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Liguori Publications Announces New Publisher and New President

The board of directors of Liguori Publications has unanimously elected a multimedia journalist as publisher (CEO) and a businessman and priest as president. Virgil Tipton of Richmond Heights, MO, is the new publisher and the Rev. Donald Willard, CSsR., of Whittier, CA, is the new president. The two succeed the Rev. Mathew Kessler, CSsR., who served as both president and publisher for six years. The change is effective July 1, 2013.
     "Fr. Mat has served with great distinction and has positioned Liguori Publications well to adapt to the future of publishing," said the Rev. Matt Allman, CSsR, chairman of the board of directors. "We have confidence that Virgil and Fr. Don will expand on that legacy."

 

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The Lighter Side

May-June 2013

  A conceited rookie pitcher walked five men in his first game. The manager promptly removed him from the mound. The rookie slammed his glove on the ground and yelled, “I can’t believe he took me out—I had a no-hitter going!” A little boy asked, “Grandma, do you know how...

On The Shelf

May-June 2013

Hope and Help for Living with Illness Karen Zielinski, OSF | Foreword by Richard Rohr Franciscan Media  $12.99 As we age, we must be prepared to face new health issues—either our own or those of loved ones—more and more often. Medications, treatments, and paperwork become stressful burdens, relationships often become...

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Reform Renewed

0513_C1.jpgA Modern Look at Mary’s Role in the Church

May-June 2013

On this day, O beautiful Mother,

On this day we bring thee our love.

Near thee, Madonna, fondly we hover,

Trusting thy gentle care to prove.

For Catholics of a certain generation, these words represent the best of childhood memories: May crowning, rosary processions, girls in white dresses, and petals strewn as far as the eye could see. For others, it represents the worst of sugary-sweet hymnody: a devotional life divorced from the liturgy of the Church and traditional forms of Marian devotion void of ecumenical sensibility. 

For me, it represents neither. My memories are drawn not to elementary school, but to a local nursing home—Bishop Drumm Retirement Center. I remember going there as a kid to take my grandma to Mass and always seeing Sr. Edith, as old as any of the residents, still pounding away at the organ as best as she could. Her repertoire was limited by age and arthritis, so you could almost bet that at least once each week you’d get a rousing rendition of “On This Day.” It didn’t matter whether it was Tuesday of the fourth week of the year or the second Saturday of Easter. I wasn’t even aware that it was a May-crowning hymn until I entered the novitiate for the Dominicans; then again, before that time I’m not sure I understood exactly what May crowning was.

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Catholicism

Get to Know Pope Francis

824371.jpgIt’s been just a short time since the election of Pope Francis, yet “urban legends” about him are blooming like spring flowers in St. Peter’s Square. To know the real Pope Francis, ignore the myths and focus instead on the attributes and values he has exhibited before and after his election, according to John L. Allen, Jr., senior Vatican analyst for CNN and senior correspondent for the National Catholic Reporter. Allen has authored an intimate introduction to Pope Francis: 10 Things Pope Francis Wants You to Know. It’s one of the first publications about the new Pope that includes details from the early days of his papacy.

 

On The Shelf

April 2013

Getting the Marriage Conversation Right A Guide for Effective Dialogue William B. May Emmaus Road Publishing $5.95 The current drive to redefine marriage lends a sense of urgency to this easy-to-read guide for answering questions and explaining what is at stake for the future of marriage and the rights of...

Plain Talk

An Out at the Ball Game

April 2013 "Good morale, economic stability, and the American dream have a hefty price tag." Opening Day is April 1!      In Cincinnati, a hot dog at the ballpark is $1, while in Tampa Bay it’s more than $5. A ballpark beer Arizona is $4; at a Phillies game, it’s a...

Just Live It

50 Days of Easter

April 2013 "Doing one thing every day may not change the world, but will change us."      On Easter Sunday, anything seems possible. The triumph of life over death and heaven over hell seems to resound throughout a world poised on the cusp of spring.      But it’s hard to hold on...

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After Benedict: A Look Ahead

When Pope Benedict XVI surprised the world with his resignation in February, a flood of questions followed, starting with “Can a pope resign?” to “What happens now?” His startling move has sent pastors, parishioners, and reporters back to Church history. There we find a handful of papal resignations, to be sure,...

Just Live It

Build A Strong Foundation

March 2013 In the absence of clarity, the only way to hold the course is to stay in touch with the One who sees the big picture. Prayer is the foundation of a lived faith. Sometimes I think past generations had an easier time following God. The Israelites had the...

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From the Publisher

100 Years of Liguorian

March 2013 In 100 years, the world will be different, but people will still try to make sense of it. What will be around to guide them? Who will be there to walk with them? A century ago, a group of Redemptorists teaching in a Wisconsin major seminary decided to...

The Mail

May-June 2013

  Kudos to you for featuring an article with teeth in it. I’m referring to “Blessed are the Peacemakers” by Bishop Anthony Taylor (January).  Those of us in his diocese know that Bishop Taylor walks the walk. What is so difficult about loving our brothers and sisters? Do we think...

The Redeemer, Mary, & You

Mary and Vatican II

October 2012 This October, the fiftieth anniversary of the opening of the Second Vatican Council provides an opportune moment to look back and see what the council had to say about Mary. The council didn’t produce a document solely about the Mother of God; however, it did speak about Mary’s...

Plain Talk

It’s All Grace

We’re constantly amazed at what science tells us about the world. From the complexity of galaxies and solar systems to the intricacies of atomic particles, science explores the what and how of the universe. However, it humbly backs away from the questions of who the intelligence behind creation is and...

Just Live It

What Was Jesus Like?

December 2012 I often wonder what Jesus was like in person. The Gospels, compiled decades after his death and resurrection from oral traditions filtered through hundreds of retellings, only give us a sketchy (and often—let’s face it—pretty dry) picture. We can guess with what awe the people who witnessed his miracles...

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Let Yourself Get Caught

Silly me, I thought I was going to have to cook right after my first child was born. I didn’t know about the Postpartum Food Network. You know, the parade of adorers bringing buckets of pasta and trays of brownies—meals dripping with caloric goodness accompanied by miniature outfits in baby...

From the Publisher

Conversion Is Only The Beginning

In November, the Church focuses on the “life to come” aspect of Christianity. Days that commemorate the communion of saints and the faithful departed launch us into the month. The feast of Christ the King, which proclaims that the redemptive work of God is destined to embrace the life of...

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Church Teaching

Then and Now

Vatican_Inside_1.jpgVatican II and the People of God

This year the Church celebrates the fiftieth anniversary of the opening of the Second Vatican Council, which began October 11, 1962, and concluded December 8, 1965. Those of us who remember the unfolding of this event knew we were witnessing a historic moment. 

In the 2,000-year history of the Church, there have only been twenty Church councils. The previous one, Vatican I, occurred in 1870; the one before that was the Council of Trent, which took place from 1545 to 1563. 

Every Church council has had an important impact  on the life journey of the Church, and certainly that can also be said of Vatican II. What would you expect? At times more than 2,300 bishops from all over the world took part. Compare that with Vatican I’s 730 mostly European bishops. The bishops who participated in Vatican II couldn’t help but realize that the power of the Holy Spirit was guiding them.