مسائل کاتولیک: سردرگمی، جنجال و درخشش حقیقت

In Catholic Matters , Father Neuhaus addresses the many controversies that have marked recent decades of American Catholicism. Looking beyond these troubles to “the splendor of truth” that constitutes the Church, he proposes a forward-thinking way of being Catholic in America. Drawing on his personal encounters with the late John Paul II and Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger, now Pope Benedict XVI, Neuhaus describes their hope for a springtime of world evangelization, Christian unity, and Catholic renewal. Catholic Matters reveals a vibrant Church, strengthened and unified by hardship and on the cusp of a great revival in spiritual vitality and an even greater contribution to our common life. Millions of people journeyed to Rome in April 2005 to say farewell to Pope John Paul II. As televisions beamed these images into American homes, it became undeniably clear that Catholic matters really matter, and not only to Catholics. In "Catholic Matters," Father Neuhaus addresses the many controversies that have marked recent decades of American Catholicism: the battles over the meaning of the Second Vatican Council, the "destabilizing" of the liturgy, the declining number of priests, and the sexual abuse scandals. Looking beyond these troubles to "the splendor of truth" by which the Church is constituted, he proposes a vibrant, forward-thinking way of being Catholic in America. Drawing on his personal encounters with the late John Paul II and Pope Benedict XVI, Father Neuhaus describes their hope for a springtime of world evangelization, Christian unity, and Catholic renewal. "Catholic Matters" shows a vibrant Church-one strengthened and unified by hardship-that is on the cusp of a great revival in her spiritual vitality and an even greater contribution to our common life In Catholic Matters, Father Richard John Neuhaus addresses the many controversies that have marked recent decades of American Catholicism. Looking beyond these troubles to "the splendor of truth" by which the Catholic Church is constituted, he proposes a vibrant, forward-thinking way of being Catholic in America. Drawing on his personal encounters with the late John Paul II and Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger, now Pope Benedict XVI, Father Neuhaus describes their hope for a springtime of world evangelization, Christian unity and Catholic renewal. Catholic Matters shows a vibrant Church-one strengthened and unified by hardship-that may be on the cusp of a great revival in her spiritual vitality and poised to make an even greater contribution to our common life.

About the Author:
Richard John Neuhaus a priest of the Archdiocese of New York

The church we mean when we say "church" Becoming the Catholic I was The authority in question Where the sweet birds sang Lest Catholics be different Proposing the story of the world The center holds Rome diary. Father Neuhaus looks beyond recent controversies and proposes a forward-thinking way of being Catholic in America "[The author] proposes a vibrant, forward-thinking way of being Catholic in America"--P. [4] of cover