Sex, Priestly Ministry, and the Church
By Les Sperry
200 pp., PhP 200.00

Provides an objective and authoritative account of psychosexual development in priests and key background information on the many sexual issues facing the Church today. It is a conscise, comprehensive, easy to read source of current information needed to understand these sexual issues and controversies and make reasoned, reasonable decisions concerning them.

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Priests for Tomorrow
By Bishop Fritz Lobinger
94 pp., PhP 125.00

What would parishes be like where in each of them three or as many as seven or even married, proven local leaders were ordained as priests? The question is best answered by giving concrete examples of various types of parishes and that is exactly what is being attempted here. The idea of ordaining groups of local leaders has previously been presented by the author who now examines, in some detail, the probable reactions in such parishes situated in different part of the Church. What would happen if, in each of these parishes, a team of 'community priests' or 'Corinthian priests' were ordained?

This book goes beyond earlier publications of the author in another aspect. It proposes 'parish clusters' as the easiest and safest starting point for such ordinations. In many parts of the Church, the shortage of priests has resulted in one priest having to serve a group of parishes within a diocese. This development of parish clusters is not welcomed by many Catholics who were accustomed to having their own parish priest. However, this arrangement offers the best - in some cases the only - answer to the insufficient number of priests. The rationale for suggesting parish clusters as the appropriate starting point for the ordination of teams of lay leaders is explained at length. The choice of starting with parish clusters will also allay the widespread fear that the introduction of ordained community leaders could get out of hand and lead to chaos in the church.

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Eyes Wide Open:
Looking for God in popular Culture
By William D. Romanowski
172 pp., PhP 150.00

This book offers a fascinating, easy-to-read guide for interpreting and evaluating popular culture as a Christian. His practical, analytical approaches to movies, music and television programs provide tools for imaginatively and faithfully engaging the media that now saturate our lives. His illuminating examples range from Titanic to Casablanca from ER to The Simpsons, and popular culture for parents, teenagers, teachers, and pastors.

Grounded in Christian principles, this accessible and engaging book offers an informed and fascinating approach to popular culture. William Romanowski provides affectionate yet astute analysis of familiar, well-loved movies and television characters from Pretty Woman to Homer Simpson. He speaks with expertise on films from Titanic to Casablanca and music from Mozart to Springsteen, bringing sources as diverse as Shakespeare and Allan Bloom into the discussion.
Romanowski's confessional approach affirms a role for popular culture in faithful living. Practical, analytical approaches to content, meaning, and artistic style offer the tools to participate responsibly and imaginatively in popular cultural activities. A quick and enjoyable read, Eyes Wide Open is ideal for ordinary Christians ready to more faithfully engage pop culture--one of the most influential forces in contemporary society.

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