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Justice, Jesus, and the Jews centers on our common root, the Hebrew Bible, and the relationship of the Jewish prophet Jesus of Nazareth to his ancestral heritage. The correspondence between the biblical notion of justice and Jesus' proclamation of the rei

Jews, Christians, and Muslims trace their roots to Abraham and yet it is a shock to many Bible readers that some of the characters and stories in their sacred text are also found in the pages of Islam's sacred text, the Qur'an. By exploring the relationsh

In the spirit of nineteenth-century philosopher John Stuart Mill's admonition to "fully, frequently, and fearlessly" discuss what we profess to be true in order that it remain a "living truth" rather than dead dogma, Thomas P. Rausch gives us I Believe in

Proceedings of the Carondelet Conference on the Future of Religious Life

Mandatory celibacy for Latin rite Catholic priests has been the norm for almost 900 years. Now the clergy sexual abuse scandal and the rapidly declining number of priests have pushed many of the faithful to the point of questioning this tradition of the c

The Catholic Church at the dawn of the twenty-first century is arguably the last feudal system in the West. Once the feudal structure of the church is recognized, the bishops' response to the clergy abuse crisis comes into focus. Bishops and other church

The International Theological Commission would like to contribute to the current debate over the search for a universal ethic, and fight the increasing separation between the ethical order, on one hand, and the economic, social, legal, and political order

Were the Pharisees unfairly portrayed in the New Testament? What would a wider reading of Luke's Gospel reveal? To begin dialoguing with these questions, J. Patrick Mullen focuses on Simon, the Pharisee of Luke 7:36-50, to study and "redeem" the Pharisees

En la lectura de la Biblia es común desanimarnos porque no encontramos pronto lo que nos interesa; de ahí el origen de esta obra, que no pretende ser teórica ni exhaustiva, sino práctica y al alcance de todos. Más de 600 temas acompañados de abundantes te

First and Second Timothy and Titus are designated Pastoral Letters because they deal with leadership and organizational issues of the early Christian community. Probably written after the death of Paul, they nevertheless express what Paul himself would ha

The reform of liturgical rites ordered by the Second Vatican Council necessitated a revision of the Caeremoniale Episcoporum, published in 1886. The objective of this ceremonial is to provide a liturgy for bishops that will stand as a model for all other

Esta nueva edición en español de la Biblia de Jerusalén condensa el resultado de los últimos cien años de investigación y resulta más próxima a los textos originales, a la vez que consigue un estilo más agradable para la lectura. Esta cuarta edición se be

La versión castellana de la Biblia de Jerusalén, entre las versiones de las Sagradas Escrituras en nuestra lengua, tiene un sólido prestigio por la calidad de su traducción y por la profundidad de sus introducciones, notas y comentarios, de tal manera que

Holy Land Pilgrimage

More than just a simple guide to liturgical music, The Ministry of Music explores the acclamations, hymns, and responsorial psalm from the perspective of liturgy as ritual enactment of the paschal mystery—an enactment which the music allows us to join. Ha

As Pope Francis leads the worldwide church wholly within and from the teachings of the Council (1962-65), there is a great need in college classrooms and parish faith formation groups—as well as for individuals—to again have access to these documents in c