An analysis of the development of the "Marian profile" concept in Von Balthasar

Marian Profile: In the Ecclesiology of Hans Urs von Balthasar

Biographies & Memoirs

Brendan Leahy

Leaders & Notable People

New City Press

People on the lookout for trends in the Catholic Church will be very happy to discover Brendan Leahy's Ecclesial Movements and Communities. His overview of their rise and development over the last 50 years captures the unique qualities of Charismatic Renewal, Communion and Liberation, Cursillo, Focolare, L'Arche, Legion of Mary, the Neocatechumenal Way, Regnum Christi, Sant'Egidio, and others.
Leahy presents the movements as examples of the Church's charismatic dimension, a principle which Pope John Paul II described as 'co-essential' with the hierarchical-institutional dimension.
'The Holy Spirit is sort of the Harry Houdini of divinity, forever busting loose in seemingly impossible ways. In the Catholic Church, the 'new movements' are the most remarkable recent example -- an unplanned and dynamic form of life that's erupted in an age when secularization, scandal, and the weight of history is often a recipe for decline. Fr. Brendan Leahy provides a concise yet theologically profound reading of this great escape act by the Spirit, one that's especially commendable for being neither cynical nor overly romantic.' --John L. Allen Jr., author of The Future Church

Ecclesial Movements and Communities: Origins, Significance and Issues

Religion & Spirituality

Christian Books & Bibles

Writings of Chiara Lubich, founder of the Focolare Movement

Paradise: Reflections on Chiara Lubich's Mystical Journey

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Chiara Lubich

Donald W. Mitchell

Peter Casarella

Thomas Norris

David L. Schindler

Piero Coda

Hubertus Blaumeiser

Luigino Bruni

Antonio Baggio

Bernard Callebaut

Gérard Rossé

'When you are young,' writes Leahy, 'you have dreams, hopes and expectations.' Karol Woytyla was no different. Believe in Love paints the rich landscape of John Paul II's formative influences, his theological and philosophical foundations, and his personal reflections. 'For John Paul,' he writes, 'God is not way up in the clouds in remote majesty and might.' Rather, the chapters reflect the pontiff's belief that we need to link our notion of God with our understanding of what it is to be human. Hence we have chapters on dialogue, culture, anthropology, young people, families, artists, politics, economics, work, war and peace, forgiveness, and the elderly. 
In his very accessible style, Leahy also includes chapters on the major theological contributions of John Paul II, such as his insights on: the Theology of the Body; crisis in the Church; women, the priesthood, and the Movements; understanding and promoting a Spirituality of Communion; the Eucharist; Christ crucified and suffering; Prayer; Ecumenical and interfaith dialogue.
Short chapters on clearly delineated topics provide the perfect starting point for individual daily reflection or for discussion in a faith-sharing group.

Believe in Love: The Life, Ministry and Teachings of John Paul II

Throughout the world, we find traces of an insatiable thirst to bow down spiritually before the Mystery that surrounds life. We see it in a Buddhist temple and in a mosque; in a Passover celebration and a Hindu Diwali festival. A mysterious sense of the Absolute, the transcendent, urges us to reach out beyond all that is around us, excavate deep within us and, above all, make some form of declaration with the whole of our being that we want to be in harmony with God, with others, within ourselves.Christians believe the Mystery has not remained nameless but has opened up to us in history and, above all, in the person of Jesus Christ. We see the face of God in Jesus, in whom we live and move and have our being. He is the Way who wants to be the Wayfarer among us.Brendan Leahy offers reflections rooted in the Focolare's communitarian spirituality which stresses undertaking the Christian journey together and the mutual sharing of what happens when we try to put the words of the Gospel into daily practice. He also draws on insights of saints and spiritual writers from a variety of historical and cultural settings. These 'simple' reflections mirror discoveries that Leahy feels he needs to constantly re-discover in order to be most effective in building up the presence of Jesus among 'two or more' who are going to God together.

Going to God Together: Reflections Along the Way (Contemporary Spirituality)

How do people know you are a Christian? We are evangelized by the living example of others. Gospel in Action is a blend of spiritual advice from the long tradition of the Church with modern examples of how that advice is lived out in today's world. After each excerpt from a saint, an encyclical, or a spiritual leader, you have a story from an ordinary person making choices in the course of ordinary events - bartending, teaching at a university, working as a nurse, as a priest in a parish, among school friends, in competitive business environments, at the neighborhood block party. But, since these people make choices based on their desire to put the gospel into action, their choices are anything but ordinary. The result is a colorful mosaic of the communion of saints - of both timeless and timely examples of how small choices rooted in Love evangelize the world around us.

Gospel in Action: A New Evangelization Day by Day (Contemporary Spirituality)

This book contains ten reflections upon issues of importance in the world of faith and science. The contributors to this book write from a faith perspective but respectful of the place and role of science. Some write from direct scientific expertise while others draw on philosophical and theological perspectives. The editor is Brendan Leahy.

Faith and the Marvelous Progress of Science

New City Press of the Focolare

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