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Dreading Armageddon and the Babylon the Great? In the 1970s, we were told the world was heading for a cataclysmic war but believers in Jesus were not to worry because we would be whisked away before it began. A charismatic world leader would then emerge and broker a peace-treaty between Israel and the Arab nations which would disintegrate into World War III and two-thirds of the Jews would be massacred. However, the very name Har-Magedon, a prophetic name for Jerusalem used by John and inspired by Zechariah, reveals this battle will be an overwhelming victory for Israel and the Jews, preceded by a revival in which 90% will become 'Jews for Jesus'. As for Babylon the Great, in the 16th century, Luther, Calvin, and the Reformers believed it was the Roman Catholic Church, the all-powerful European institution in their day. In the 20th century, however, the Second Vatican Council reformed Catholicism; in 2008, Benedict XVI pronounced that Luther's teaching of 'justification by faith' was right all along. This book shows that Babylon the Great is much older than Catholicism - almost as old as Creation - and much larger and more pervasive than we may have suspected.

"La Iglesia hoy en día exige una renovación profunda del sacerdocio célibe y de su paternidad a la cual está orientada."Algunos dicen que el celibato sacerdotal es una reliquia anticuada de otra época. Otros lo ven como una vida solitaria.Pero como lo expone el P. Carter Griffin en ¿Por qué el celibato?: Reclamando la paternidad del sacerdote, esta antigua práctica del celibato, cuando se vive bien, le ayuda al sacerdote a ejercer su paternidad espiritual con alegría y con muchos frutos. A lo largo de su exposición, el P. Griffin explora: la cuestión del celibato opcional los desafíos de la paternidad célibe la elección y formación de los candidatos para el sacerdocio célibe por qué los padres biológicos también están llamados a la paternidad espiritual el poderoso impacto que tiene el celibato en la Iglesia y en toda la culturaEn este momento crítico para el sacerdocio católico, el P. Griffin ofrece luz y esperanza con una nueva perspectiva de la sabiduría perene de la Iglesia en torno al celibato.El padre Carter Griffin es un sacerdote de la Arquidiócesis de Washington. En el 2011 terminó su doctorado en teología sagrada con su tesis doctoral titulada "La paternidad sobrenatural por medio del celibato sacerdotal: la realización de la masculinidad." Desde el 2011 se ha dedicado a la formación de seminaristas en el Seminario de San Juan Pablo II en Washington, D.C. El padre Griffin se recibió de la Universidad de Princeton y fue un oficial en la Armada de los Estados Unidos.

The Bible and the liturgy were made for one another. To read Scripture in the heart of the Church is to read it with Eucharistic eyes. It is here that we see the great juncture of love: written Word and Incarnate Word.Spirit and Life: Interpreting the Bible in Ordinary Time provides the reader with a greater appreciation of the Living Word. In nine informative and engaging essays, Dr. Scott Hahn draws readers' attention to central themes in Scripture, which make sense when read in the " natural and supernatural habitat" of the liturgy.Topics include: Scripture as God's symphony Pope Benedict's Scripture-based teaching on the person and prayer of Jesus The connection of Scripture, liturgy, and the Church The "liturgical sense" of God's Word The theme of fulfillment in Matthew's Gospel Church authority within a scriptural context A biblical approach to the "Pentecostal" phenomena A paradox? Christ as Majestic Judge vs. Christ as the LambHahn convincingly demonstrates that Scripture is not a dead letter, but rather a great, living gift from God.

A great preacher understands the power of God's Word and knows how to communicate that power in the most effective way possible. With The Sacred Conversation: The Art of Catholic Preaching and the New Evangelization priests will be renewed in their mission to preach the Gospel and equipped to do so with practical advice from Fr. Joseph Mele.Fr. Mele surveys the current norms in Catholic preaching and supplies helpful background on the Church' s most recent teaching on the subject. Paying special attention to the needs of the lay faithful, Fr. Mele then provides priests with the "nuts and bolts" of homiletics to ensure their preaching penetrates the hearts of those in the pews.An essential text for priests and seminarians.About the AuthorFr. Joseph Mele is Vicar General in the Diocese of Pittsburgh, director of formation at St. Paul Seminary, and director of post-ordination formation. He graduated from St. Francis College and St. Francis Seminary, Loretto, Pennsylvania and was ordained on May 5, 1973. He received a master' s degree from Duquesne University and his doctorate in philosophy in 2008. Fr. Mele is the author of The Sacred Conversation: The Art of Catholic Preaching and the New Evangelization.Endorsements"As one responsible for forming our future priest-evangelizers for the Church in the United States, I would highly encourage seminarians to read Fr. Mele' s excellent work. How often we preachers get frustrated because of our human limitations inpreaching. Fr. Mele gives us excellent direction on how to keep our preaching fresh, lively, and meaningful. As a seminary rector, I will encourage my seminarians to read this excellent reflection on preaching."-Fr. James Wehner, Author, Rector-President of Notre Dame Seminar"The very core of the vocation of the priest is to proclaim the Gospel of Jesus Christ. This has been done well and not-so-well throughout the years. Fr. Mele lays out the history and the problems of Catholic preaching and then offers some very practical ways for the preacher to be God' s Instrument of the Good News. Read this book and become the Instrument God is calling you to be!"-Fr. Larry Richards, Author, radio host, and founder of The Reason for Our Hope Foundation"Preaching for the new evangelization! From his experience aspastor and seminary rector, and drawing upon many years of responsibility for the pre-ordination and post-ordination formation of priests, Fr. Mele truly understands the challenges and the urgency of effectively preaching the Word of God in the twenty-first century."-Fr. Thomas Acklin, Author, Rector and Professor of Theology, St. Vincent Seminar"This is more than a manual for good techniques. It' s a recovery of the very purpose of liturgical preaching: to guide us into the divine mysteries. Fr. Mele has produced a manifesto for a Church alive with grace."-Mike Aquilina, Author of numerous bestselling books, including The Fathers of the Church"It is not often that a book on homiletics can be recommended for a general audience as well as the priest and deacons meant to learn from it. But I am giving Fr. Joseph Mele' s The Sacred Conversation to friends that will never provide a homily in their lives. His steps for a ' reform of the reform' of Catholic liturgical practices are inspiring to those of us who are in the pews, not just the pulpits."-Robert P. Lockwood, Author, national columnist for Our Sunday Visitor

Clement of Rome's First Epistle to the Corinthians, one of the very few Christian texts having survived from the first century, is a supremely valuable historical document. Modern scholars affirm as much, although many have called into question whether Clement was a direct disciple of Sts. Peter and Paul, arguing instead that he lived and wrote many decades after the martyrdom of the apostles. In the groundbreaking Clement and the Early Church of Rome: On the Dating of Clement's First Epistle to the Corinthians, Msgr. Thomas J. Herron presents his rigorously researched conclusions and sketches out the significance of his findings. Clement's Epistle stands as an early example of the exercise of hierarchical-and Roman-authority in the Church. It is a disciplinary letter addressed with confident authority to a distant Church.About the AuthorMsgr. Thomas J. Herron served for many years as an official of the Vatican Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith. He was the English-language secretary for Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger, who later became Pope Benedict XVI. Msgr. Herron held a doctorate in biblical theology from the Pontifical Gregorian University in Rome. Later in life, he taught at St. Charles Borromeo Seminary and served as a pastor in Philadelphia. He died of pancreatic cancer in 2004.Endorsements"His methods are rigorous. His writing is clear and unflinchingly honest. His tone is modest. Nevertheless, his conclusions are stunning. He argues very persuasively for the earlier dates; and then he proceeds to sketch out the significance of the early dating for history, theology, and apologetics. Did he succeed? Well, his work has been cited as authoritative by scholars as illustrious as Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger. And His Holiness Pope Benedict XVI is certainly not alone."-Scott Hahn, Bestselling Author and Popular Speaker"I am dependent . . . upon the brilliant analysis by Thomas J. Herron."-Dr. Clayton Jefford, St. Meinrad School of Theology, author of The Apostolic Fathers and the New Testament

Letter & Spirit Vol. 1: Reading Salvation: Word, Worship, and the Mysteries makes accessible to clergy, students, and laity the finest Catholic biblical scholarship.This volume includes:Articles: "Allegory and the Interpretation of the Old Testament in the 21st Century" by Robert Louis Wilken "The Sacrifice of Isaac in Genesis and Hebrews: A Study in the Hermeneutic of Faith" by James Swetnam, S.J. "The 'Ransom for Many,' the New Exodus, and the End of the Exile: Redemption as the Restoration of All Israel (Mark 10:35-45)" by Brant Pitre "Memorial and Typology in Jewish and Christian Liturgy" by Sofia CavallettiNotes: "Rediscovering St. Thomas Aquinas as Biblical Theologian" by Christopher T. Baglow "The Spiritual Sense in De Lubac' s Hermeneutics of Tradition" by Marcellino D' AmbrosioTradition & Traditions: "To the New Student of Sacred Scripture" by Hugh of St. Victor "The Sacrament of Sacred Scripture" by F.X. Durrwell, C.Ss.R. "Vatican II and the Truth of Sacred Scripture" by Augustin Cardinal Bea S.J

Laying the Foundation: A Handbook of Catholic Apologetics and Fundamental Theology is a classic text by the late Fr. Joseph Clifford Fenton, a highly respected author, professor, and theologian of the twentieth century. "This book appeared in 1942 under the rather unimposing title We Stand with Christ: an Essay in Catholic Apologetic. It should have become a classic. It is, I believe, the greatest work of apologetics produced in a time of superstar apologists such as F. J. Sheed, Ronald Knox, and Fulton Sheen. It represents the high point of apologetics as well as a gold standard for subsequent works of fundamental theology." ?from the foreword by Scott Hahn, Franciscan University of Steubenville.About the author Fr. Joseph Clifford Fenton (1906?1969) was professor of fundamental dogmatic theology at the Catholic University of America for twenty-five years and for two decades edited the American Ecclesiastical Review. He was a member of the Pontifical Roman Theological Academy, served as counselor to the Sacred Congregation of Seminaries and Universities, and participated in the Second Vatican Council as a member of the preparatory Theological Commission, the Doctrinal Commission, and the Commission on Faith and Morals.

Knowing the content and meaning of God's revelation in the Christian life are necessities in the sacramental preparation process. Every young person preparing for Confirmation and every adult Catholic should be able to answer the 50 questions presented in this book.50 Things Every Catholic Should Know prepares young Catholics to take a significant step forward in their ongoing journey as disciples of Jesus Christ as they approach Confirmation, and it offers straightforward responses to many of the most basic questions on the Catholic faith. Catholics will grow in relationship with the living person of Christ, who is seeking them, and His Church, who is here to embrace and empower them.A great supplement for sacramental preparation for families, parishes, schools, and small faith-sharing groups!