Publications anglaises
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Where the Spirit lives
Terry V. Byrne, St. Joseph’s Parish, 2007, 237p.
«So many little known stories of a parish and its people, past and present, clergy and laity, who have made St.Joe’s what it is today.» Rolly Leroux.
«Terry Byrne has captured the historical past of St. Joseph’s Parish and made it a living memory for us who continue to experience this great parish as an active community with a beautiful dynamic history.» Richard Kelly, OMI.
«Rarely has any parish or other group possessed and demonstrated the spirit, the demonstration and action that have been characteristic of St. Joseph’ parishioners for generations. This tells it all and is a ‘must’ read for all who want to know how this parish became the beacon of Churches in Ottawa. Don’t miss it. Josephine Flaherty.
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Life beyond Death
Ramón Martinez de Pisón, Éditions Novalis, 2007, 267p.
Life beyond Death explores the Theology of life after life, examining the ways various biblical texts describe life after death and the «end times.» After dealing with some essential assumptions to be considered so we can better understand what our Christian heritage says about our final destination in God’s kingdom, the book systematizes the Christian message about the final fulfillment of all creation in God. The author is a member of the religious congregation of the Missionary Oblates of Mary Immaculate. He has published several books as well as scholarly articles in the fields of Christian Anthropology and has a particular interest in the relationship between human development and the experience of God.
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The Religion of Life
Ramon Martinez de Pison, omi, Mediapaul, 1997, 151p.
To be fully lived, Christian faith requires not only a mere effort of the mind, but the conversion of the heart. Only through the eyes of the heart, will we be able to pierce and contemplate the mystery of God's Love.
In a world searching for meaning and values, the spirituality of Maurice Zundel comes like a refreshing breath, the very breath of the Spirit of God who renews the earth.
After having published several writings on Maurice Zundel, the author introduces here the English-speaking reader to Zundel's inspiring thought on the centenary of his birth.
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Memoirs of Father Anthony Silla omi
Edited by Andrzej M. Kobos, O.M.I. Toronto, 1997, 409p.
Fr Anthony Sylla’s OMI Memoirs offer the reader a look at the struggles and joys of a people who braved the harsh climate and the land of Western Canada and at their unfailing faith and dedication to the Church. They offer us a rare look into the missionary heart, open to the service of God’s people. In the text we encounter a man of deep faith, great compassion and love. His story opens for us a fascinating glimpse into the lives of those whose story is often overlooked by students of history. (Fr. Tadeusz Nowak, OMI)
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Roses in December - An Oblate's Melody of Memories
Paul Monahan, Oblates of Mary Immaculate, Vancouver, BC, 1990, 228p.
With beautiful memories in mind, this octogenarian dedicates Roses In December, a pot-pourri of bits and pieces picked up along the way, a casual combination of autobiographical fragments and memories recounted with the hope that they will serve, in some small way, as recognition of those whose faith and generosity have too often gone unrecognized and unappreciated.
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The Restless Heart
Ronald Rolheiser, Hodder& Stoughton Publishers
"Loneliness is not a rare and curious phenomenon. It is at the centre of every person's ordinary experience. It is most dangerous when it is not recognised, accepted and worked through creatively. Conversely, it is a tremendously creative and humanising force when it is recognised and lived correctly."
Examining current theories on the causes of loneliness and using modern day parables from literature, the cinema and his own experience, Ronald Rolheiser identifies different types of loneliness: some are to be avoided, some endured, and others positively taken up and entered into. This outstanding book offers a distinctively Christian approach to the subject, and will reassure and free many to live more meaningfully.
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Forgotten among the lilies - Learning to live beyond our own obsessions
Ronald Rolheiser, Spire Editions, 1990, 284p.
In a series of short essays, some of which appeared originally in The Catholic Herald, Ronald Rolheiser comments on our struggle to move passed the obsessions, restlessness, fears and guilts, that rob us of the spirit of our own lives, of the feel of our own cold and warmth, of the taste of our own coffee, and of the consolation of God'. The goal of our journey, he writes, is the type of freedom that allows us to love and celebrate life with God and each other.
Ronald Rolheiser invites us to look beyond the surface of our lives. He gives us permission to be human. He is a gifted communicator and I personally value his writings very much.
Delia Smith
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The Shattered Lantern
Ronald Rolheiser, Hodder& Stoughton Publishers
In our busy, fragmented world, it becomes increasingly difficult to sense God's presence. Why is this? Can anything be done to recapture the wonder of God's reality in our lives? In this wide-ranging analysis of the atheism of our age, Ronald Rolheiser identifies clear obstacles to our appreciation of God such as self-preoccupation, the emphasis on the useful and efficient, and the fast pace of life. He goes on to show how the practice of contemplation is vital to the recovery of a purity of heart that naturally brings awareness of God. The road back to a lively faith is not a question of finding the right answers, but of living in a certain way, contemplatively. The existence of God, like the air we breathe, need not be proven. It is more a question of developing good lungs to meet it correctly.
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The Secret
René Fumoleau, omi, Novalis, Ottawa, 1997, 187p.
The sleeping tiger, as one reader has called him, has awakened again. In The Secret, René Fumoleau, priest, poet, missionary, photographer, keen observer of life, looses another collection of his poems and reflections on unsuspecting readers. The French missionary, sent to the Dene of the Northwest Territories in the early 1950s, brings his unique blend of wit, irony, insight and wisdom to bear on the human condition in this new book. Author of the monumental study of Dene life, As Long As This Land Shall Last, and of the best-selling collection of poetry. Here I sit, Fumoleau's The Secret will make you laugh, bring you to tears, and keep you musing long after you've closed the book.
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Golf and the Spiritual Life
Blackburn, Maurice, omi, Edmonton, 2000, 35p.
When my friends see the title of this booklet, they tend to look up in bewilderment or break into a smile. What could golf and the spiritual life ever have in common, they seem to be thinking; surely you can't be serious! It's disrespectful—not to say preposterous—to compare spiritual realities with a game! Well, I don't quite agree. As a priest I have been golfing for the past forty years, and my enthusiasm for the game has not ceased growing. My scores may not have improved much, but my appreciation of golf as a source of spiritual insights has increased with the passing years. I would like to share with you some of these discoveries.
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An Informed Conscience - Walking with God
Joseph Hattie, Priests for Life Canada, Vancouver, BC, 2001, 40p
In his concise book "An Informed Conscience: Walking with God", Father Hattie draws on his doctorate in Theology, the Holy Father and St. Thomas Aquinas and provides the reader with a clear guide to properly forming their conscience resulting in truthful living with yourself and those around you.
Complemented with clear examples, he methodically covers the fundamentals: the
truth about you and others, how you see things, how and why your decisions impact
yourself and those around you, privileges and corresponding responsibilities and
how to discover and discern the real truth in others and situations.
The result: living in the truth - the one true objective reality - sets us free, realizes our dignity as human beings and enables us to see the good that needs to be done. We can walk comfortably with God in truth, both now and in Heaven.
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Here I Sit
René Fumoleau, omi, Novalis, Ottawa, 1995, 192p.
No place, for René Fumoleau, is immune to the Spirit's presence. "The Spirit within us" is the poet's basic vision. Here I Sit, his latest collection of poems and stories, makes that clear. Oblate priest, poet, photographer, and vital presence among the Dene people for more than 40 years, the author throws open a treasure of insights that leaves his readers pining for more.
His poetry invites the reader on a journey of self-discovery — one that is an intimate part of the Great Mystery. In the beauty of creation, in the pangs of conscience, in the pain and joy of human life, one grows into the freedom of being one's self. With irony anc wit, the poet points to he power of Life over Death as the hidden basis of experience itself.
Certainly not pious or sentimental, this collection of Fumoleau's poetry will speak to those both in and outside the church. Priests, street people, officials, bingo players — all encounter the poet's insight, humour and compassion. Nothing escapes his discerning eye.
And through it all, Fumoleau chronicles the Dene way of life in fresh images and penetrating stories that challenge the reader, especially those outside the culture, to richer ways of living and loving.
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Special Marriage Cases, third Edition
William Woestman, omi, Theological Publications in India, Bangalore, India, 1995, 242p.
One of the Church's least understood ministries is that of her tribunals in helping with justice and truth those in irregular unions. Through the dedication of countless men and women in our chanceries and tribunals, many have experienced the healing and the mercy of the all just Christ.
Sometime ago, this work began as an effort to aid the students at St. Paul University prepare for this important ministry of serving countless persons in great pain. Bit by bit it expanded not only to serve students of canon law, but also to become a tool for the many caring for those seeking help from our tribunals and chanceries to regularize their marital situation and obtain peace of soul.
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Psalms
Théophile Didier, omi, Robert Lechat, omi, Diocese of Churchill-Hudson Bay - Churchill, MB, 2005.
The psalms were the daily prayer of our ancestors in the faith, the Jewish People, God's Chosen People. Of course the psalms are old prayers! We live in a different world. Nevertheless, in our relationship to God, we are not much different from our ancestors. We feel the same need for heavenly help to face our problems. We need guidelines. We marvel at God's doings. We enjoy special celebrations. So their prayer can easily become our prayer.
English and Inuktitut - ThÈophile Didier OMI and Robert Lechat OMI.
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Canon Law Abstracts 1956-2000
William Woestman, omi, Université Saint-Paul, Ottawa, 2000
This CD contains:
- Canon Law Abstracts, 1956-1983; 1984-2000
- Codex luris Canonici, 1917, Latin text
- Codex Juris Canonici, 1983, Latin text, English (CLSGB&I, CLSA), French, German, Italian, Polish, Spanish.
- Codex Canonum Ecclesiarum Orientalium, 1990: Latin, French, Italian, Polish (The revised English text has not been approved).
- Catechism of the Catholic Church: Latin, English, French, German, Italian, Polish, Spanish
- Vatican II Documents: Latin, English, French, German, Italian, Polish, Spanish
- Papal Allocutions to the Roman Rota: Latin or Italian, English, French
- Authentic Interpretations of the CIC: Latin, English, French
- Regulæ luris: Latin
- Vademecum for Confessors: English, French, German, Italian, Spanish
- Ecumenical Directory: English, French
- Family, Marriage and de facto Unions: English,French, German, Italian, Spanish
- John Paul II, "Bishops and the Application of Canon Law"
- Documents for Canonization: Latin or Italian, English
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Ecclesiastical Sanctions and the Penal Process, 2nd Edition
William Woestman, omi, Université Saint-Paul, Ottawa, 2003, 378p.
Certainly sanctions are not the favorite subject for canonists. When I told some canonists that I was writing a book on sanctions, two of them spontaneously said: I don't like sanctions. Just as the Lord must not have liked speaking of sin and its punishment, the Church—even though she would prefer not to—must talk about sin and offenses, and legislate penalties and procedures for those offending seriously against the communion of the Church and harming their fellow Christians. Unfortunately, as many have learned in a most painful fashion, offenses and their necessary punishment are a reality of human existence, even for Christians.
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Sacraments Initiation, Penance, Anointing of the sick
William Woestman, omi, Université Saint-Paul, Ottawa, 2004, 554p.
This edition contains twenty-two appendices consisting principally in documents from the Holy See published after the promulgation of the Code. Although the appendices may seem redundant for those having at their disposal an adequate library, such is not the case for many canonists and others that will use this book. It is my intention to make it easy for them to consult and use these documents that supplement and explain the matter treated in this book. Of course, each document must be read in light of its own proper canonical weight, e.g., as an encyclical, a response to a doubt, an authentic interpretation, an instruction.
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The Sacrament of Orders and the Clerical State
William Woestman, omi, Université Saint-Paul, Ottawa, 2001, 450p.
Foreword to the Second Edition
Advancing years are the reason for my transfer from Ottawa to Chicago. Even though Saint Paul University has given me the title of professor emeritus, I do not consider myself retired. Cardinal Francis George, omi, graciously asked me to come to Chicago to work as a canonist for the archdiocese.
Some month ago I received word from Ottawa that the first edition of the present work was out of print. Since the first edition was exhausted within two years, I complied with the desires of my former colleagues at Saint Paul University and have prepared this second edition.
What is different in this edition? The major addition is to the commentary on canon 1029 and the qualities required for a candidate for holy orders. I have also added several appendices. I also made a number of other minor changes.
I wish to acknowledge with appreciation all those who assisted me by their advice,suggestions and encouragement
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Simulation of Marriage consent
William Woestman, omi, Université Saint-Paul, Ottawa, 2000, 388p.
Would it be an exaggeration to state that many persons working in the Church's tribunals do not in fact even consider the possibility that a proposed nullity of marriage case could be tried on the ground of simulation? As a second instance judge I have yet to handle a case other than on the grounds of an incapacity either to elicit marriage consent (c. 1095, 2°) or to assume the essential obligations of marriage (c. 1095, 3°). In spite of the oft repeated call to judges to take a new look at the traditional grounds, and especially that of simulation, it seems that this appeal has not fallen on receptive ears in most of the tribunals of the English speaking world.
The goal of this work is to assist first instance tribunals to instruct and judge marriage cases on the ground of nullity because of simulation. This explains the inclusion of the teaching of the magisterium, canonical doctrine, jurisprudence, and sample questionnaires for the parties and witnesses.
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Canonization - Theology, History, Process
William Woestman, omi, Saint Paul University, Ottawa, 2002, 384p.
Very little has been written in English to assist postulators and the officials for diocesan inquiries for causes of canonization. It was with this in mind that I undertook this book with the cooperation of those who have permitted me to include their own works. In particular I wish to thank Archbishop Edward Nowak, secretary of the Congregation for the Causes of Saints, Monsignor Robert Sarno, a long term official of the Congregation, Father Yvon Beaudoin, O.M.I., first archivist and then for many years relator for the Congregation, and Father James FitzPatrick, O.M.I., former postulator for the Missionary Oblates of Mary Immaculate and still postulator for a number of causes for various religious communities. It is with the contribution of their vast experience that this project has become a reality.
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Prayers of a Metis Priest
Guy Lavallée, Winnipeg, MB, 1997, 139p.
Among the Metis, Father Guy Lavallée, omi, was one who provided a very unique perspective in expressing in meaningful ways the needs and aspirations of the Metis people at the local level to the national and international level. His experience of growing up as a Métis in St. Laurent, Manitoba, his understanding of Métis organizations, his personal involvement in the Manitoba Métis Federation, the Native Council of Canada and the World Council of Indigenous People, and having experienced the world through the church as a priest, made him a valuable asset. His prayers have provided spiritual guidance and leadership to many of the most important Métis gatherings of the 1980s and 90s as well as to many others. Unique and always fitting at all occasions they have played and continue to play an important role in setting the tone and direction at political, constitutional, and spiritual assemblies.
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The Metis of St-Laurent, Manitoba: their life and stories, 1920-1988
Guy Lavallée, Winnipeg, MB, 2003
This community biography, steeped in the Oral Tradition, elucidates the history of a community that has struggled to retain its Metis identity and the Michif-French language - the language of Louis Riel and the other Metis founders of Manitoba." Darren R. Préfontaine, Gabriel Dumont Institute, Saskatoon
"It is time to spread our stories by writing them and publishing them, as Father Guy Lavallée has done here. It is a good thing that he has done, " LaBil son gars. " I congratulate him." Paul L.A.H. Chartrand, I.P.C., College of Law, University of Saskatchewan
Born in St. Laurent, Manitoba, on November 15, 1939, the youngest of Pierre and Madeleine (née Beauchamp) Lavallée's 14 children, Guy completed his elementary school in St. Laurent, and his high school in St. Boniface, Manitoba and Gravelbourg, Saskatchewan. He joined the Oblate order on August 15, 1960 in St. Norbert, Manitoba, and from 1961 to 1968 he completed his studies in philosophy and theology in Lebret, Saskatchewan, St. Norbert, Manitoba and Ottawa, Ontario. He was ordained an Oblate of Mary Immaculate (OMI) on July 6, 1968 in his home parish of St. Laurent, Manitoba.
As a priest, Father Guy ministered in various White and Aboriginal parishes in urban and rural settings. He has been involved in the formation of the Manitoba Metis Federation, the Native Council of Canada, and, in Georgetown, Guyana in 1974, the formation of the World Council of Indigenous Peoples. His ministry has led him to get involved in social justice issues and aboriginal community development. In the early 1980s, he completed his Masters Degree in Social and Cultural Anthropology at the University of British Columbia. He has taught anthropology in universities in Ottawa and Saskatoon. His thesis on the Metis community of St. Laurent is the basis of this book.
Guy Lavallée is also the author of Prayers of a Métis priest: conversations with God on the political experiences of the Canadian Métis, 1992-1994.
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