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5 May

A Post-Pandemic Church – Prophetic Possibilities

For most of the world, the COVID-19 pandemic highlighted our sense of vulnerability. It kept many people, including the most fragile, in isolation – both social and spiritual. In the face of so many challenges to our usual way of life, this has been an opportunity to reflect on our faith and on the Church. Sister Nuala Kenny […] in this honest, soul-searching and inspiring book, explores a range of underlying systemic and cultural issues in need of conversion.

15 April

Listening to Indigenous Voices – A Dialogue Guide on Justice and Right Relationships

Canada does not have an “Indigenous” problem. It has a colonization problem, says Associate Professor & Canada Research Chair in Indigenous Environmental Justice Deborah McGregor, an Anishinaabe from Whitefish River First Nation, Birch Island, Ontario. Those of us who have benefited from colonization have a responsibility to address the system that has enriched us by stealing the land and lives of Indigenous Peoples. Created as 11 separate chapter-workshops, this book incorporates many Indigenous voices so that readers-participants can act based on what Indigenous are telling us to address injustices.

13 November

The Green Bible

The current climate crisis has prompted intense discussions, thoughtful reflections, and an energized movement of youth activists. How can Christians think more deeply about their role and proper place in creation? This inspiring collection can help. Immerse yourself in the wisdom of voices that span centuries, traditions, races, ages and geography. Pray with those who speak for God’s creation as humankind seeks to find the balance between economic growth, justice and respect for the earth.

16 April

Christian Commemoration of the Shoah

On Sunday, April 26, will take place the 41st Christian Commemoration of the Shoah. On this occasion, Christian communities are invited to commemorate the Shoah during their religious services, few days after Yom HaShoah (Holocaust Memorial Day) is being observed on Tuesday April 21st.

17 January

The Sisters of Our Lady of the Missions: From Ultramontane Origins to a New Cosmology

This book traces the journey taken by the Canadian Province of the Sisters of Our Lady of the Missions / Religieuses de Notre Dame des Missions (RNDM), from its establishment in Manitoba in 1898 to 2008, when the congregation as a whole redefined its mission and vision. Using archival research conducted in Canada, England, and Italy and incorporating oral interviews with RNDM sisters, this book explores the historical work of the sisters in schools and the part they played in the developing educational state.

11 December

Still Unhealed

The sexual abuse of children and youth by Catholic clergy is the greatest scandal of the modern church. It has caused devastating, life-long harm to victim-survivors and to the entire Body of Christ. This heartfelt book, rooted in faith, hope and love, is offered in support of all those clergy and laity working together to heal the Church, and in deep trust in the power of the Holy Spirit.

11 April

The Church and Indigenous Peoples in the Americas

Indigenous and non-Indigenous voices come together in this volume to discuss both the wounds of colonial history and the opportunities for decolonization, reconciliation, and hope in the relationship between the church and Indigenous peoples across the Americas. Scholars and pastoral leaders and Indigenous peoples reflect on the possibility of constructing decolonial theology and pastoral praxis, and on the urgent need for transformation of church structures and old theology.

21 January

UISG Handbook: Communicating the Mission Globally

In December 2018, the UISG issued a Communications Handbook for Institutes of Women Religious in collaboration with Communicators for Women Religious (CWR) in the United States and Multimedia International in Italy. This Handbook aims to offer concrete examples to solve problems, to support the work of Women Religious congregations and guide them to be more effective in the ministry of communication.

22 November

Priesthood in Religious Life: Searching for New Ways Forward

This is the first book in English on priesthood in religious life to be published in twenty years. Its fourteen contributors search for new ways forward in the understanding of the distinct identity and ministry of religious men—committed to community, the prophetic lifestyle of vows or promises, and the particular charisms of their congregations—who have also answered the call to priesthood.

7 June

“Mary of Nazareth ~ The Incarnation and the Cosmic Christ” by Marie Azzarello

Sacred art, in its stillness, holds an energy that often opens our beings to cross a threshold into a new way of seeing the truths of our faith. I invite you on a virtual pilgrimage with me, to take time to pause, to contemplate the message wrapped in images preserved from early Christianity, some lost for many centuries.