En Défense de la Dignité Humaine: Une Perspective Catholique sur l’Identité du Genre, l’Avortement et le Relativisme

par Marie Brousseau

TÉMOIGNAGES

« Je suis récemment tombé sur un livre de Marie Brousseau intitulé Defending Human Dignity: Catholic Answers to Gender, Abortion, and Relativism (En défense de la dignité humaine: Une perspective catholique sur l’identité du genre, l’avortement et le relativisme). À une époque où les débats approfondis sur des sujets sérieux, tels que la vie et la dignité,ont rarement droit à une tribune, son livre m’a apporté une bouffée d’air frais. Je l’ai trouvé extrêmement bien documenté et magnifiquement écrit sur ces sujets, souvent considérés comme trop sensibles pour entendre les arguments et les fondements de ‘l’autre camp’. Que vous soyez d’accord ou non avec elle sur chaque sujet, vous découvrirez au moins avec clarté et conviction pourquoi des chrétiens conservateurs comme Marie ont développé leur compréhension de ces questions, qui touchent au cœur même de la dignité de la personne humaine. Certains diront qu’il faut beaucoup de courage pour s’exprimer avec conviction sur ces sujets brûlants, mais j’ai découvert une auteure et une penseuse qui se soucie suffisamment de partager la vérité objective plutôt que son opinion. Merci d’avoir partagé cette approche profondément nécessaire de ces vérités très humaines. » – Jim Sano, auteur de la série Father Tom, qui comprend les romans primés Stolen Blessings, Joline et The Father’s Son (jimsano.com)

 « Ce livre est un excellent recueil d’essais, rédigé du point de vue d’une enseignante catholique canadienne. L’auteure a fait ses recherches et explique avec finesse les enseignements catholiques sur la dignité humaine et sur la morale. Vivement recommandé! » — Ellen Gable, auteure et éditrice catholique ; visitez son blogue Plot Line and Sinker

« Le livre de Marie Brousseau est formidable. Avec un langage vivant, elle combat les maux de notre société actuelle qui proviennent d’idées fausses et des méthodes dictatoriales utilisées pour les imposer. Je n’avais même jamais entendu parler de certaines de ces pratiques néfastes ! Brillant. Procurez-vous-le dès maintenant ! » – Dr Ronda Chervin, philosophe catholique, écrivaine, conférencière et présentatrice dans les médias

« Marie Brousseau offre un témoignage courageux de la vérité dans une culture à la dérive. Avec clarté et conviction, elle nous appelle à défendre la dignité humaine et à embrasser la raison éclairée par la foi en Christ. » – Dr Sebastian Mahfood, OP, coauteur avec Ronda Chervin de Catholic Realism

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AUTRES LIVRES DE THÉOLOGIE PRATIQUE

Embraced: Nurturing Your Child’s Identity in God’s Unconditional Love

by Sr. M. Gianna Casino, LIHM

Embraced helps parents and catechists nurture a child’s identity in God’s unconditional love. Sr. M. Gianna Casino’s teaching guide to Puffel introduces children to Saint John Paul II’s Theology of the Body through stories, virtues, and age-appropriate activities. Chapters blend psychology, Scripture, and Catholic wisdom to foster wonder, empathy, gratitude, and friendship, with reflections and prompts for conversation and prayer. Ideal for parish and classroom settings, it forms hearts to know, love, and serve God.

Paperback: $12.95 | Kindle: $9.99

TESTIMONIALS

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ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Sr. Mary Gianna Casino, a missionary of the Leaven of the Immaculate Heart of Mary SIsters, where she has worked with preschoolers to college students in the U.S. and the Philippines. She’s also a licensed clinical therapist with degrees in Theology, Philosophy, and Clinical Mental Health Counseling, blending faith and psychology to help people grow in resilience, healing, and virtue.

Her work has been profiled by the New York Times, EWTN, National Catholic Register, and ABC 12 News, but what she loves most is sharing stories that help kids and families connect heart, mind, and soul. Inspired by her devotion to the Blessed Mother, she writes with the hope that children discover both joy and faith through her books.

When she’s not writing, you might find Sister Gianna in the convent praying Liturgy of the Hours or laughing with her sisters – usually at her own jokes. She believes faith and fun go hand in hand – and that joy is one of the best ways to teach the next generation about God’s love.

OTHER PRACTICAL THEOLOGY BOOKS

10 Steps to Lasting Healing: True Psychology—for Catholics

by L K Miller

REVIEW BY FRANCIS ETHEREDGE

Catholic married layman, father of 11, 3 of whom are in heaven,
and an author: https://enroutebooksandmedia.com/francisetheredge/

Do we live without reflecting on whether or not God exists? Do we need a heart attack to examine our lives and live more deeply? Or are we drifting and need a conversation to lift our hearts to the Lord? Or do we want to go deeper, like the diver that has mastered the shore-line?

And just as a good counsellor is a help to us all, so L K Miller draws consistently on the wisdom of Archbishop Fulton Sheen. If you are not acquainted with his work this book provides, through various quotations, a good starting point for reading more of what he said and a push to finding out more about what he did. He is now called Venerable, as Pope Francis has recognised the validity of a miracle attributed to him. The miracle was of a still-born baby recovering completely after no heartbeat and not breathing for just over an hour. Lara draws, moreover, very fully, on the Scriptures and, in addition, on various people from the Christian Tradition. But whether you draw on Fulton Sheen or others, there is wisdom in ‘many counsellors’, according to the book of Proverbs 15: 22.

On the one hand, L K Miller invites us to consider how we understand the origin of what we feel and think and do. She invites us to reconsider whether we are engaging with the reality of our own reactions or living, as it were, as a victim of what does not originate within us. In addition, this is not a book without personal experience; rather, Miller intermittently and throughout the book admits her own experience of coming to a deeper and deeper healing of her own life of sin. This book, then, is not so much a “read” as a source of pondering and focusing our dialogue with Christ. Be willing to be led to the Sacraments of the Catholic Church, particularly Reconciliation and the Eucharist; and, if you already go, then this book will encourage you to go more frequently. For one of the principal benefits of this book is raising awareness of what our real relationship is to ourselves and to Christ and the many and varied ways that Miller counsels us to seek and obtain healing, where necessary, and as frequently as necessary, whether it is through a prayer dialogue with Christ or the sacraments of His Church.

This rather unusual book is probably good to read in the silence of the Church, when there is simply you and Jesus Christ in the Tabernacle or, if that is not possible, then read it with you ‘in the presence of Christ’ wherever you are. Indeed, there are many questions and sayings in this book which could be read like prompts for a courting, or married couple, to engage in dialogue. In other words, this book helps us to see that our relationship to Jesus Christ and His Church is an ongoing dialogue, and, like all relationships, it benefits from what refreshes it! Thus, this book could also be used along with regular visits to a confessor or spiritual guide. And, practically, while Miller herself has obviously been engaged in dialogue with Jesus for some time it is necessary to adopt the wisdom of St. Francis de Sales and ask, realistically, what is a suitable amount of time for me to spend in beginning this dialogue with the Lord.

Pray and beg God to make this more than a fruitful read! Whether in Lent, Advent or indeed any time of year, especially if we need help to respond more wholeheartedly to the Lord.

TESTIMONIALS

L K Miller belongs to that rare breed of psychology professionals who provide the distinctive advantage of viewing emotional and mental pathologies through a biblically-informed Catholic lens. Psychological disorders are not examined in isolation from spiritual dispositions. Healing comes not through pills prescribed by a psychiatrist, but through a deeper path of guided moral and spiritual self-examination and discernment that brings us face-to-face with sin, selfish habits, repentance, prayer, growth in virtue, and intimacy with Christ that yields psychological understanding, spiritual healing and genuine peace. To anyone looking for a trusted guide, I heartily recommend L K Miller and her work, 10 Steps to Lasting Healing: Truth Psychology—For Catholics.” – Dr. Philip E. Blosser, Professor, Sacred Heart Major Seminary, Detroit, Michigan

“Many books promise lasting healing and peace but fail to deliver. 10 Steps to Lasting Healing: True Psychology—for Catholics by L K Miller has profoundly impacted my own family. Jesus’ first words in the Gospel were, ‘repent,’ reminding us that true healing is inseparable from repentance. This book offers an authentic and reliable guide to healing, deeply rooted in Catholic Tradition and the very words of Christ Himself.” – Patrick O’Hearn, co-author of The Most Powerful Saints in Exorcisms 

“This book, 10 Steps to Lasting Healing: True Psychology—for Catholics, is an invitation to walk your path of healing with God. It is filled with TRUTH —a luminous catechesis offering clear, deep, and meaningful words that allow us to look at life with hope, even in the midst of pain, trauma, and addiction. It overflows with LOVE —because reading it is already a form of prayer that lifts the soul, opens the heart, and prepares us to receive the source of every gift. And it is rich in VIRTUE —through wise counsel, encouraging words from great saints, and resources that are as practical as they are inspiring, born of the clinical and spiritual experience of an author who has walked closely with many souls, attuned to the movements of their hearts. Thank you, L K Miller.” – María Calatrava, Investigadora del Proyecto Infinity: Familia, Amor y Sexualidad, Instituto Cultura y Sociedad (ICS), Universidad de Navarra, Campus Barcelona (IESE)

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

OTHER PRACTICAL THEOLOGY BOOKS

Defending Human Dignity: Catholic Answers to Gender, Abortion and Relativism

by Marie Brousseau

TESTIMONIALS

“I recently happened upon a book by Marie Brousseau entitled Defending Human Dignity: Catholic Answers to Gender, Abortion, and Relativism. In an age where in-depth debate on serious topics of life and dignity is rarely allowed a forum for expression, her book was a breath of fresh air. I found it to be extremely well researched and beautifully written on these topics, often seen as too sensitive, actually, to hear the rationale and basis of the ‘other side.’ Whether you agree or disagree with her on each topic, at least you are presented with clarity and conviction on why conservative Christians like Marie have developed their understandings of these issues that strike at the core of the dignity of the human person. Some will say it takes a great deal of courage to speak out with conviction on these hot-button topics, but what I found is an author and thinker who cares enough to share the objective truth more than opinion. Thank you for sharing this deeply needed treatment of these very human truths.”– Jim Sano, Author of the Father Tom series, including award-winning novels Stolen Blessings, Joline, and The Father’s Son (jimsano.com).

“This is an excellent book of essays, written from the viewpoint of a Canadian Catholic teacher. The author has done her research and explains Catholic teachings on human dignity and morality with finesse. Highly recommend!” – Ellen Gable, Catholic author and publisher; visit her blog at Plot Line and Sinker

“Marie Brousseau’s book is terrific. With vibrant lingo, she counteracts the ills in our society today coming from false ideas and dictatorial methods of enforcing them. Some of these evil endeavors I had never even heard of! Brilliant. Get it now!” – Dr. Ronda Chervin, Catholic philosopher, writer, speaker and media presenter

“Marie Brousseau offers a courageous witness to truth in a culture adrift. With clarity and conviction, she calls us to defend human dignity and embrace reason illumined by faith in Christ.” – Dr. Sebastian Mahfood, OP, co-author with Ronda Chervin of Catholic Realism

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Marie Brousseau is a Canadian teacher and essayist whose life and work are deeply shaped by her Catholic faith. She is married and brings both personal and professional dedication to her vocation as an educator. Graduating magna cum laude with dual majors in biology and education, she combines a strong scientific background with a passion for learning. Her academic and professional focus has expanded into languages and religion, areas in which she now specializes and contributes through both teaching and writing.

 

 

 

OTHER PRACTICAL THEOLOGY BOOKS

Companion to Becoming Magdalene: Journaling and Shared Group Discussion, a spiritual exercises guidebook

by Jennifer Ristine

TESTIMONIALS

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Jennifer Ristine is a consecrated woman of Regnum Christi, which is a Society of Apostolic Life in the Catholic Church. She consecrated her life to God in 1997 and has been engaged in faith and spiritual formation primarily through teaching, writing, conferences, retreats and spiritual direction. She has been a contributor for RC Spirituality, epriest, and an instructor for the online Spiritual Director Certificate course at Divine Mercy University in Virginia. She is the author of Mary Magdalene: Insights from Ancient Magdala and Nine Days with Mary Magdalene. She served for 12 years as a teacher of pedagogy, theology and spirituality classes at Mater Ecclesiae College, and served from 2014-2018 as the Director of the Magdalena Institute and the Visitors’ Center Coordinator in Magdala, the ancient hometown of Mary Magdalene, a first century Jewish site and Christian pilgrim center. She has obtained degrees in Special Education from Western Illinois University, Pastoral and Religious studies from Regina Apostolorum in Rome, a Masters degree in Theology from Catholic Distance University in Virginia, a Masters in Ignatian Spirituality from the Comillas Pontifical University in Madrid, Spain and has studies in the Masters in the Mystics from CITeS and the Catholic University in Avila, Spain.