How the Catholic Church Can Restore Our Culture

by Archbishop Georg Ganswein

Overview

Prefect of the Papal Household Archbishop Georg Ganswein presents a stirring defense of Catholic theology, Church tradition, and the primacy of the Catholic Faith in his much-anticipated American book debut, How the Catholic Church Can Restore Our Culture.

As one of the most distinguished figures in the Catholic Church and the only man to have been in daily interaction with two popes simultaneously, Archbishop Ganswein presents an array of profound observations about the state of the Church and its likely future in an increasingly secular society. He offers a vigorous and convincing argument for the indispensability of the Catholic Church as a civilizing force in culture, and how she alone can, and must, serve as a bulwark against the growing cultural totalitarianism seizing the West.

Ganswein also interprets what the “expanded papacy” means for the Church and explains how Pope Benedict's resignation has played a critical and necessary role in demythologizing the office of the papacy.

Finally, he offers a framework for spiritual renewal, beginning with the personal reform of priests and bishops. To save the Church, the archbishop explains, we need clerics who prioritize and epitomize the proclamation of God's Word in their own lives and work. The “pastoral approach” of today is important, but only if it recaptures its original, evangelical dimension.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781682782187
Publisher:	Sophia Institute Press
Publication date:	04/15/2020
Pages:	224
Sales rank:	853,983
Product dimensions:	5.50(w) x 8.50(h) x 0.70(d)

Table of Contents

Foreword: "Severe Happiness" Prince Asfa-Wossen Asserate ix

The Rise of the Morning Star 3

Desecularization and the New Evangelization: Buzzwords or Motto of Church Reform? 9

From East to West in One Step 23

God or Nothing 31

"Look Up and Raise Your Heads" 37

The Face of Love 41

The Expanded Papacy 45

The Lightning Bolt 57

Roman Perspective 69

Preaching Today 79

Last Testament 95

A Small White Cloud 107

Europe's Past and Future: What Europe Can Learn from Its Roman Past 125

Being Holy 139

Culture and Nature: Ethics of Responsibility from a Christian Perspective 147

The 9/11 of the Catholic Church 157

Mother Angelica 171

"I Am a Lighthouse!" 177

The Crossroads 183