Mary Ann Glendon
Biography
Mary Ann Glendon has served as Learned Hand Professor of Law at Harvard University, and wrote In The Courts of Three Popes and A Nation Under Lawyers.
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Bioethics and the Character of Human Life
Science & Faith
“How should we think about astonishing advances in biotechnology that have outpaced reflection on their implications for what it means to be human? There is no better guide through the maze of new issues than these wise, humane, and theologically informed essays by Gilbert Meilaender.”
Catholic Heroes of Civil and Human Rights
History & Biography
“Some of the Catholic Heroes of Civil and Human Rights featured in this inspiring book are well known to most Catholics. Some are on the path to being declared saints. Others are ordinary men and women who somehow found the strength and courage to live in truth and call good and evil by name when their circumstances demanded it. In this, our own time of testing, every Catholic reader will find encouragement in their stories.”
Philosophy
“In these passionate words one encounters the mind of Maritain in all its vigor and variety. His reflections on the challenges facing the world's democratic experiments-starkly realistic yet infused with Christian hope-are as timely today as they were seventy years ago.”
How I Stayed Catholic at Harvard
Christian Living
“Aurora Griffin not only "survived" as a Catholic at Harvard, but has already brought honor to her alma mater as a Rhodes Scholar and author. This fine little book will inspire countless young men and women to go and do likewise in the secular world.”
History & Biography
“A major contribution to the understanding of contemporary American Catholicism. A must-read—for the penetrating insights of a brilliant American priest, for the moving biographical foreword by George Weigel, and for the first appearance in unedited form of Father Mankowski's memorandum on the congressional career of Father Robert Drinan.”
History & Biography
“Each of these sixty-eight essays is a little masterpiece in the difficult art of the eulogy; together they are a mosaic of the joys and sorrows of our times. Weigel's miniatures—insightful and compassionate, celebratory and cautionary—are vivid reminders that we do indeed live among a cloud of witnesses.”
Pomp, Circumstance, and Unsolicited Advice
“With American higher education currently in disarray, the moment is surely opportune for Catholic educators to retrieve and exemplify the great Catholic intellectual tradition of truth-seeking and self-interrogation. Toward that end, this sparkling collection of George Weigel’s university addresses could not be more timely. It’s a clarion call to Catholic colleges and universities to lead the way to renewal of institutions that have lost their sense of direction.”
“A pristine intellectual and spiritual achievement by one of the most penetrating thinkers. of our day”
Work, Money & Leadership
“Mark Twain, upon seeing an epitaph reading 'Here lies a good lawyer and a good man,' is said to have remarked, 'Do you think there's room for both of them?' Robert Cochran, in this much-needed book, explains the moral perils facing a good person in the everyday practice of law and offers practical suggestions for overcoming them. Lawyers of all faiths and no faith will find valuable guidance in this wise book.”
The Seven Sacraments of the Catholic Church
Theology
“With a rare combination of learning and lucid expression, Romanus Cessario tells us everything we need to know about the sacraments. This is a book that should deepen any reader’s experience of the way each sacrament confers, strengthens, or restores holiness.”
Church Leadership & Ministry
“Only someone with the vast experience of the author, a layman who has spent most of his working life in clerical circles, could have produced this remarkable portrait of the state of the Church in America today. Francis X. Maier brings us face-to-face with the challenges and opportunities, the strengths and weaknesses, the frustration and hopes of clergy and laity alike in a time of profound cultural change. True Confessions is a real gift for all the faithful seeking to discern a path forward.”
“Who Are We? is vintage Elshtain—social criticism at its best, politically astute and theologically informed. These essays, with pointed stories and examples, remind us that we constitute ourselves, individually and collectively, by our actions and decisions. Elshtain raises the question 'Where are we going?' and invites us to reflect on whether we are really headed in the direction of what is best and truest.”
Women
“The old feminism of the 1970s is defunct, and it's far from clear what direction feminism will take next. But the essays in this book, each one a gem, point towards a future filled with hope and promise. They are a joy to read!”
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