Led by the Spirit

Led by the Spirit

Led by the Spirit: Into the Consciousness of Christ

by Dennis J. Billy, C.Ss.R.

Following Jesus means being open to and led by his Spirit. This book explores the meaning of this phrase by looking at the larger picture of why God entered our world and became one of us in the first place. It hinges on one fundamental insight. If the mystery of the Incarnation marks the beginning of a renewed friendship between God and man, then the sending of his Spirit reveals an even deeper way for the two of them to relate. Because of the Spirit, God is able to dwell within the human heart throughout the corridors of history.

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“Succinct and profound!” – Dr. Sebastian Mahfood, OP, author of The Narrative Spirituality of Dante’s Divine Comedy: A Hundred-Day Guided Journal

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Fr. Dennis J. Billy, C.Ss.R., is Professor Emeritus of the history of moral theology and Christian spirituality at the Alphonsian Academy of the Pontifical Lateran University in Rome and currently serves as The Robert F. Leavitt Distinguished Service Chair in Theology at St. Mary’s Seminary & University in Baltimore. An American Redemptorist of the Baltimore Province, Fr. Billy has advanced degrees from Harvard University, the Pontifical University of St. Thomas (Angelicum), and the Graduate Theological Foundation. The author of numerous books and articles on a variety of religious topics, he is also active in his order’s retreat apostolate and in the ministry of spiritual direction.

 

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Weeds Among Wheat

Weeds Among Wheat

Weeds Among Wheat

Weeds Among Wheat: L’Arche and the Tainted Legacy of Jean Vanier

by Dennis Billy, C.Ss.R.

This book is about baking the bread of Christian community from the grains of our broken humanity. It is primarily concerned with distinguishing L’Arche’s authentic spirituality from its founder Jean Vanier’s personal flaws and, in doing so, creating enough distance between him and the institution he founded so that the latter can flourish in a world where scandal abounds, and suspicion (and even cynicism) thrives.

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Pravin Thevathasan, Catholic Medical Quarterly, July 2022, for the online issue once it’s posted, click here.
 
I was planning to write about Jean Vanier, founder of L’arche, the organisation that has done an amazing job looking after the intellectually disabled. Then came the news that he had abused adult women. How will L’arche survive? As the author of this really helpful work has said, L’Arche needs to distance itself from its founder. It has a splendid spirituality and that is what is examined in this book.
 
Vanier’s legacy may be tainted but what he did was remarkable when in 1964 he invited two men with severe disabilities to live with him. This was a time when many of the disabled were being looked after in large institutions or hospitals. What Vanier discovered was that he was receiving much more from the disabled than what he was giving them. All human beings, able and disabled, are fundamentally the same. All human life is sacred. We are all wounded one way or another. The L’Arche spirituality maintains that the disabled have a unique way of penetrating our defences and touching us at the level of our deepest vulnerabilities. They have no pretensions. They our our healers.
 
The author uses Bread as a metaphor in order to reflect on the spirituality of L”arche. The “Bread of Humanity” examines our collective woundedness. The “Bread of Meaning” examines why L’Arche is named after the Biblical Ark. The “Bread of Presence” looks at how we are present to each other. The “Bread of Healing” examines the ways in which we are healed. The “Bread of Forgiveness” looks at the vital role of forgiveness in our relationships. The “Bread of Prayer” looks at the way our relationships lead to communion with God. The “Bread of Service” shows us that we find meaning when we serve others. The “Bread of Friendship” looks at the role of friendship in the L”Arche communities. The “Bread of Community” looks at the necessity of forming strong and vibrant communities. The “Bread of the Eucharist” shows how the Eucharist is at the heart of L’Arche communities.
 
This book shows us how the L’Arche communities can move on. And how we too can live its spirituality in our own way. 

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Fr. Dennis J. Billy, C.Ss.R., is Professor Emeritus of the history of moral theology and Christian spirituality at the Alphonsian Academy of the Pontifical Lateran University in Rome and currently serves as The Robert F. Leavitt Distinguished Service Chair in Theology at St. Mary’s Seminary & University in Baltimore. An American Redemptorist of the Baltimore Province, Fr. Billy has advanced degrees from Harvard University, the Pontifical University of St. Thomas (Angelicum), and the Graduate Theological Foundation. The author of numerous books and articles on a variety of religious topics, he is also active in his order’s retreat apostolate and in the ministry of spiritual direction.

 

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Stepping Up!

Stepping Up!

Stepping Up!: How Christ Turned My Pain & Suffering into Hope & Joy

by Caitie Crowley

WHERE IS GOD IN THE MIDST OF SUFFERING?

Caitie Crowley was in a traumatic car accident on her way home from work and almost lost her life. She couldn’t walk for 10 months. She took that time to write about her experiences and how her faith in God carried her through her pain. This book takes the reader through Caitie’s physical struggle of learning to walk again and her interior struggle of learning to walk with God through the cross. Through Him, you can find hope when it appears hopeless.

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Listen to "Episode 9: Stepping Up: Caitie Crowley on How Christ Transforms Suffering (March 30, 2025)" on Spreaker.
Listen to "Episode 127: Cynthia Toolin-Wilson interviews Caitie Crowley on her book Stepping Up! (October 4, 2021)" on Spreaker.

Paul Moore talks with Catholic author Caitie Crowley about her new book: Stepping Up!: How Christ Turned My Pain & Suffering into Hope & Joy (Parts 1 and 2 below)

Listen to "Stepping Up! by Caitie Crowley" on Spreaker.

CAITIE IN THE NEWS

Crowley, Caitie. “How a Catholic Millennial learned the value of redemptive suffering.” Catholicmom.com (April 19, 2022)

Ward, Nancy. Stepping up! Joy Alive in Our Hearts (March 17, 2022)

Crowley, Caitie. “STEPPING UP: How A Catholic Millennial Learned the Value of Redemptive Suffering” Catholic Books Blog (March 9, 2022)

Wiegand, Christina. “Review of Stepping Up!“ (February 24, 2022)

Laurie Schmitt, “Interview with Caitie Crowley” (February 17, 2022)

Crowley, Caitie. “STEPPING UP: How A Catholic Millennial Learned the Value of Redemptive Suffering” The Catholic Stand (February 9, 2022)

Crowley, Caitie. “How A Catholic Millennial Learned the Value of Redemptive Suffering” Spiritual Woman (February 8, 2022)

Soriano, Jocelyn. “Stepping Up!: How A Catholic Millennial Learned the Value of Redemptive Suffering” ITakeOffTheMask.Com (February 7, 2022)

Lindsay Weishar, “Engaging with Suffering: An Interview with Caitie Crowley” Young Catholic Woman (November 18, 2021)

Human Defense Initiative – Stepping Up: A Pro-life Story

How a Millennial Car Crash Survivor Turned Her Suffering Over to God – The Crash Support Network (Download the PDF version)

The Catholic Post ‘Stepping Up’: Caitie Crowley chronicles post-accident suffering, hope in Christ – The Catholic Post

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“Caitie did an awesome job describing her physical and emotional pain, challenges and the experiences that most of us have never been through. Her strong foundation of faith in God was evident throughout. You don’t have to be the survivor of a horrific car accident to acquire strong takeaways from this story. God blessed Caitie and the rest of us by allowing her to share her story through this book. I urge you to get the book and share it with others when you’re done. It’s encouraging for me to see a young leader who is confident in her Christian faith and share that faith with us. Congratulations Caitie!” – Jim Ardis, Strategic Philanthropy Officer at OSF Healthcare & Former Mayor of Peoria, IL

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Caitie Crowley is a Catholic millennial. By God’s grace, she graduated Summa Cum Laude (4.0 GPA) with her Master of Science in Information Design and Strategy with a Content Strategy concentration from Northwestern University. She is an HR communications representative at a Fortune 100 company and has also done writing for FOCUS-SEEK21, Live Action, Human Life Action, and Human Defense Initiative. You can get in touch with Caitie on Twitter (@CaitieCrowley) or via email (caitiecrowley@gmail.com).

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Ennobling Encounters

Ennobling Encounters

Congratulations to Dick Bishirjian for being a finalist in the American Best Book Awards (2022)!

Ennobling Encounters

by Dr. Richard Bishirjian

In this memoir, Dick Bishirjian tells of how his life has been enriched by the many noble persons he has met over the course of his professional life. That time coincides with the early years of the conservative “movement” in America. In such a world as ours, he argues, it is important to remember the great souls who ennoble us.

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Bishirjian, Richard. “Rush Limbaugh’s Favorite Political Thinker: Angelo Codevilla,” The Stream (Oct. 4, 2021). Click here to read the full article.

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“Richard Bishirjian has been immersed in the conservative intellectual movement for decades and emerges in these pages as one of its most profound and interesting commentators. His story reminds us of the importance of remembering those thinkers who inspire us to lead better, bolder lives. He himself is one of those thinkers.” — Allen Mendenhall, Associate Dean and Grady Rosier Professor, Sorrell College of Business at Troy University

“Dick Bishirjian is one of the few individuals alive who can accurately chronicle the important rise and development of the modern conservative movement. Rising from the ashes of Barry Goldwater’s 1964 defeat, the American conservative movement galvanized a new majority of voters who elected President Ronald Reagan to two terms, as well as winning the improbable victory of President Donald J. Trump. Bishirjian’s candid and thoughtful analysis of giants like F. Clifton White, Arthur Finkelstein and Bill Buckley alone are well worth giving this important book a read. I highly recommend it to serious students of political history.” – Roger Stone, American Citizen

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Richard J. Bishirjian was Founding President and Professor of Government at Yorktown University from 2000-2016. He earned a B.A. from the University of Pittsburgh and a Ph.D. in Government and International Studies from the University of Notre Dame.

Dr. Bishirjian was Gerhart Niemeyer’s teaching assistant at Notre Dame. He was an assistant professor in the Department of Politics at the University of Dallas in Texas, chairman of the Political Science Department at the College of New Rochelle in New York and founder of Yorktown University where he served as President and Professor of government from 2000-2016.

He served as a political appointee in the Reagan Administration and in the Administration of George H. W.  Bush.

He is the editor of A Public Philosophy Reader and author of three books, The Development of Political Theory, The Conservative Rebellion and The Coming Death and Future Resurrection of American Higher Education. His most recent work, “Coda,” is a novel published by En Route Books. His most recent three scholarly studies are Ennobling Encounters, Rise and Fall of the American Empire, and Conscience and Power. Ennobling Encounters was published by En Route Books in September, 2021.

Dr. Bishirjian’s essays have been published in Forbes, The Political Science Reviewer, Modern Age, Review of Politics, Chronicles, the American Spectator and The Imaginative Conservative.

For the full story, see Dick’s website.

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Manning Up! Lessons from St. Joseph and Jesus by Fr. Michael Nixon

Manning Up! Lessons from St. Joseph and Jesus by Fr. Michael Nixon

Manning Up! Lessons from St. Joseph and Jesus

by Fr. Michael Nixon

Today’s world is encountering a profound crisis of manhood with confusion being sown about what it means to be a man, about what it means to be masculine, and about what it means to live as a male. This gender crisis seeks to undermine the understanding we have of our fundamental human identity described most succinctly in Genesis 1:27, where “God created mankind in his image; in the image of God he created them; male and female he created them.” We find in this rejection of masculinity, a rejection of the father, as leader, as husband, as teacher, and we recognize that the brokenness of this world will only be healed by seeing what it truly means to be a man. St. Joseph and our Lord Jesus Christ reveal that to us.

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​Fr. Michael Nixon is a priest of the Diocese of Pensacola-Tallahassee and has been the pastor of Saint Dominic Catholic Church in Panama City, FL, since 2015. He uses his zeal for the faith to engage & inspire his parishioners to be a vibrant Catholic community setting the world ablaze.

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