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Few topics are as important, and as controversial, as the proper role and exercise of authority inthe Roman Catholic Church. Inspired by Pope Franciss bold rereading and determined implementation of the teaching of Vatican II, Richard Gaillardetz has completely revised and expanded his book By What Authority? It offers a helpful introduction to the nature and forms of church authority and their relationship to authentic Christian belief and discipleship. Gaillardetz offerstheologically clear and pastorally insightful considerations of: the character of divine revelation, the authority of Scripture and tradition the role of the pope and bishops in preserving the Christian faith the levels of church teaching authority,thecentral faith witness of all the baptized the possibility of disagreements with church teaching, and the proper relationship between theologians, the magisterium, and the whole people of God the authority of the believing community and the controversial questions regarding the possibility of disagreeing with church teaching.

Sermons for Advent and the Christmas Season

For those outside the cloister Norvene Vest sets the elements of the Rule-regular prayer and prayerful attention to work-within the silence which enables us to listen to, reflect on, and respond to God's call.

The Medieval Experience of Reading

Monastic Essays

Spiritual Accompaniment and Spiritual Growth

A scholar turned monk, Isaac combined the increasingly technical vocabulary of the cathedral schools with the spiritual tradition of the monastery. Dialectic is here combined with meditative reflection.

Exposition on the Song of Songs

Sermons for Autumn

Initiation into the Monastic Tradition

Spiritual Meadow by John Moschos

Offers an essay on the nature of humility that revisions this fundamental Christian virtue away from the misunderstandings of both the scholastic tradition and its modern counterparts to locate humility in the ancient sources of the monastic tradition.

The Spirituality of the Christian East Volume 2

Preached to monks and edited for publication by a pastor, these sermons are applicable generally to any congregation of Christians, for human problems are the same in both church and cloister. The preacher's vivid imagery, his spontaneity and sense of excitement, and his honesty in facing sometimes harsh, unflattering realities make what he says both piercing and unforgettable.

Volume 3