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Ediciones SM THEOLOGY & SPIRITUALITY To commemorate the fiftieth anniversary of the Second Vatican Council, three of the most important authors in the field of Spanish religious and theological studies offer their reflections on the subject of faith. Each of them is a child of a Council member Dolores Aleixandre Parra whose memory we are celebrating. RSCJ, has doctoral degrees The authors, each with their individual and distinct in both Trilingual Biblical style, expose aspects concerning the Christian faith that Philology and Theology, and can help readers to personalize it and make it ever has been Professor of Sacred more deeply their own. Scripture at the University of Comillas in Madrid. She is Exploring Faith Exploring Faith with New Eyes offers sections an internationally known with New Eyes for personal reflection and suggests ways in which author and spiritual leader, Addressing the Crisis groups can come together for study and discussion giving retreats, courses and of Belief in a Secular of the text. conferences in several Age This book will help those who read it —whatever different countries. She has Dolores Aleixandre Parra their personal or ecclesiastical status— feel lovingly contributed to the inclusion José A. Pagola looked upon by the Lord and be able to sincerely and promotion of women Juan Martín Velasco say those words of St. Paul: «I know whom I have in theology, describing herself believed». as «a woman of and for the 978-1-934996-60-7 Kingdom» rather than a 144 Pages «consecrated soul». In recent Library Bound years she has lived in an US $ 26.99 inter-congregational community FidesSeries 5 in a Caritas Centre for immigrant families, experiencing hospitality and forming José Antonio Pagola was Juan Martín Velasco is one bonds with people in very born in Spain in 1937. He of Spain’s leading philosophers difficult social and economic completed his theological of religion and critics of the situations. studies in 1962 at the Pontifical religious situation in our world. University in Rome and his He is currently Professor studies in Sacred Scripture at Emeritus of Phenomenology of the Papal Biblical Institute in Religion at the Pontifical Rome in 1966. He also studied University of Salamanca, as biblical sciences at the École well as in the Faculty of Biblique in Jerusalem. Pagola Theology of «San Damaso» in is a professor at St. Sebastian Madrid. He has taught at the Seminary and at the Faculty of Institute of Religious Sciences Theology of Northern Spain. at the Complutense University of Madrid, and at the Comillas Pontifical University and the University of Granada. He was Rector of the Seminary of ©Sergio Cuesta. Ediciones SM Madrid (1977-1987) and, for sixteen years, was director of the Institute of Pastoral Theology in Spain. His publications include more than 30 books and numerous articles and contributions to collective works worldwide. © A P A THEOLOGY & PASTORAL RESOURCES This volume is the first in an ambitious initiative by the Romero Trust to provide English translations of a series of books about the martyred Archbishop Oscar Arnulfo Romero. Romero has been attracting a growing interest worldwide because of his prophetic words and his Oscar Romero , born in Editor and Translator, option for the poor, which he faithfully lived out until his Ciudad Barrios, on August 15 th Joseph V. Owens , is a assassination at the altar. 1917, studied theology at the Jesuit who has spent most With an integrity and authenticity rare in the Pontifical Gregorian University of his active career working in contemporary church, Romero managed to find an in Rome and was ordained the Caribbean and Central extraordinary synthesis between orthodoxy and priest in 1942. He served the America. His various ministries the way it is practiced, and he exhibited a beautiful diocese of San Miguel for have included grass-roots blend of deep prayerful spirituality and effective action 25 years. In 1977 he was the organizing, pastoral work, for justice. Because of these achievements, he has surprise choice as San radio apostolate, and teaching. become an increasingly attractive ecclesiastical figure Salvador’s new archbishop. He is currently working on for the twenty-first century and a genuine icon for our Over three years he became a translation of the complete skeptical times. The United Nations has recognized him, the voice of the voiceless poor, homilies of Archbishop and the Anglican Communion has virtually canonized speaking the truth about the Oscar Romero. him by including him with a special collect prayer violations of human rights and in its annual liturgical calendar. the exploitation of the poor. His weekly sermons were From the time Romero was named archbishop of San M O legendary and gave hope to C Salvador on February 22nd, 1977 until he was murdered . S th S the communities suffering at the altar on March 24 , 1980, he delivered 193 E R terrible repression. He saw six homilies that were broadcast to the nation by radio. P M U 6 of his priests and dozens of I These homilies were later transcribed and published V I lay leaders assassinated by in six volumes in El Salvador. V N O the security forces before C . The homilies are the impassioned voice of a prophetic W he himself was gunned down pastor addressing his people and his nation at a time of W at the altar as he celebrated W unprecedented crisis and violence. Romero unrelentingly a requiem mass on Monday condemns the repression of the people at the hands March 24 th 1980. He is of the powerful and resolutely commits the Church to the venerated in Latin America difficult and dangerous struggle for justice and human and throughout the world as rights. The homilies offer an unsparing indictment of the a Vatican II Bishop who made harsh political reality of El Salvador but never cease a fundamental option for to summon Salvadorans to respond courageously to the the poor and gave his life for Gospel precepts of peace, love, and social equality. his people. He is already «Servant of God» Romero Presented in a style suitable for both specialists and —the first step on the ladder to the general readership, the present volume is an English Sainthood. The cause for his translation of the first 46 homilies, delivered between Beatification was accepted in March 14 th and November 25 th , 1977, corresponding to Rome in 1997. Ten years later the first volume of the original Spanish edition. Besides Pope Benedict XVI stated «that the regular Sunday homilies, this volume includes others Romero himself merits given at the funeral masses of Fr. Rutilio Grande, beatification, I do not doubt». Fr. Alfonso Navarro, and Foreign Minister Mauricio In that light the official Borgonovo, all victims of death squads. recognition of Archbishop Romero’s sanctity will surely be forthcoming. A Prophetic Bishop A Prophetic Bishop A Prophetic Bishop Speaks to his People Speaks to his People Speaks to his People The Complete The Complete The Complete Homilies of Homilies of Homilies of Archbishop Oscar Archbishop Oscar Archbishop Oscar Arnulfo Romero Arnulfo Romero Arnulfo Romero 7 Volume 1 (of 6) Volume 2 (of 6) Volume 3 (of 6) Translated by Translated by Translated by Joseph V. Owens SJ Joseph V. Owens SJ Joseph V. Owens SJ 978-1-934996-58-4 978-1-934996-62-1 978-1-934996-58-4 504 Pages 532 Pages 468 Pages Library Bound Library Bound Library Bound US $ 39.99 US $ 39.99 US $ 39.99 Martyria Series September 2015 September 2015 Martyria Series Martyria Series THEOLOGY & PASTORAL RESOURCES Following his acclaimed God’s Reign and the End of Empires (see page 17), Antonio González has provided A Study Guide on the Reign of God . This new guide presents a challenging «social theology» that is especially suited for use in Bible study groups, small parish Antonio González , communities, and youth groups. Conversation starter a noted Spanish theologian, discussion questions for each unit are included in has taught at the Jesuit an appendix.