Resolving Faith Difficulties 3: A Pastor’s Spiritual Journal
BOOK 3: Faith, Nature, and Grace
by Father Jerry Pokorsky
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Book Description
In this very helpful collection of essays, Fr. Jerry Pokorsky addresses a great many of the problems and confusions in faith which have concerned Catholics over the centuries, and which seem especially widespread in the twenty-first century. This is the third volume of a series created from columns written in recent years for CatholicCulture.org. Its theme is Faith, Nature, and Grace.
Table of Contents
- Introduction
- Born That Way
- Expecting Perfection
- God doesn’t need our advice
- Dabbling with the Devil
- Hope and the Cycle of Life
- Keeping the Faith
- Theologians
- The Dysfunctional Stages of the Interior Life
- A 'personal relationship with Jesus Christ'
- Sacramental Hunger
- The Eucharist and Other Enemies of the State
- The Reason for Human Reason
- Leper Colonies
- A Stylist Manual for Confessors
- Self-serving Sorrow
- I Don’t Want to Die
- The Act of Contrition and Personal Health
- The Bishops and their Confessions
- What Segregation, White Guilt, and Black Power Can Teach Catholics
- A few weak men
- Priest Parables
- Just Call Me Jerry
- Tinkering with the Faith
- Models of Political Meddling by Clerics
- How the Papal Pelosi Scandal Affects Priests
- Instant Gratification
- Little Italian Grandmothers
- Rediscovering generosity
- Clerical secrets
- Courage at the Cross
- 'How am I doin’?'
- Self-Esteem
- Healing an angry culture
- Chastity: Cornerstone of holiness and happiness
- Losers and Generosity
