Contemporary Issues Books

— Anerew V. Abela, PhD Dean, Busch School For too many of us, life is harder than it needs to be. We have forgotten the ancient system of “super habits” — a specific set of habits for making decisions, ...

(THE ANSWER IS NO — HERE’S WHY) – By Trent Horn and Catherine R. Pakaluk Common Sense About the Common Good Pope Leo XIII wrote of the “harvest of misery” that socialism brings. Pius XI said it’s impossible to ...

— Edward Feser and Joseph M. Bessette Drawing upon a wealth of philosphical and social scientific arguments, authors Edward Feser and Joseph Bessette explain the perennial teaching of the Church that capital ...

— Peggy Stanton, DM “Storytelling is deeply embedded in my DNA,' says Peggy Stanton, who served ABC-TV as its first female news correspondent in Washington, DC, in the 1960s. Opening up the journals Stanton ...

— Catherine Pakaluk A portrait of America’s most interesting yet overlooked women. In the midst of a historic 'birth dearth,' why do some 5 percent of American women choose to defy the demographic norm by ...

— Fr. Bart Tolleson with foreword by Archbishop George Leo Thomas This inspiring, insightful, and often humorous look at the life of Father Stuart Long is told by his close friend Father Bart Tolleson. After ...

— Fr. John Flader We are all going to die. But what happens after that is the big question. Many don’t believe in life after death, or they wonder if “there just might be something on the other side.” This ...

A Saint Goes Marching On He seemed to have it all – a beautiful family, a big house, and the celebrity that comes with being a star player in the NFL. In the late '60s and early '70s, Danny Abramowicz was the ...

–Fr. James Mallon The world is hungering for the fruit of a dynamic Church that has embraced her missionary identity, but what does it really mean to be a missionary Church? Grounded in Scripture and Sacred ...

— John Acquaviva, PhD Sports are bigger than ever. Our culture has told us that winning the game, earning the scholarship, and being the best is the ultimate aim of sports, but there is far more to gain. ...

— Bishop Peter J. Elliott The sexual revolution is part of wider and deeper developments happening in our world. It asserts the total freedom of the individual to behave as if the traditions of religion, the ...

— Kenneth Craycraft It's hard — and getting harder — to figure out the proper relationship between our Catholic Faith and American political life. Democrat, Republican, third party, or ...

— Joan Watson with foreword by Greg Kandra Every twenty-five years, pilgrims from all over the world flock to Rome for a jubilee year to witness the opening of a special door on the north side of St. Peter’s ...

WHY THE CHURCH MUST SPREAD HOPE, NOT FEAR, IN A PANDEMIC -Philip Lawler Even by the most unrestrained estimates, the Covid pandemic never approached the lethality of the Spanish flu of 1918. Yet the effect that ...

— Fr. Bryce Lungren In the west the cowboy way is a code of living. It is a mode of determination and perseverance that won’t quit until the job is done. It is also a lighthearted way of having fun even ...

— Steve Lawrence Inspiring and Equipping Good Men to Become Great Steve Lawrence, Aussie Rules Premiership player with the Hawthorn Football Club, Director of Australia's largest ever event, World Youth Day ...

— Carrie Gress In the late '60s, a small group of elite American women convinced a majority of the country that destroying the most fundamental of relationships — that of mother and child — was ...

— Gary Zimak “We know that in everything God works for good with those who love him, who are called according to his purpose.” (Romans 8:28) It’s easy to see the work of God’s hands when things are going ...

201 ANSWERS ON APPARITIONS, VISIONS AND THE CATHOLIC CHURCH For the past several decades, there has been a notable rise in claims of apparitions, visions and messages from heaven. This growth has often led to ...

— Michael Horne, PsyD Have you had “the tech talk” with your children? Does the mere mention of it cause you to shudder? We think it’s important, but for many parents it’s almost as uncomfortable as the ...