Emery de Gaál

Distributed like Bread

Theology

“With a literary quill and masterful synthetic powers, Dr. Ciraulo shows how von Balthasar understood Catholic priesthood as unfolding from the words of the Eucharistic institution. A much-needed book for our febrile age and indispensable reading for every seminarian and priest!”

Gift to the Church and World

Theology

“This collection provides sixteen precious vignettes into Ratzinger’s celebrated classic Introduction to Christianity. These eminently scholarly perspectives celebrate a book that presents in 1968 divine-human relationality as the concrete Vatican II watershed. The authors convincingly argue that this christocentric shift grounds the believer in the life and charity of the Blessed Trinity, which in turn permits genuine interhuman charity to flourish. This volume is indispensable for understanding deeper Ratzinger. Most welcome and highly recommended!”

Nature and Grace

Theology

“Dr. Swafford's book is highly welcome as the Catholic Church celebrates the fiftieth anniversary of the Second Vatican Council. Henri de Lubac had been a noted peritus during that council. His understanding of the nature-grace relationship informed the final form of significant conciliar documents. Swafford ably develops the parameters within which the nature-grace discussion has evolved, giving particular attention to the contemporary contributions of Lawrence Feingold and Steven Long. Using primary sources, he convincingly demonstrates how the much-celebrated but now almost forgotten theologian Matthias Scheeben offers a solution to this problem.”

The Dynamics of Liturgy

Preaching & Worship

“A much-needed orientation for everyone interested in Benedict XVI's views on liturgy. Father Twomey has a superb command of German and is thus able to share untranslated primary texts. He convincingly shows Ratzinger dynamizing the liturgical concerns of the Second Vatican Council.”