While I Breathe, I Hope
Liturgical Press (Verlag)
978-0-8146-8866-3 (ISBN)
Diagnosed with terminal pancreatic cancer, theologian Dr. Richard R. Gaillardetz started sharing his thoughts and reflections on CaringBridge and signed off each entry with the Latin phrase "dum spiro, spero" ("While I breathe, I hope"). In his chronologically compiled essays, Rick moves through his final season of life seeking insight from his Christian faith, while discovering new meaning in the signs and symbols that mark familiar liturgical seasons and celebrations. He explores fears and doubts, joys and sufferings, and the graces and blessings he encounters along his final journey. With shots of humor, a few sports analogies, and a sprinkling of quotes from Karl Rahner, Rick offers wisdom for all in his poignant exploration of what it means to be a person of faith, entering the paschal mystery, ever hopeful for the life to come.
Richard R. Gaillardetz (1958-2023), held the Joseph Chair of Catholic Systematic Theology at Boston College. He published numerous articles and authored or edited twelve books, including An Unfinished Council: Vatican II, Pope Francis, and the Renewal of Catholicism and Keys to the Council: Unlocking the Teaching of Vatican II (co-authored with Catherine Clifford), both published by Liturgical Press. He was a contributor to Give Us This Day. Gaillardetz was a delegate on the US Catholic-Methodist Ecumenical Dialogue and served as president of the Catholic Theological Society of America between 2013 and 2014.
Contents
Foreword ix
Preface xv
The Cancer Journey Begins 1
Into the Heart of the Paschal Mystery 7
Facing a Terminal Diagnosis 11
Cancer, Theodicy, and the Mystery of Divine Providence 15
Gratitude 23
The Blessings and Vexations of Embodiment 31
Marking Time 37
How to Inhabit Time 43
Praying My Way into Advent 55
Christmas and Epiphany: Seeking the Christ Child 73
The Logistics of Dying 79
A Difficult Remembrance 85
Notes from a Caribbean Cruise 93
The Consolations of Married Life While Grappling with Cancer 101
Death, the Clinging Ego, and . . . Purgatory? 107
The Interplay of Grief and Gratitude 115
Friendship 121
The Church 133
True Christian Hope and the Dark Night 145
Giving Away My Death 155
I’m Not Dead Yet! 167
From Christian Baptism to the Christian Funeral 175
The Consoling, Grace-filled Power of Music 185
A Meal Befitting the Children of God 195
O Love, I Rest My Weary Soul in Thee 203
Epilogue 209
| Erscheinungsdatum | 08.05.2024 |
|---|---|
| Vorwort | Michael Downey |
| Verlagsort | Collegeville, MN |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 127 x 203 mm |
| Gewicht | 293 g |
| Themenwelt | Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Gesundheit / Leben / Psychologie ► Psychologie |
| Geisteswissenschaften ► Psychologie ► Trennung / Trauer | |
| Religion / Theologie ► Christentum ► Kirchengeschichte | |
| ISBN-10 | 0-8146-8866-7 / 0814688667 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-0-8146-8866-3 / 9780814688663 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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