Theology as Prayer
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Title: Theology as Prayer: A Primer for the Diocesan Priest
Authors: Walter R. Oxley and John P. Cush
ISBN: 979-8-9859345-1-9
Price: $13.95
Pages: 128
Spine Width: 0.301 inches = 7.645 mm
Weight: 0.381 lb. = 172.816 gm
Author Bios
Monsignor Walter R. Oxley is a priest of the Diocese of Toledo, Ohio. Currently, he serves as Senior Director of Clergy, Consecrated Life, and Vocations, and Vicar for Clergy of his diocese and has served as a parish priest, Vice-Rector of the Pontifical College Josephinum, a spiritual director at the Pontifical North American College, and an official in the doctrine section of the Vatican’s Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith. Monsignor Oxley earned the Doctorate in Sacred Theology (STD) from the Pontifical Gregorian University in the field of dogmatic theology and is the author of Personhood and Communion (Blessed Hope, 2019).
Father John P. Cush is a priest of the Diocese of Brooklyn, New York. Currently, he serves as a professor of dogmatic theology and a formation advisor at Saint Joseph’s Seminary and College, Dunwoodie in the Archdiocese of New York. Previously, Father Cush was the academic dean and assistant vice-rector of the Pontifical North American College and a theology and church history professor at several Roman universities. He earned the Doctorate in Sacred Theology (STD) from the Pontifical Gregorian University in the field of fundamental theology and is the author of The How-to-Book of Catholic Theology (Our Sunday Visitor, 2020).
“Following the foundational principle of Catholic theology (faith seeking understanding), present in the thought of the saints, Monsignor Oxley and Father Cush provide an integrated work presenting an effective way for priests to live Christ-centered lives, enabling them to practice the best of pastoral charity. I am certainly grateful for their helpful contribution that comes from their years of experience in the priestly formation ministry.”
Bishop James F. Checchio, JCD, MBA
Diocese of Metuchen, New Jersey
Former Rector, Pontifical North American College
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“The authors clearly present the essential reciprocal relationship of the intellectual and spiritual life of the priest. Their explanation of the ‘why’ and ‘how to’ reminds priests and seminarians that theological study and meditation are necessary for the priestly mind and heart to plunge into a greater depth of encounter with the living God.”
Father Joshua J. Rodrigue, STL
Rector, Notre Dame Seminary
New Orleans, Louisiana
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“This book is both thoughtful and thought-provoking, and it is a reminder to all priests—and, I would add, seminarians—that to deepen one’s love of theological study is to deepen one’s love of God Himself. I hope this book, which clearly is the fruit of much prayer and reflection, finds a home in every seminary library and in the hands of every priest who truly desires to conform his heart and mind to Christ.”
Monsignor Thomas W. Powers
Rector, North American College
Rome, Italy