New Releases by Richard Rohr

El eneagrama se remonta en su origen a la tradición oriental de los sufies.y puede sernos una ayuda en la búsqueda de una relación más profunda y auténtica con Dios. Numerosos expertos opinan que es un instrumento para asesorar a los seres humanos en su evolución mental y espiritual.

The Promise Keepers, a Christian men''s movement, is helping men find direction again. In a new Introduction to The Wild Man''s Journey, Father Richard Rohr acknowledges the movement''s contributions and analyzes its weaknesses, tracing the journey of a man''s life and offering seven promises for a healthy spirityuality for Catholic men.

Presents a form of psychological typing of personality known as the Enneagram and based on the ancient wisdom of the Sufis, but now adopted and developed, as in this case, by Christians. The authors explain each of the nine personality types, relate them to Christian teaching and tradition, and show how this knowledge can be used to improve one''s personal, social and spiritual lives. Includes end notes and an index. Rohr is a North American Franciscan. Ebert is a Lutheran minister and translator of religious books into German. First published in Germany by Claudius Verlag as TDas Enneagram: Die 9 Gesichter der Seele'' (1989). This is a reprint of the English translation by Peter Heinegg for Crossroad Publishing (US, 1990).

Rohr and Martos answer the question, "Why Be Catholic?" fairly and squarely, showing a deep appreciation about what is good in Catholicism and a penetrating honesty about the Church''s shortcomings. They also examine what it means to be Catholic in the United States today. Finally, to answer the title question in a more personal way, they present portraits of some outstanding Catholics, especially those we call saints, who have found personal fulfillment by living their faith to the utmost.