that has veered off into rampant secularism and materialism. "In our generation the Christian Faith finds itself in a much deeper crisis than at any other time in the past. In this situation it is no solution to shut our eyes in fear in the face of pressing problems, or to simply pass over them. If faith is to survive this age, then it must be lived, and above all, lived in this age. And this is possible only if a manifestation of faith is shown to have value for our present day, by growing to knowledge and fulfillment." �Pope Benedict XVI</DIV>

Credo for Today: What Christians Believe

<DIV>Jesus Christ is as popular as ever. Films, books, and news articles ask,"Who was Jesus Christ?" Even outside of Christianity he continues to appeal to people. And yet for so many, the popular Jesus is not the Jesus of Christianity. The popular Jesus makes no demands and never challenges people. He accepts everyone and everything under all circumstances. On the Way to Jesus Christ is a series of meditations that Pope Benedict XVI wrote while he was Prefect for the Congregation of the Doctrine of the Faith. The true Jesus he writes, is the Jesus of the Gospels who "is quite different, demanding and bold. The Jesus who makes everything okay for everyone is a phantom, a dream, not a real figure. The Jesus of the Gospels is certainly not convenient for us. But it is precisely in this way that he answers the deepest question of our existence, which--whether we want to or not--keeps us on the lookout for God, for a gratification that is limitless, for the infinite. We must again set out on the way to this real Jesus." This book also examines whether Jesus Christ is the only savior, and the Church's responsibility to evangelize. It concludes with reflections on Jesus' Presence in the Holy Eucharist, and the Catechism of the Catholic Church's presentation of the Christian mystery as seen through the Catechism's dynamic view of Sacred Scripture. On the Way to Jesus Christ is for anyone--believer or nonbeliever-who wants better to understand the true Jesus, the Jesus of the Gospels, the Christ of Christianity. </DIV>

On the Way to Jesus Christ

<DIV>This is no ordinary book. It is a set of probing questions (1,450 in fact) designed to help individuals or groups, especially groups, to dive deeply into Saint John&rsquo;s Gospel. No answers are provided, but the questions are phrased in such a way as to set a person in a reliable direction for finding the answers.The questions correspond to the verses of the Gospel and require active and personal interaction. Some of the questions are easy, some difficult, and they are marked accordingly. Some questions include background information or&#160;hints that help the reader along. Some were written with a fair bit of humor. Any person or group using these questions to explore John will find themselves entertained as well as informed and inspired.</DIV>

Probes: Deep Sea Diving into Saint John's Gospel: Questions for Individual or Group Study

00 Opening credits

01 Foreword

Opening credits

02 Preface

Foreword

03 Chapter One꞉ World Religions and the Christian Faith

Preface

04 Love at the Origin of Missionary Work

Chapter One꞉ World Religions and the Christian Faith

05 What Is Religion?

Love at the Origin of Missionary Work

06 Chapter Two꞉ Fundamental Elements of the Christian Religion

What Is Religion?

07 Monotheism and Tolerance

Chapter Two꞉ Fundamental Elements of the Christian Religion

08 The Christian-Islamic Dialogue

Monotheism and Tolerance

09 Music and Liturgy

The Christian-Islamic Dialogue

10 Theology of the Liturgy

Music and Liturgy

11 Chapter Three꞉ Jews and Christians in Dialogue

Theology of the Liturgy

12 Grace and Vocation without Remorse꞉ Comments on the Treatise De Iudaeis

Chapter Three꞉ Jews and Christians in Dialogue

13 Rabbi Arie Folger Responds to “Grace and Vocation without Remorse”

Grace and Vocation without Remorse꞉ Comments on the Treatise De Iudaeis

14 Letter from Benedict XVI to Rabbi Arie Folger

Rabbi Arie Folger Responds to “Grace and Vocation without Remorse”

15 Letter from Rabbi Arie Folger to Benedict XVI

Letter from Benedict XVI to Rabbi Arie Folger

16 Chapter Four꞉ Topics from Dogmatic Theology

Letter from Rabbi Arie Folger to Benedict XVI

17 Faith Is Not an Idea, but a Life

Chapter Four꞉ Topics from Dogmatic Theology

18 The Catholic Priesthood

Faith Is Not an Idea, but a Life

19 The Meaning of Communion

The Catholic Priesthood

20 Chapter Five꞉ Topics From Moral Theology

The Meaning of Communion

21 The Church and the Scandal of Sexual Abuse

Chapter Five꞉ Topics From Moral Theology

22 Chapter Six꞉ Occasional Speeches and Essays

The Church and the Scandal of Sexual Abuse

23 The International Theological Commission

Chapter Six꞉ Occasional Speeches and Essays

The International Theological Commission

24 One Hundred Years Since the Birth of Saint John Paul II

One Hundred Years Since the Birth of Saint John Paul II

25 Seventy-Five Years Since the Death of Jesuit Father Alfred Delp

Seventy-Five Years Since the Death of Jesuit Father Alfred Delp

26 “His Silence Is Also His Way of Expressing Himself”꞉ Interview on Saint Joseph

“His Silence Is Also His Way of Expressing Himself”꞉ Interview on Saint Joseph

27 Closing credits

Closing credits

After Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI resigned from the papacy in 2013, he never stopped thinking or writing. Near the end of his life, he and editor Elio Guerriero gathered together a whole volume of new material, dealing with the themes closest to his heart. The pope asked that it be published upon his death.
This final work is What Is Christianity? It takes up a kaleidoscopic array of themes: the Christian faith's relationship with other religions, especially Judaism and Islam; the theology and reform of the liturgy; the priesthood; the saints; the Eucharist; the tragedy of abuse; the beauty of nature; Italian and German culture; and much more.
With prophetic insight into our times, Benedict warns of a "radical manipulation of man" in the name of tolerance, insisting that the only "authentic counterweight to every form of intolerance" is Christ himself&mdash;and Christ crucified.
A lifelong Catholic, the late pope pays tribute to some of the giant figures of Christianity who have served him through the years as guiding stars: his predecessor Pope John Paul II, the twentieth-century German Jesuit martyr Alfred Delp, and the silent carpenter Joseph, his patron saint.
What Is Christianity? is a frank spiritual testament from a theological master, a churchman who loved the faith of simple Christians but who always stood ready, even in his last days, to dialogue about every aspect of human life&mdash;in love and in truth.

What Is Christianity?: The Last Writings (Audiobook)

<DIV>This book is an engagement between a great modern philosopher defending classical philosophy against an army of challengers to the very notion of philosophy as classically conceived. It is written very much in the spirit of the scholastic disputations in the medieval universities, which produced the great Summas: a mutual search for truth, a philosophical laboratory, a careful winnowing of each objection. Such objectivity is lamentably rare in contemporary philosophy.In order to combat modern misunderstandings of challenges to the classical concept of philosophy, Pieper shows us the unique and uniquely valuable thing philosophy is as conceived by his masters: Socrates, Plato, Aristotle, Augustine, and above all, Aquinas. Along this path he scatters gems of insight, such as: art and religion as Philosophy's defenders; the relationship between philosophy and science; philosophy as "seeing and saying"; and philosophy as rooted in meditation and loving contemplation. Pieper emphasizes that philosophy is something all human beings do, and should be the better for doing.</DIV>

In Defense of Philosophy: Classical Wisdom Stands Up to Modern Challenges

<DIV> Having presented his christology and mariology under the sign of the "Dramatis Personae" in volume three of Theo-Drama, von Balthasar now turns to the action of the divine drama itself. Here we find his soteriology, where time, freedom, history, power, sin, conflict are seen in the light of the Cross, the culmination of the action and passion of God and man.As Balthasar expresses it in the conclusion to his preface: here "we discern the unity of 'glory' and the 'dramatic'. God's glory, as it appears in the world--supremely in Christ--is not something static that could be observed by a neutral investigator. It manifests itself only through the personal involvement whereby God himself comes forth to do battle and is both victor and vanquished. If this glory is to come within our range at all, an analogous initiative is called for on our part. Revelation is a battlefield. Those who do battle on it can only be believers and theologians, provided they have equipped themselves with the whole armor of God (Eph 6:11)." </DIV>

Theo-Drama: Theological Dramatic Theory

I. The Origin and Essence of the Church – 1.

I. The Origin and Essence of the Church – 2. The witness of the New Testament regarding the origin and essence of the Church

I. The Origin and Essence of the Church – 3. The vision of the Church in the Acts of the Apostles

II. The Primacy of Peter and the Unity of the Church – 1. The status of Peter in the New Testament

II. The Primacy of Peter and the Unity of the Church – 2. The question of the Petrine succession

III. The Universal Church and the Particular Church꞉ The Task of the Bishop – 1. Eucharistic ecclesiology and episcopal office

III. The Universal Church and the Particular Church꞉ The Task of the Bishop – 2. Structures of the universal Church in eucharistic ecclesiology

III. The Universal Church and the Particular Church꞉ The Task of the Bishop – 3. Consequences for the office and mission of the bishop

IV. On the Essence of the Priesthood – 1. The foundation of ministerial office in the New Testament꞉ Apostleship as participation in the mission of Christ

IV. On the Essence of the Priesthood – 2. The apostolic succession

IV. On the Essence of the Priesthood – 3. Universal and particular priesthood—Old and New Testament

IV. On the Essence of the Priesthood – 4. Conclusions for the priest of today

V. A Company in Constant Renewal – 1. Dissatisfaction with the Church

V. A Company in Constant Renewal – 2. Futile reform

V. A Company in Constant Renewal – 3. The essence of true reform

V. A Company in Constant Renewal – 4. Morality, forgiveness and expiation—the personal center of reform

V. A Company in Constant Renewal – 5. Pain, martyrdom and the joy of redemption

Epilogue꞉ Party of Christ or Church of Jesus Christ?

<div>This is a book of wisdom and insight that explains how providential are the trials through which the Catholic Church is now passing. The need of the Papal Primacy to ensure Christian unity; the true meaning of the Priesthood as a sacrament and not a mere ministry; the necessity of the Eucharist as the Sacrifice of the Savior now offering Himself on our altars; the role of the Bishops as successors of the Apostles, united with the successor of St. Peter, the Bishop of Rome; the value of suffering in union with Christ crucified; the indispensable service of the laity in the apostolate - all these themes receive from Cardinal Ratzinger new clarity and depth.
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Called to Communion: Understanding the Church Today (Audiobook)

<DIV>Adrienne von Speyr, a renowned mystic and spiritual writer from Switzerland, was received into the Catholic Church at the age of 38 on the Feast of All Saints, 1940, by one of the theological giants of the 20th century, Fr. Hans Urs von Balthasar. He became her spiritual director and confessor until her death in 1967 during which time Adrienne was favored with many gifts of authentic mystical prayer. Balthasar considered one of the central characteristics of Adrienne's prayer to be her transparency to the inspirations she received from God, along with a deep personal communion with the saints. Over a period of many years, Adrienne would see the saints (and other devout people) at prayer, and she would dictate what she saw to Fr.von Balthasar - while she was in a state of mystical prayer. Through a unique charism, she was able to put herself in the place of various individuals to see and describe their prayer, their whole attitude before God. Not all of her subjects are saints in the strict sense of the word, but all struggled, with varying degrees of success, to place their lives at the disposal of their Creator. This book presents these unique mystical insights into the prayer lives of many saints taken from Adrienne's direct visions of them in prayer. Among the long list of saints in this book are St. John the Apostle, St. Augustine, St. Francis, St. Thomas Aquinas, St. Ignatius of Loyola, St. Teresa of Avila, St. John of the Cross, St. John Bosco, St. Bernadette, St. Dominic, St. Edith Stein and many, many more. In this powerful spiritual work, the reader is able to participate in the devotional and spiritual life of the Church throughout the centuries by learning how numerous saints and devout people prayed, thus reflecting on the timelessness and beauty of the prayer of the Church. </DIV>

Book of All Saints

<DIV>The beloved Archbishop Sheen, whose cause for canonization is open in Rome, presents a profound and deeply spiritual look at the meaning of the priesthood and relationship of the priest with Christ as an "alter Christus". Sheen delves deeply into what he considers the main character of the priesthood, and one not often discussed, that of being, like Christ, a "holy victim". To be like Christ, Sheen emphasizes that the priest must imitate Christ in His example of sacrifice, offering himself as a victim to make His Incarnation continually present in the world. "Unlike anyone else, Our Lord came on earth, not to live, but to die. Death for our redemption was the goal of His sojourn here, the gold that he was seeking. He was, therefore, not primarily a teacher, but a Savior. Was not Christ the Priest a Victim? He never offered anything except Himself. So we have a mutilated concept of our priesthood, if we envisage it apart from making ourselves victims in the prolongation of His Incarnation." —Bishop Fulton Sheen</DIV>

The Priest Is Not His Own

<DIV>Three Women and the Lord&#160;presents three key figures in Saint Luke&#39;s Gospel: Mary Magdalen, the unnamed woman who washed the feet of Jesus with her tears, and Mary of Bethany.As Adrienne von Speyr meditates on the Gospel passages about these three women, she explores the particular, personal mission that the Lord gave each one and links it with one of the three theological virtues: faith, hope, and love.Through the stories of these women, von Speyr demonstrates that every person who encounters Jesus and receives his mercy is changed by him and given a unique way to reveal his identity as Savior and Lord.</DIV>

Three Women and the Lord

<DIV> The highly-respected Swiss theologian provides short, profound meditations on numerous scriptural passages throughout the New Testament. The simplicity and wisdom of these meditations demonstrates that, although he was a great theologian, von Balthasar was deeply interested in sustaining the spiritual lives of modern men and women in this difficult time of the Church. "These beautiful meditations of Fr. von Balthasar are a wonderful testament to his spirit-a spirit of great love of the Lord and his Church, and a spirit of the deepest wisdom and discernment for our times. Turn wherever you like in these pages and I believe you will find the spiritual nourishment which our souls need so much today. People cry out for the authentic food which can only come from inspired and prayerful pondering on the living message of Jesus. In You Have Words of Eternal Life there is such good food in plenty." - Sister Briege McKenna, O.S.C., Author, Miracles Do Happen"An outstanding example of Biblical theology that is both useful for the laity and faithful to the Church. It shows that something rich and true lies between scripture scholarship and systematic theology." - Professor Scott Hahn, University of Steubenville"These New Testament meditations are vintage von Balthasar, but more readily, more easily grasped by non-theologians. He brings to his scriptural commentary a fresh depth of insight that most biblical technicians simply do not have." - Fr. Thomas Dubay, Author, Fire Within </DIV>

You Have Words of Eternal Life: Scripture Meditations