With wisdom you will have more peace. You will know when to open your mouth and when to keep it shut. You will perhaps change many priorities. You will more quickly recognize the ideas and work of the enemy. Perhaps you will shake from yourself parasitic or harmful relationships. Wisdom is better than strength. It is better than weapons of war. One wise man stands shoulder high above all the other nobles of the city without insight. Wisdom gives direction; it tells where, when and how. Because wisdom is so vital in the affairs of life, the master handed us this promise.
Among the illustrious writers of the early Church, Saint Jerome (345-420) had a way with words few could equal. To honor the 1600th anniversary of the death of this patron saint of librarians and Scripture scholars, the Catholic University of America Press is releasing The Quotable Jerome, a well-organized collection of memorable wisdom from this early witness to Catholic truth. While Jerome is known for acerbic wits, editor Justin McClain shows that much of the time, Jerome's writings are instructive and even inspiring. Homilists will easily be able to find what Jerome said on any number of topics--Scripture, the Trinity, the sacraments, persecution, heresy, divine revelation, or chastity--just to name a few. All citations are clearly sourced if the reader wants to pursue the longer passage in question. “I am upset because I am human; I control my tongue because I am a Christian. Anger surges up in my heart, but I do not give vent to it.” - Homilies on the Psalms, Homily 10, Psalm 76 (77) (FOTC 48) “The doer of evil has, indeed, killed his own soul; but the heretic—the liar—has killed as many souls as he has seduced.” - Homilies on the Psalms, Homily 2, Psalm 5 (FOTC 48) “The Church does not consist in walls, but in the truths of her teachings. The Church is there where there is true faith.” - Homilies on the Psalms, Homily 46, Psalm 133 (134) “To err is human, but to lay snares is diabolical.” - Dogmatic and Polemical Works, The Apology Against the Books of Rufinus, Book Three, paragraph 33 (FOTC 53) “So much for what Scripture says; learn now what it means.” - Homilies on the Psalms, Homily 15, Psalm 82 (83) (FOTC 48)
With life charging at warp speed in a 24/7, on-demand world vying for every ounce of energy, is it any wonder we hunger for more meaning and balance. Like many others, I tried to do it all, only to realize I was far too busy making a living instead of living with balance and joy. I share with you a holistic process and stories that will inspire you to transform your own life. If you're ready to live intentionally and to respond more effectively to the incessant demands that get in the way, this book is for you. Refuel your passions and create possibilities to live on purpose while you provide a living legacy for those who are blessed to be part of your life....
God's unlimited love saves everyone eventually and gives the best advice for living now, as illustrated by analysis of Christ's Sermon on the Mount. A Princeton-trained minister and newspaper columnist who majored in psychology reveals psychological insights that explain how to overcome anger, insults, and condemnation and even benefit from criticism, while building self-esteem and learning to love and accept yourself and others. Winner USABookNews.com Fresh Voices 2006. Finalist USABookNews.com Best Books 2005.
Portal of Hope presents a unique perspective on an ancient truth. Reading it, you will quickly discover that God has provided you, and every believer in Christ, with a "portal"""a passageway designed just for you, to help you find God as He wants you to find Him now and know Him as He wants you to know Him now""no matter what is going on in your life, or what you have done. Within its pages you will learn - how God "wired" us at Creation and why it holds the key to finding fulfillment, - how we can be freed from the deadly cycle that leads to depression, - how a person with a "sane mind" views the circumstances of life, - why embracing our limitations and weaknesses results in genuine Security, - what we can do to influence how events from our past impact us in the present. Portal of Hope explains how you can know God and experience a transformation in your life by abiding in Christ. It provides a biblical perspective on the conflicts, struggles, and questions Christians experience as they travel the path of spiritual maturity. If you occasionally pass through discouraging situations feeling that what your heart really needs is beyond your reach, then this book is for you!
Volume 2 of The Writings of Charles De Koninck carries on the project begun by volume 1 of presenting the first English edition of the collected works of the Catholic Thomist philosopher Charles De Koninck (1906–1965). Ralph McInerny (1929–2010) was the project editor and prepared the excellent translations. This volume begins with two works published in 1943: Ego Sapientia: The Wisdom That Is Mary, De Koninck's first study in Mariology, and The Primacy of the Common Good Against the Personalists (with The Principle of the New Order), which generated a strong critical reaction. Included in this volume are two reviews of The Primacy of the Common Good, by Yves R. Simon and I. Thomas Eschmann, O.P., and De Koninck's substantial response to Eschmann in his lengthy “In Defence of St. Thomas.” The volume concludes with a group of short essays: “The Dialectic of Limits as Critique of Reason,” “Notes on Marxism,” “This Is a Hard Saying,” “[Review of] Between Heaven and Earth,” and “Concept, Process, and Reality.”
In Wisdom's Apprentice, twelve distinguished scholars pay grateful homage to their friend and mentor in recognition of his extraordinary contributions to the study of the philosophia perennis
