Books Received

The following works have been sent to Homiletic and Pastoral Review for review. If you have expertise and are interested in receiving one of these books for review, please send the Book Review Editor, Christopher Siuzdak, an email (hprbooks@ignatius.com) with your credentials and mailing address. We try to keep reviews around 750 words and receiving your review within three months of receiving the book will keep us on schedule.

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  • Barron, Robert, Scott W. Hahn, and James R.A. Merrick, eds. Engaging Catholic Doctrine: Essays in Honor of Matthew Levering (Steubenville, OH: Emmaus Academic, 2023) 523 pages.
  • Beaumont, Douglas M. The Message Behind the Movie–Reboot: Engaging Film Without Disengaging Faith (San Francisco: Ignatius Press, 2022) 227 pages.
  • Beutner, Dawn Marie. The Leaven of the Saints: Bringing Christ into a Fallen World (San Francisco, CA: Ignatius Press, 2023) 328 pages.
  • Breuninger, Matthew. Finding Freedom in Christ: Healing Life’s Hurts (Steubenville, OH: Emmaus Road, 2022) 153 pages.
  • Brown, Matt. Truth Plus Love: The Jesus Way to Influence (Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan, 2019) 208 pages.
  • Carola, SJ, Joseph. Engaging the Church Fathers in Nineteenth-Century Catholicism: The Patristic Legacy of the Scuola Romana (Steubenville, OH: Emmaus Academic, 2023) 518 pages.
  • Chalk, Casey J. The Obscurity of Scripture: Disputing Sola Scriptura and the the Protestant Notion of Biblical Perspicuity (Steubenville, OH: Emmaus Road, 2023) 320 pages.
  • Crean, OP, Thomas. Vindicating the Filioque: The Church Fathers at the Council of Florence (Steubenville, OH: Emmaus Academic, 2023) 475 pages.
  • Croell, OP, Benedict and Fr. Andrew Hofer, OP. A Living Sacrifice: Guidance for Men Discerning Religious Life (Valdosta, GA: Vianney Vocations, 2019) 277 pages.
  • Delbrêl, Madeleine. The Dazzling Light of God: A Madeleine Delbrêl Reader (San Francisco, CA: Ignatius Press, 2023) 139 pages.
  • DeLorenzo, Leonard J. Fed by the Lord: At-Home Scriptural Formation to Prepare Children for First Communion (Collegeville, MN: Liturgical Press, 2023) 127 pages.
  • De Maria, Fiorella. See No Evil (San Francisco, CA: Ignatius Press, 2020) 299 pages.
  • Dos Santos, MIC, Kenneth. Hagia Sophia: The Wisdom of God as Offered to the Modern World (Stockbridge, MA: Marian Heritage Publishers, 2021) 97 pages.
  • Dugast, Aude. Jerome Lejeune: A Man of Science and Conscience (San Francisco, CA: Ignatius Press, 2021) 393 pages.
  • Ekman, Ulf and Birgitta. The Great Discovery: Our Journey to the Catholic Church (San Francisco, CA: Ignatius Press, 2018) 273 pages.
  • Etheredge, Francis. Honest Rust and Gold (St. Louis: En Route Publishers, 2020) 233 pages.
  • Flannery, SJ, Kevin L., ed. The Faith Once for All Delivered: Doctrinal Authority in Catholic Theology (Steubenville, OH: Emmaus Academic, 2023) 323 pages.
  • Forrest, Benjamin, Joshua Chatraw and Alister McGrath. eds. The History of Apologetics: A Biographical and Methodological Introduction (Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan, 2020) 848 pages.
  • Fritz, Everett. One Disciple at a Time: How to Lead Others to Dynamic, Engaged, Life-Changing Faith (Notre Dame, IN: Ave Maria Press, 2022) 105 pages.
  • Pope Francis. The Complete Encyclicals, Bulls, and Apostolic Exhortations, vol. II (Notre Dame, IN: Ave Maria Press, 2021) 401 pages.
  • Garcia, Jesús (With a Foreword by Cardinal O’Malley). Slaves in Paradise: A Priest Stands Up For Exploited Workers (San Francisco, CA: Ignatius Press, 2017) 300 pages.
  • Garrido, Ann M. Let’s Talk About Truth: A Guide for Preachers, Teachers, and Other Catholic Leaders in a World of Doubt and Discord (Notre Dame, IN: Ave Maria Press, 2020) 179 pages.
  • Goulding, Gill K. Pope Francis and Mercy: A Dynamic Theological Hermeneutic (Notre Dame, IN: University of Notre Dame Press, 2023) 245 pages.
  • Granados, José, Stephan Kampowski and Juan José Pérez-Soba, eds. Accompanying, Discerning, Integrating: A Handbook for the Pastoral Care of the Family According to Amoris Laetitia (Steubenville, OH: Emmaus Publishing, 2017) 122 pages.
  • Hesemann, Michael. The Pope and the Holocaust: Pius XII and the Vatican Secret Archives (San Francisco, CA: Ignatius Press, 2022) 459 pages.
  • Hildebrand, Alice Von. Remnant of Paradise: Selected Essays (Steubenville, OH: Hildebrand Press, 2023) 173 pages.
  • Howard, Thomas. Pondering the Permanent Things: Reflections on Faith, Art, and Culture (San Francisco, CA: Ignatius Press, 2023) 329 pages.
  • Hubert, Thierry and Sophie Delay. Lourdes: Healing and Rebirth (San Francisco, CA: Ignatius Press, 2023) 248 pages.
  • Hughes, Archbishop Emeritus Alfred (with a Foreword by Bishop Robert Barron). Priests in Love with God: And Eager to Witness to the Gospel (San Francisco, CA: Ignatius Press, 2021) 172 pages.
  • Johnson, Abby. Unplanned (San Francisco, CA: Ignatius Press [2010] 2018) 285 pages.
  • Johnson, Abby and Tyler Rowley, eds., Life to the Full: True Stories that Reveal the Dignity of Every Human Life (San Francisco, CA: Ignatius Press, 2023) 178 pages.
  • Johnson, Orin. Incarnate in Word and Song: Exploring Music in Liturgy and Life (Collegeville, MN: Liturgical Press, 2023) 114 pages.
  • Longenecker, Dwight. There and Back Again: A Somewhat Religious Odyssey (San Francisco, CA: Ignatius Press, 2023) 210 pages.
  • Kim, Matthew D. and Paul A. Hoffman, Preaching to a Divided Nation: A Seven-Step Model for Promoting Reconciliation and Unity (Grand Rapids, MI: Baker Academic, 2022) 193 pages.
  • Millare, Roland. A Living Sacrifice: Liturgy and Eschatology in Joseph Ratzinger (Steubenville, OH: Emmaus Academic, 2022) 309 pages.
  • Mindszenty, Jozsef Cardinal. Memoirs (San Francisco, CA: Ignatius Press, 2023) 445 pages.
  • Mitchell, Jimmy. Let Beauty Speak: The Art of Being Human in a Culture of Noise (San Francisco, CA: Ignatius Press, 2023) 183 pages.
  • Lemna, Keith. The Trinitarian Wisdom of God: Louis Bouyer’s Theology of the God-World Relationship (Steubenville, OH: Emmaus Academic, 2023) 426 pages.
  • Lu, Pierre-Celestin, Ways of Confucius and of Christ: From Prime Minister of China to Benedictine Monk (San Francisco, CA: Ignatius Press, 2023) 191 pages.
  • Müller, Gerhard. True and False Reform: What It Means to Be Catholic (Steubenville, OH: Emmaus Academic, 2023) 258 pages.
  • Murphy, Ian. Dying to Live: From Agnostic to Baptist to Catholic (San Francisco, CA: Ignatius Press, 2020) 223 pages.
  • O’Leary, Neil et al. Made New: 52 Devotionals for Catholic Women (Nashville, TN: Thomas Nelson Publishers, 2021) 224 pages.
  • Pell, Cardinal George. Prison Journal: vol. 2: The State Court Rejects the Appeal (San Francisco, CA: Ignatius Press, 2020) 319 pages; vol. 3: The High Court Frees an Innocent Man (San Francisco, CA: Ignatius Press, 2020) 339 pages (with an Afterword by George Weigel).
  • Pennock, Michael. The Seeker’s Catechism: The Basics of Catholicism (Updated Edition) (Notre Dame, IN: Ave Maria Press, 2023) 180 pages.
  • Pinault, David. Providence Blue: A Fantasy Quest (San Francisco, CA: Ignatius Press, 2021) 448 pages.
  • Richard, OP, Theresa. Everyday Witness: Seven Simple Habits for Sharing Your Faith. (Notre Dame, IN: Ave Maria Press, 2019) 112 pages.
  • Russell, Craig. Black Bottle Man (Manitoba: Great Plains Teen Fiction, 2017) 176 pages.
  • Schadt, Devin. Custos: Total Consecration Through Saint Joseph: The 33-day Preparation for Fullness of Divine Sonship and Spiritual Fatherhood (Charlotte, NC: TAN Books, 2021) 256 pages.
  • Schuster, Alfredo Ildefonso. Commentary on the Holy Rule of Saint Benedict (Brooklyn, NY: Angelico Press, 2023 [1945]) 318 pages.
  • Schwartz, CFA, George P, with Michael O. Kenney (With a Foreword by Lou Holtz). In God We Trust: Morally Responsible Investing (Charlotte, NC: TAN Books, 2018) 266 pages.
  • Senz, Paul. Church Councils: 100 Questions and Answers (San Francisco, CA: Ignatius Press, 2023) 137 pages.
  • Sikorra, Joe. Defying Gravity: How Choosing Joy Lifted My Family from Death to Life (San Francisco, CA: Ignatius Press, 2018) 211 pages.
  • Storms, Sam. Understanding Spiritual Warfare: A Comprehensive Guide (Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan Reflective, 2021) xiii + 353 pages.
  • Tennant, GinaMarie. An American Little Flower: Blessed Miriam Teresa Demjanovich (San Francisco, CA: Ignatius Press, 2023) 208 pages.
  • Twomey, Vincent. Apostolikos Thronos: Rival Accounts of Roman Primacy in Eusebius and Athanasius (Steubenville, OH: Emmaus Academic, 2023) 626 pages.
  • Vaverek, Timothy. As I Have Loved You: Rediscovering Our Salvation in Christ (Steubenville, OH: Emmaus Road, 2022) 231 pages.
  • Willey, Petroc and Scott Sollom. Speaking the Truth in Love: The Catechism and the New Evangelization (Steubenville, OH: Emmaus Publishing, 2019) 492 pages.