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John Paul II · 1987 · Letter
Sollicitudo Rei Socialis stands as Pope John Paul II's seventh encyclical, issued in December 1987 to commemorate the twentieth anniversary of Paul VI's groundbreaking social encyclical Populorum Progressio. Written during the height…
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Marilyn McCord Adams · 1987 · Book
Marilyn McCord Adams wrote this comprehensive intellectual biography of the fourteenth-century Franciscan philosopher and theologian William of Ockham at a time when medieval philosophy was experiencing renewed scholarly attention, yet Ockham remained…
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Missionary and Catholic translation/editorial teams · 1988 · Scripture
The Christian Community Bible is a distinct Catholic English Bible developed for community and pastoral use, with particular attention to mission contexts where readers may come to Scripture without formal theological training.…
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John Main · 1988 · Book
This collection of talks and writings by Benedictine monk John Main emerged from his years establishing Christian meditation communities and teaching contemplative prayer to lay Christians. Drawing from his experience founding meditation…
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Joseph Ratzinger (Benedict XVI) · 1991 · Book
Called to Communion emerged from Joseph Ratzinger's decades as prefect of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, where he grappled daily with questions about the nature and boundaries of the…
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John Paul II · 1991 · Letter
Centesimus Annus is Pope John Paul II's 1991 encyclical letter marking the centennial of Leo XIII's groundbreaking social encyclical Rerum Novarum. Written in the immediate aftermath of the collapse of communist regimes…
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Thomas Keating · 1992 · Book
Thomas Keating's Invitation to Love emerged from his decades of teaching Centering Prayer and leading retreats at St. Benedict's Monastery in Snowmass, Colorado. Writing as both a Cistercian monk and founder of…
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Henri Nouwen · 1992 · Book
Life of the Beloved emerged from Henri Nouwen's friendship with Fred Bratman, a secular Jewish journalist who challenged the Dutch Catholic priest to articulate the Christian spiritual life in language accessible to…
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Henri Nouwen · 1992 · Book
Henri Nouwen's profound meditation on Rembrandt's famous painting emerged from a personal crisis of identity and calling. Writing in his final years as a Catholic priest who had moved from Harvard and…
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John Paul II · 1993 · Letter
Veritatis Splendor is Pope John Paul II's 1993 encyclical on the foundations of Catholic moral theology, addressed to the bishops of the Catholic Church. The letter emerged from the pope's concern about…
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Bernard Lonergan · 1993 · Book
Topics in Education gathers Bernard Lonergan's scattered writings on educational theory and practice, spanning from the 1940s through the 1970s. These essays and lectures emerged from Lonergan's work as a professor of…
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Brennan Manning · 1994 · Book
Brennan Manning's Abba's Child emerged from his decades of wrestling with the gap between authentic Christian identity and the performance-driven spirituality he observed in American Christianity. Writing as a former Franciscan priest…
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John Paul II · 1994 · Book
Crossing the Threshold of Hope emerged from an unprecedented media opportunity that never materialized as planned. In 1993, Italian journalist Vittorio Messori prepared extensive questions for what would have been the first…
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Thomas Keating · 1994 · Book
Thomas Keating's "Intimacy with God" emerged from his decades of teaching centering prayer and contemplative practice at St. Benedict's Monastery in Snowmass, Colorado. Written as both an introduction to and deepening of…
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Joseph Ratzinger (Benedict XVI) · 1995 · Book
Joseph Ratzinger's collection of essays on liturgical theology emerged from his decades of engagement with the liturgical reforms following the Second Vatican Council. Writing as both theologian and future pope, Ratzinger addresses…
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Mother Teresa (St. Teresa of Calcutta) · 1995 · Book
A Simple Path emerged from conversations between Mother Teresa and British journalist Lucinda Vardey in the final years of the Nobel laureate's life. Published shortly before Mother Teresa's death in 1997, the…
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John Paul II · 1995 · Letter
Evangelium Vitae is Pope John Paul II's 1995 encyclical letter addressing what he termed a "culture of death" pervading contemporary society. Written amid growing debates over abortion, euthanasia, and capital punishment in…
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John Paul II · 1996 · Book
Gift and Mystery emerged from John Paul II's desire to commemorate the fiftieth anniversary of his priestly ordination in 1996. Written as a spiritual autobiography, this slender volume offers the pope's personal…
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Brennan Manning · 1996 · Book
The Signature of Jesus emerged from Brennan Manning's decades as a Franciscan priest and retreat leader, written for Christians who had grown weary of spiritual mediocrity and performance-based faith. Manning diagnosed a…
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Robert Barron · 1996 · Book
Robert Barron's "Thomas Aquinas: Spiritual Master" emerges from a conviction that the medieval Dominican has been misunderstood and miscategorized by both secular philosophy and popular Christianity. Writing in the 1990s amid renewed…
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Mother Teresa (St. Teresa of Calcutta) · 1997 · Book
In the Heart of the World gathers Mother Teresa's spiritual reflections and teachings into a coherent vision of Christian service among the world's poorest. Published three years before her death, this collection…
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Mother Teresa (St. Teresa of Calcutta) · 1997 · Book
No Greater Love compiles spoken reflections and written meditations from Mother Teresa of Calcutta, drawing from her addresses, letters, and interviews given throughout her decades of ministry among the poorest of the…
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And Now I See And Now I See: A Theology of Transformation
Robert Barron · 1998 · Book
Robert Barron's systematic exploration of Christian transformation emerged from his doctoral work at the Institut Catholique de Paris, where he studied under Henri de Lubac and other masters of ressourcement theology. Writing…
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John Paul II · 1998 · Letter
Fides et Ratio is an encyclical letter issued by Pope John Paul II in 1998, addressing the relationship between faith and reason in Christian intellectual life. The work emerged from the pope's…
