New Releases 2022
New Releases 2022
SACRA PAGINA #8
SECOND CORINTHIANS
By Jan Lambrecht, SJ
©2006 / Paper Cover / 272 pp. / PHP1,875.00
ISBN 978-0-81465-971-7
SACRA PAGINA #3
THE GOSPEL OF LUKE
By Luke Timothy Johnson
©2006 / Paper Cover / 488 pp. / PHP2,365.00
ISBN 978-0-81465-966-3
SACRA PAGINA #4
THE GOSPEL OF JOHN
By Francis Moloney
©2005 / Paper Cover / 632 pp. / PHP2,365.00
SACRA PAGINA #12
LTP
exposition of the Gospel.
Catholic Social Thought: Encyclicals and Social Analysis for the 21st Century
Documents from Pope Leo XIII to Pope by Maria Cimperman
Francis @2015 / Paper Cover / 288 pp / ISBN: 9781626981430
by David J. O'Brien (Author, Editor), Thomas A. A revision of Social Analysis: Linking Faith and Justice
Shannon (Editor) (Holland/Henriot, 1982), an Orbis classic that has sold over
@2016 / Paper Cover / 704 pp / ISBN : 40,000 copies, this book fills the ongoing need for the tools of
9781626981997 social analysis and the ""pastoral circle"" approach to
This newly revised edition of the classic textbook offers see/judge/act, but with updated language and areas of
students and scholars access to more than one hundred years concern.
of official statements of the Catholic Church on social issues.
With documents ranging from Pope Leo The Art of Indigenous Inculturation: Grace on the Edge
XIII's Rerum Novarum (1891) to Pope of Genius
Francis's Laudato Si' (2015), this is the single by Antonio Sison (Author), Stephen B. Bevans (Contributor)
most comprehensive collection available of the @2021 / Paper Cover / 232 pp / ISBN:9781626984219
primary documents of Catholic social thought. "This breathtakingly beautiful, scholarly, and thought-
provoking book is basically about one thing: doing justice to
Christian Mission, Contextual Theology, the incarnation. It is the doctrine that confesses not only that
Prophetic Dialogue: Essays in Honor of God became human, but that God became flesh, became
Stephen B. Bevans, Svd (American Society material, thereby signifying the holiness of all God's creation.
of Missiology Series) It is with this conviction that Antonio Sison embarks on a
quest to 'midwife' the 'indigenous inculturation' present in a Keeping in mind that interracial and interethnic
triptych of images from the 'folk Catholic imaginary' in marriages have increased steadily for the past
Nairobi in Kenya, Chicago in the United States, and Manila in forty years, this book offers guiding principles
the Philippines. for dealing pastorally with the challenge of
making sacramental unions culturally and
generationally relevant for today's church.
PAULIST PRESS
A Confessor's Handbook Leadership for the Greater Good
Revised & Expanded Edition A Textbook for Leaders
Kurt Stasiak, OSB Dan R. Ebener and Borna Jalšenjak
@2010 / Paper Cover / 222 pp / ISBN: @2021 / Paper Cover / 208 pp / ISBN: 978-08091-5520-0
9780809146758 The authors have written a textbook devoted specifically to
Now revised, this is a guide filled with practical, the activity of leadership, with a focus on how it can be
straightforward advice, examples, and practiced by those with or without authority. Ultimately, its
suggestions on how a confessor might celebrate aim is to change the way people lead and manage.
the sacrament of reconciliation more effectively
with his parishioners. LGBTQ Catholics
A Guide to Inclusive Ministry
An Introduction to Canon Law Yunuen Trujillo; Foreword by Sr. Jeannine Gramick, SL
3rd Edition - Revised and Updated @2022 / Paper Cover / 128 pp / ISBN: 978-08091-5577-4
James A. Coriden The book gives a full-picture template to serve as a model
@2019 / Paper Cover / 256 pp / ISBN: that can be replicated in any parish community around the
9780809154227 world.
The third edition of An Introduction to Canon
Law retains the comprehensiveness of the Longing for God
previous two editions while updating the reader An Introduction to Christian Mysticism
on the field, especially new resources and William O. Paulsell
current decisions and changes. @2021 / Paper Cover / 224 pp / ISBN: 978-08091-5524-8
Author William Paulsell introduces here sixteen mystics from
Gazing on His Face the mainstream of Christianity. Longing for God has an
A Christ-Centered Spirituality immediacy that draws readers toward having a deeper
Robin Ryan, CP appreciation of the mystical experience.
@2020 / Paper Cover / 136 pp / ISBN: 978-
08091-5502-6 Rethinking Catholic Devotions
Approaches the mystery of Christ’s person and Energy, Engagement, Transformation!
saving work by reflecting on a number of titles Jim Clarke
for Christ that have been ascribed to him in the @2022 / Paper Cover / 128 pp / ISBN: 978-15876-8930-7
Christian tradition. The author addresses the broad topic of devotionalism in the
Catholic Church—its implications for a mature spirituality in
Illuminate the Future individuals, and its impact on the ecclesial community.
The Charism of Religious Life
Compiled and edited by Antonio Spadaro, SJ The Forgotten Desert Mothers, Second Edition
@2022 / Paper Cover / 64 pp / ISBN: 978-08091- Sayings, Lives, and Stories of Early Christian Women
5578-1 Laura Swan
"When Pope Francis decided to grant an @2022 / Paper Cover / 256 pp / ISBN:9780809155903
audience to the Union of Superiors General of In The Forgotten Desert Mothers, Second Edition, Laura Swan
Male Religious Institutes at the end of their 82nd General introduces readers to the sayings, lives, stories, and
Assembly (November 29, 2013), he had one spirituality of women in the early Christian desert and
thing clear: he did not want to make speeches monastic movement, from the third century on. monastic
and did not want to hear them. movement, from the third century on.
Intercultural Marriage
A Pastoral Guide to the Sacrament
Simon Kim and Ricky Manalo, CSP
@2022 / Paper Cover / 128 pp / ISBN: 978-15876-8783-9 The Landscape of the Gospels
A Deeper Meaning
Donald Senior
@2020 / Paper Cover / 144 pp / ISBN: 978-08091-5435-7
All human history is profoundly influenced by USCCB
the land on which we stand. In a most
fundamental way, we belong to the earth and
our identity is shaped by it. Essential Guide to the Holy Bible
by Us Conference of Catholic Bishops (Author)
Wanted: Friends and Footwashers @2010 / Paper Cover / 100 pp / ISBN: 9781601370662
Revised & Expanded Edition Discover the Bible's extraordinary history, its worldwide
Cardinal Seán Patrick O’Malley, With a scope, and its appeal as the "inspired word" of God in this
Foreword by Cardinal José Tolentino Mendonça offering from the Vatican. Learn more about interpreting,
@2022 / Paper Cover / 192 pp / ISBN: 978- understanding, and using it through selected stories and
08091-5636-8 events.
The reflections of Cardinal Seán Patrick
O’Malley in this volume bear out the truth The Order of the Dedication of a Church and an Altar
that a classified ad to call people to the by USCBB (Author)
ministry of Christ’s disciples could well read, @2018 / Hard Cover / 180 pp / ISBN: 9781601375865
“Wanted: Friends and Footwashers.” Cardinal The Order of the Dedication of a Church and an Altar implores
O’Malley starts from the truth that these are the necessary God’s blessing on the physical places to be dedicated to God
attributes of those who seek friendship for worship and celebration of the divine mysteries.
with Jesus, who would love one another
as Christ loves us, as he instructed us to Ordination of a Bishop, of Priests, and of Deacons
do at the Last Supper. by United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (Author)
@2021 / Hard Cover / 275 pp / ISBN: 9781601376848
Ordination of a Bishop, of Priests, and of Deacons, Second
Typical Edition, is the definitive English text for use in the
SCEPTER PUBLISHER United States for the conferral of the Holy Orders of the
diaconate, the priesthood, and the episcopate.
Delicta Graviora
CONSECRATED LIFE AS A PARABLE OF THE by Linus Neli (Author)
KINGDOM (THEOLOGY OF CONSECRATED @2018 / Paper Cover / 186 pp / ISBN : 978-9386516527
LIFE) (VOLUME 1) The author combines the treatment of the norms of both the
Author : José Cristo Rey García Paredes, CMF Latin Church and of the Eastern Catholic Churches. This
@2020 / Paper Cover / 176 pp / ISBN : 978-81- method which was already suggested and recommended by
87804-75-8 Pope John Paul II is now being put into practice and has
Institute of Consecrated Life – Sanyasa, proved to be productive and beneficial.
Bangalore in collaboration with Claretian
Publications, India wants to offer this series on Eco-friendly Ecclesia - A Theological Inquiry in the
Theology of Consecrated Life, as a response to Context of Global Ecological Crisis
a felt need and as a service to formators and by Cyril Retnamma Godwin (Author)
formandi, to help them consolidate the @2021 / Paper Cover / 234 pp / ISBN: 9788194991076
formation of our candidates to consecrated life In the book, “Eco-Friendly Ecclesia”, Rev. Dr. C.R. Godwin is
in the biblical, theological and historical foundations. an astute observer of the modern condition. Covering topics
ranging from the depletion of the ozone layer to globalization
CONSECRATED LIFE AS A PARABLE OF THE and poverty, the Reverend introduces us to the theological
KINGDOM (THEOLOGY OF CONSECRATED angle of some of the greatest challenges facing the world.
LIFE) (VOLUME 2)
Author : José Cristo Rey García Paredes, CMF
@2020 / Paper Cover / 218 pp / ISBN : 978-81-
87804-77-2
Institute of Consecrated Life – Sanyasa, Bangalore in
collaboration with Claretian Publications, India wants to offer
this series on Theology of Consecrated Life, as a response to a EXERCISING LEADERSHIP SERVANT
felt need and as a service to formators and formandi, to help MODEL APPRECIATIVE INQUIRY
them consolidate the formation of our candidates to
APPROACH
consecrated life in the biblical, theological and historical
By James Kannanthanam CMF
foundations.
@2021 / Paper Cover / 292 pp / ISBN: 978-81-
COR ORANS 87804-80-2
Implementing Instructions of the As I have been conducting workshops on Exercising
Apostolic Constitution Vultum Dei Quaerere Leadership in the Institutes of Consecrated Life, I thought it
on Religious Women's Contemplative Life good to compile together the materials as a handbook for
By Congregation for Institutes of Consecrated
those who follow the course.
Life and Societies of Apostolic Life
©2018 / Paper Cover / 80 pp. / PHP110.00
ISBN 978-93-86516-50-3 FROM THE DEPTHS OF OUR HEARTS
This document intends to make clear the provisions of the Priesthood, Celibacy and the Crisis of the
law, developing and determining the procedures in the Catholic Church
execution of Pope Francis’ Apostolic Constitution Vultum Dei By Benedict XVI & Robert Cardinal Sarah
Quaerere on women’s contemplative life. ©2020 / Paper w/ Dust Jacket / 150 pp. /
PHP975.00
CRISIS COUNSELING ISBN 978-1-62164-420-0
A Guide for Pastors and Professionals The Catholic Church faces a major crisis and the turmoil in
By Scott Floyd priestly ministry is at the heart of it. In this book, Pope
©2008 / Paper Cover / 280 pp. / PHP275.00 Emeritus Benedict and Cardinal Robert Sarah give their
ISBN 978-81-7086-621-3 brother priests and the whole Church a message of hope.
Providing a biblically based framework for responding to a They honestly address the spiritual challenges faced by
crisis event and the following times of trauma, loss, and grief, priests today, including struggles of celibacy. They point to
the book offers specific examples from Scripture and deeper conversion to Jesus Christ as the key to faithful and
fruitful priestly ministry and church reform.
Benedict XVI, gives an excellent, modern interpretation of the
HARVESTING FROM THE ASIAN SOIL foundations of Christianity’s basic truths.
Towards an Asian Theology
By Vimal Tirimanna CSsR Jesus of Nazareth: From the Baptism in the Jordan to
@2011 / Paper Cover / 324 pp / ISBN: the Transfiguration
9788170866039 by Pope Benedict XVI (Author), Adrian J. Walker (Translator)
This is a Festschrift to mark the 25th year of the
@2007 / Paper Cover / 398 pp / ISBN: 978-0-7475-9378-2
Office of Theological Concerns (OTC) (which was
For Christians, Jesus of Nazareth is the Son of God, who died
formerly known as the Theological Advisory
Commission (TAC), of the Federation of Asian Bishops’ for the sins of the world, and who rose from the dead in
Conferences (FABC). It is a collection of theological and triumph over sin and death. For non-Christians, he is almost
pastoral articles by some of the leading Asian theologians and anything else--a myth, a political revolutionary, a prophet
other experts on Asian Churches. In order to highlight the whose teaching was misunderstood or distorted by his
unique role which the same Editor entitled Sprouts of followers.
Theology from the Asian Soil (2007).
I Believe In Love
By Fr Jean C.J. D’Elbée
@2018 / Paper Cover / 304 pp / ISBN:
9789386516657
This spiritual classic has long been beloved by
Catholics for its wondrous distillation of the
teaching of St. Thérèse of Lisieux into a reader-friendly set of
meditations.
JOHN’S SUNDAY HOMILIES
By John Rose
IF GOD MADE THE UNIVERSE,
This series is a result of prayerful preaching on the Sunday
WHO MADE GOD? Scriptures by Fr John Rose to congregations in the
130 Arguments for Christian Faith Archdiocese of Bangalore. These homilies suggest ways that
By Lee Strobel, Charles Colson, et al the Sunday readings might continue to nurture faith and
©2012 / Paper Cover / 224 pp. / PHP295.00 Christian Life.
ISBN 978-1-4336-8951-2
Christian apologetics is the discipline and growing body of CYCLE – A
knowledge that equips believers to address their own doubts, ©2004 / Paper Cover / 224 pp. /
to converse with seekers and critics from a position of PHP365.00
strength, and to bear witness to Christ with confidence. In the ISBN 81-7086-326-0
spirit of the title question, If God Made the Universe, Who
Made God? collects 130 essays written in defense of the JOHN'S HOMILIES ON SEASONS
By John Rose
Christian faith.
These homilies for the weekdays of the liturgical seasons of
Advent and Christmas and of Lent and Easter are illustrated
Introduction to Christianity with stories, verses and anecdotes.
By Joseph Cardinal Ratzinger
@2004 / Paper Cover / 384 PP / ISBN: 978-81- JOHN'S HOMILIES ON SEASONS
7086-662-6 Advent and Christmas
In this remarkable elucidation of the Apostles Paper Cover / 184 pp. / PHP250.00
Creed, Cardinal Ratzinger, former Prefect of the
Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, and Emeritus Pope
JOHN'S HOMILIES ON SEASONS
Lent & Easter
©2009 / Paper Cover / 336 pp. / PHP385.00 One Month Retreat For Busy People
By Antony. P. Rajan C. Ss. R
@2014 / Paper Cover / 168 pp / ISBN: 978-81-7086-631-2
JOHN'S 101 HOMILIES ON THE One Month Retreat for Busy People is an outstanding retreat
handbook. It looks at our life as a journey within the Christian
BLESSED VIRGIN MARY
tradition and in the light of catholic teaching.
By John Rose
©2018 / Hard Cover / 504 pp. / PHP875.00
Open the Door: A Journey to the True Self
by Joyce Rupp
JOHN’S WEEKDAYS HOMILIES @2008 / Paper Cover / 224 pp / ISBN: 979-81-7086-526-0
VOL – 1 This long-awaited book from best-selling spiritual guide Joyce
Author John Rose Rupp brings new life to the ageless spiritual image of the
@2011 / Paper Cover / 316 pp door, weaving insights from East and West with the wisdom
of contemporary spiritual writers, poets, and novelists in a
practical format that is just right for contemporary readers.
Life of Christ
by Fulton J. Sheen
@1990 / Paper Cover / 476 pp / ISBN: 978-
0385132206
Widely proclaimed a classic work of Christian
faith, Life of Christ has been hailed as the most
ORIENTAL THEOLOGY
eloquent of Fulton J. Sheen's many books.
By Dr. John Kudiyiruppil, MST
©2010 / Paper Cover / 258 pp. / PHP325.00
Life of Mother Mary ISBN 978-81-7086-579-6
by Antony Netikat (Author) The author takes a fresh look through a clear
@2015 / Paper Cover / 128 pp / ISBN: 978- lens on the Eastern Christian traditions. The
8170867241 content of this theological manual is the origin,
This book comes as a much-needed biographical theology and organization of the Oriental
pen picture of Mary begining from her pre- Churches.
existence in the mind of God down through her birth in time,
her growth in Palestine and her co-operation in the life and The Church of Mercy
redemptive mission of christ till her Assumption and her by Pope Francis (Author), Giuliano
subsequent role as an intercessor in heaven. Vigini (Preface), Vincent Nichols (Foreword)
@2014 / Paper Cover / 192 pp / ISBN: 978-81-
7086-711-1
In the year since he was elected, Pope Francis’s
simple message of mercy, service, and renewal has spread to
MOTHER TERESA every corner of the world.
COME BE MY LIGHT
The Private Writings of the “Saint of
Calcutta” Rainbow In Tears
By Mother Teresa, Ed. Brian Kolodiejchuk by Fr. Devasia (Author)
©2007 / Paper Cover / 384 pp. / PHP475.00 @2019 / Paper Cover / 160 pp / ISBN:
ISBN 978-81-7086-708-1 9789386516787
During her lifelong service to the poorest of the poor, Mother
Teresa became an icon of compassion to people of all
religions; her extraordinary contributions to the care of the
sick, the dying, and thousands of others nobody else was
prepared to look after has been recognized and acclaimed RELICS FROM THE CRUCIFIXION
throughout the world. Little is known, however, about her Where They Went and How They Got
own spiritual heights or her struggles. This collection of her There
writing and reflections, almost all of which have never been By J. Charles Wall
made public before, sheds light on Mother Teresa's interior ©2018 / Paper Cover / 144 pp. / PHP175.00
life in a way that reveals the depth and intensity of her ISBN 9789386516633
holiness for the first time.
All relics from Christ’s crucifixion have a fascinating story, all Edited by Raymond E. Brown, SS, Joseph A. Fitzmyer, SJ,
of which are told here in this 1910 work by the enterprising Roland E. Murphy Ocarm
Catholic investigator Charles Wall. ©1990 / Hard Cover / 1,534 pp. / PHP1,500.00
ISBN 978-81-8882-180-8
RELIGIONS, INTER-RELIGIOUS DIALOGUE This contemporary verse by verse commentary examines the
AND EVANGELIZATION scientific, literary, and historical content of the Scriptures —
By Andrew Anil Sequeira, OFM Cap reflecting the exegetical variation found within the
©2019 / Paper Cover / 422 pp. / PHP695.00 community of scholars. Provides contemporary perspectives
ISBN 9789388968119 on hermeneutics, theological depths relating to the biblical
Religions of the world have been studied and word, and themes in the Old Testament.
explained analytically highlighting their variety
and diversity, but never their content and consistency. WITH OPEN HANDS
Religions are consistent in themselves possessing specific By Henri J. M. Nouwen
‘symbolic universes’ like animistic, ontologic (nature of being) Paperbound
and personalistic. These symbolic universes, though distinct, ©2005 / Paper Cover / 128 pp. / PHP150.00
are not contradictory but complementary. Then the author ISBN 979-81-7086-520-8
goes on to speak of the Symbolic Universe and Religious The famed author’s first book on prayer. The
Discipline of each religion. He gives special attention to book gently encourages an open trusting stance towards God
Christianity’s inter-religious dialogue and evangelization. and offers insight into the components of prayer- silence,
acceptance, hope, compassion and prophetic criticism.
THE ESSENTIAL BIBLE HANDBOOK
A Guide for Catholics One-Minute Apologist
©2019 / Paper Cover / 304 pp. / PHP295.00 by Dave Armstrong
ISBN 9789386516947 @2007 / Paper Cover / 160 pp / ISBN: 978-
Intended to help readers understand the place 1933184234
of the Bible in Catholic tradition, the history of Here renowned Catholic apologist Dave
the Bible, biblical interpretation, and the use of the Bible in Armstrong (author of A Biblical Defense of
prayer. This handbook is invaluable for preparing Sunday Catholicism and The Catholic Verses) has assembled over sixty
Lectionary readings and includes a suggested plan for reading of the claims and arguments that Protestants (of all stripes)
the Bible, a chart of New Testament parables, and much most frequently level against the Church.
more.
With the Smell of the Sheep: The Pope Speaks to
The Jerome Biblical Commentary for the Priests, Bishops, and Other Shepherds
Twenty-First Century: Third Fully Revised by Pope Francis (Author), Giuseppe Merola
Edition @2018 / Paper Cover / 320 pp / ISBN: 978-1626982246
by John J. Collins (Editor), Gina Hens- From the first days of his papacy, Pope Francis described his
Piazza (Editor), Barbara Reid OP (Editor) wish for pastors "with the smell of the sheep." In this moving
@2022 / Hard Cover / 2224 pp / ISBN: 978- and often intimate volume, consisting of all Pope Francis's
1474248853 addresses to priests and bishops, he shares his vision of the
The Jerome Biblical Commentary has, since 1968, been priesthood, ministry, and service to the People of God.
essential reading for all Catholics who wish to deepen their
knowledge and understanding of the Bible.
YOUCAT CONFIRMATION HANDBOOK
Edited by Nils Baer
The Joy of Priesthood ©2014 / Paper Cover /114 pp. / PHP425.00
by Stephen J. Rossetti ISBN 978-81-7086-791-3
@2005 / Paper Cover / 221 pp / ISBN: 978- This book is a practical companion book for
1594710667 teachers, group leaders, catechists, and
Invites priests to recognize the dignity of their parents to the YOUCAT Confirmation Course. This
calling through honest and psychologically theologically based handbook features fully planned lessons
based self-assessment because happiness in the based on the 12 chapters of the YOUCAT course book.
priesthood flows from both wholeness and holiness.
Youcat: Youth Prayer Book
By Fr. Georg Von Lengerke, Dorte Schromges,
THE NEW JEROME BIBLICAL Eds.
@2011 / Paper Cover / 178 pp / ISBN 978-81-
COMMENTARY
7086-671-8
The book includes modern, new prayers, along with
traditional prayers and the time-honoured prayers of Holy
Scripture.