Richard Gaillardetz

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  While I Breathe I Hope

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  Deeply spiritual and personal reflections from distinguished theologian Richard R. Gaillardetz.

  Diagnosed with terminal pancreatic cancer, theologian Dr. Richard R. Gaillardetz started sharing his thoughts and reflections on CaringBridge and signed off each entry with the Latin phrase ” dum spiro, spero” (“While I breathe, I hope”). In his chronologically compiled essays, Rick moves through his final season of life seeking insight from his Christian faith, while discovering new meaning in the signs and symbols that mark familiar liturgical seasons and celebrations. He explores fears and doubts, joys and sufferings, and the graces and blessings he encounters along his final journey. With shots of humor, a few sports analogies, and a sprinkling of quotes from Karl Rahner, Rick offers wisdom for all in his poignant exploration of what it means to be a person of faith, entering the paschal mystery, ever hopeful for the life to come.

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  By What Authority (Revised)

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  Few topics are as important, or as controversial, as the proper role and exercise of authority in the Roman Catholic Church. Inspired by Pope Francis’s bold rereading and determined implementation of the teaching of Vatican II, Richard Gaillardetz has completely revised and expanded his book By What Authority? It offers a helpful introduction to the nature and forms of church authority and their relationship to authentic Christian belief and discipleship. Gaillardetz offers theologically clear and pastorally insightful considerations of:

  -the character of divine revelation, the authority of Scripture and tradition
  -the role of the pope and bishops in preserving the Christian faith
  -the levels of church teaching authority, the central faith witness of all the baptized
  -the possibility of disagreements with church teaching, and the proper relationship between -theologians, the magisterium, and the whole people of God
  -the authority of the believing community and the controversial questions that arise when -there are conflicting interpretations of church teaching.

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  Keys To The Council

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  As the church marks the fiftieth anniversary of the opening of the Second Vatican Council, too few Catholics have an adequate grasp of what the council contributed to the life of the church. The problem is understandable. The Second Vatican Council produced, by far, more document pages than any other ecumenical council. Consequently, any attempt to master its core teachings can be daunting. There is a danger of missing the forest for the trees. With this in mind, Keys to the Council identifies sixteen key conciliar passages, central texts that help us appreciate the vision of the council fathers.

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