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  • Joyce Rupp, One On One Interview | Orbis Books

    Joyce Rupp, One On One Interview | Orbis Books
    2025/08/07
    Join Robert Ellsberg, publisher of Orbis Books, in this One On One interview with author Joyce Rupp, as they discuss The Years of Ripening: Reflections on Aging in the Later Years.

    The Years of Ripening focuses on personal transformation, the wonder and goodness of our hidden self, how the qualities of our personhood have been expressed, and in what ways we can claim ever more of the truest reality of our inner being.


    As old age takes place, our physical being naturally weakens and wrinkles. At the same time, our non-physical being smooths out with a peaceful satisfaction. The tight ridges of past failures recede and dark illusions fade as we increasingly trust our life to be a harmonious song rooted in love. This encourages us to shed our self-willed, false control until we become freed from what binds our spirit. We let go of who we imagined ourself to be and grow in a transparency that reveals our seasoned-with-love self.


    All is not ended with our final departure. We leave behind the beauty and bounty that resided within our aged selves. Like a ripened melon on the vine, so the matured fruit of our loving heart and weathered wisdom leaves a beneficial legacy to nurture a future generation.


    Joyce Rupp is well known for her work as a writer, international retreat leader, and conference speaker. She is the author of numerous bestselling books, including Praying Our Goodbyes, Open the Door, and Fragments of Your Ancient Name. Fly While You Still Have Wings is among her publications earning an award in the spirituality books category from the Catholic Press Association. Her Orbis Books including last year's bestseller, Vessels of Love: Prayers and Poems for the Later Years of Life. Joyce has a B.A. in English, a M.R.E. in Religious Education, and a M.A. in Transpersonal Psychology. She is a member of the Servites (Servants of Mary) community and was a volunteer for Hospice for fifteen years. She currently resides in Des Moines, Iowa.

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    #JoyceRupp #personhood #RobertEllsberg #OrbisBooks #Christianity #CatholicChurch #Aging
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  • Michael J. Rogers, One On One Interview | Orbis Books

    Michael J. Rogers, One On One Interview | Orbis Books
    2025/07/24
    Join Robert Ellsberg, publisher of Orbis Books, in this One On One interview with author Michael J. Rogers, as they discuss Many Paths with Mary: Popular Piety and the Future Church.

    Michael J. Rogers takes readers on an international journey, exploring how Mary, Mother of God, comes to be understood in different times and places: including 16th century Copacabana, Boliva, and Tepeyac, Mexico, 19th century Lourdes, France, and even more recently in Mexico. He explicates some of the many ways that the Holy Spirit speaks through the people of God when popular piety emerges in the meeting of distinct cultures, through moments of meaning, and amid ruptures in society.

    Michael J. Rogers is currently head of mission for Catholic hospitals in New England. He earned his PhD from the University of Toronto and holds degrees from the College of the Holy Cross, Saint Louis University, and the Pontifical Gregorian University, Rome. He completed most of the field research for Many Paths with Mary while a fellow at the McFarland Center for Religion Ethics and Culture, College of the Holy Cross. He has written for Crux, America, and the Huffington Post and is an occasional commentator for Vatican Radio, Euronews, Catholic News Service, and the Canadian Broadcasting Company.

    Get your copy today: https://maryknoll.link/03a188

    #MichaelJRogers #RobertEllsberg #OrbisBooks #Christianity #CatholicChurch #Marian
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  • Marjorie Corbman, One On One Interview | Orbis Books

    Marjorie Corbman, One On One Interview | Orbis Books
    2025/07/14
    Join Robert Ellsberg, publisher of Orbis Books, in this One On One interview with author Marjorie Corbman, as they discuss Divine Rage: Malcolm X's Challenge to Christians.

    The impact of Malcolm X’s apocalyptic vision—in which the world’s oppressed would join together to make God’s righteous judgment on racism, colonialism, and all forms of slavery—galvanized, outraged, and troubled many. In Divine Rage educator Marjorie Corbman explores how Christian activists and theologians wrestled with it, from Congregational ministry Rev. Albert B. Cleage, Jr., to a young Black scholar, James H. Cone, to Catholic monk and writer Thomas Merton, to queer activists of color Marsha P. Johnson and Sylvia Rivera.

    Marjorie Corbman is an educator and scholar working as an academic director at Mansfield Hall, a residential living-learning community for neurodivergent college students in Burlington, VT. Alumna of the School of Oriental and African Studies at the University of London (MA) and Fordham University (PhD), Corbman was assistant professor in the department of theology and religious studies at Molloy College from 2020 to 2022.

    Get your copy today: https://maryknoll.link/3b04ce

    #MarjorieCorbman MalcomX #RobertEllsberg #OrbisBooks
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  • David Toole, One On One Interview | Orbis Books

    David Toole, One On One Interview | Orbis Books
    2025/06/26
    Join Robert Ellsberg, publisher of Orbis Books, in this One On One interview with author David Toole, as they discuss Love Made Me An Inventor: The Story of Maggy Barankitse - Humanitarian, Genocide Survivor, Citizen without Borders. They are joined by special guest Maggy Barankitse.

    On October 25, 1993, Maggy Barankitse buried seventy-two bodies in a mass grave on the grounds of the bishop’s house in Burundi, a day after she was made to watch as they were murdered in a fit of ethnic violence. What happened next would save tens of thousands of children from death and despair during a protracted civil war.

    Love Made Me an Inventor is how Marguerite (Maggy) Barankitse describes how she has been able to accomplish her life-saving work. In this first-ever authorized biography in English, readers will encounter her extraordinary journey from survivor to founder of Maison Shalom and the name “Angel of Burundi.” Exiled to Rwanda, Maggy continues her extraordinary vocation.

    David Toole is Nannerl O. Keohane Director of the Kenan Institute for Ethics, Duke University, where he holds a joint appointment as associate professor of the practice of theology, ethics, and global health in the Duke Global Health Institute and Duke Divinity School. He is author of Waiting for Godot in Sarajevo and founder of Love’s Inventions, a non-profit dedicated to spreading Maggy’s message to the world and supporting her ongoing work in Africa. He and his wife, Nancy, live in Durham, NC.


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    #MaggyBarankitse #DavidToole #RobertEllsberg #OrbisBooks #Rwanda
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  • Kerra Becker English, One On One Interview | Orbis Books

    Kerra Becker English, One On One Interview | Orbis Books
    2025/06/12
    Join Robert Ellsberg , publisher of Orbis Books, in this One on One interview with author Kerra Becker English, as they discuss True Awakening.

    Very few books on spirituality reveal the reality of awakening and address our deep fear of change. In True Awakening, spiritual director, and teacher Kerra Becker English does both while offering guidance and encouragement for the process—no matter how messy it might get.
    Exploring classic themes –the hero(ine)’s journey, the dark night, and what it means to answer a call—she reveals the challenges we face as we respond to the terrifying breaking-open of awakening—an invitation that changes everything.


    Kerra Becker English preaches and speaks about spiritual life in relatable ways, borrowing lines or insights from song lyrics and ancient texts, ballroom dance lessons or the process of getting a tattoo. She also is an ordained Presbyterian minister. You can find more about her at kerraenglish.com.

    Get your copy today: https://maryknoll.link/4d1b7c

    #TrueAwakening #SpiritualJourney #KerraBeckerEnglish #RobertEllsberg #OrbisBooks
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  • Diarmuid O’Murchu, One On One Interview | Orbis Books

    Diarmuid O’Murchu, One On One Interview | Orbis Books
    2025/05/29
    Join Robert Ellsberg , publisher of Orbis Books, in this One on One interview with author Diarmuid O’Murchu, as they discuss Divine Radiance in Human Evolution.

    What if our true human story began with original blessing rather than original sin? What if our true nature is one that thrives in healthy relationships with one another and all of creation? Drawing on groundbreaking insights from paleontology and paleoanthropology, Diarmuid O’Murchu in Divine Radiance in Human Evolution opens up a new understanding of the human story, one that shows that we are creative beings, beloved by the God who has made all things.

    A prolific writer, speaker, and well-known Orbis author, Diarmuid O’Murchu is a member of the Sacred Heart Missionary Order. A graduate of Trinity College, Dublin, he is a social psychologist with decades of ministry experience around the world. His many books include Ecological Spirituality, When the Disciple Comes of Age, and Doing Theology in an Evolutionary Way, all available from Orbis.

    Get your copy today: https://maryknoll.link/8df1e7

    #DivineRadiance #DiarmuidOMurchu #OrbisBooks #HumanEvolution #FaithAndScience
    #SacredCreation #SpiritualAwakening #RobertEllsberg #ChristianMysticism
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  • Kelly Brown Douglas, One on One Interview | Orbis Books

    Kelly Brown Douglas, One on One Interview | Orbis Books
    2025/05/01
    Join Robert Ellsberg , publisher of Orbis Books, in this One on One interview with author Kelly Brown Douglas as they discuss publication of the twenty-fifth anniversary edition of her groundbreaking book, Sexuality and the Black Church.

    “If a diagnosis is indispensable for a cure then the Black church and the Black community, as well as the church in general and White society, should take seriously this searingly honest yet sympathetic exposé and then perhaps they may be set on the road to healing their ills.”—Archbishop Desmond Tutu

    Get your copy today: https://maryknoll.link/5zm

    The Rev. Canon Kelly Brown Douglas is a visiting professor at Harvard Divinity School, and the Canon Theologian at the Washington National Cathedral. Previously, she served as Dean of of Episcopal Divinity School at Union Theological Seminary, NYC. She is considered a leader in the field of womanist theology, racial reconciliation, and sexuality and the black church. Her Orbis books include The Black Christ, What’s Faith Got to Do with It? and Stand Your Ground: Black Bodies and the Justice of God winner of the Grawemeyer Award in Religion.
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  • Kathleen Deignan, One On One Interview | Orbis Books

    Kathleen Deignan, One On One Interview | Orbis Books
    2025/04/17
    Join Robert Ellsberg in this One on One interview with author, Kathleen Deignan, as they discuss "Thomas Berry: A Book of Hours".
    https://maryknoll.link/e26ccd

    In her latest book with Orbis, Kathleen Deignan offers readers a unique encounter with the spirituality of Thomas Berry, a Passionist priest, ecological prophet, and self-described “geologian.” Berry recounted the “universe story,” describing our place in the earth community, and defined the “great work” before of us: to develop a consciousness capable of sustaining life on this planet. Following the format of previous breviaries, drawn from the work of Teilhard de Chardin and Thomas Merton, this Book of Hours is arranged under themes divided into Eight days. Each day includes prayers, hymns, and readings for the four parts of the day: Dawn, Day, Dusk, and Dark.

    Get 25% off Thomas Berry: A Book of Hours by Kathleen Deignan through 30 April 2025
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    Kathleen Deignan, CND, PhD, is a sister of the Congregation of Notre Dame, a teaching theologian, and founder of the Deignan Institute for Earth and Spirit at Iona College. A student of Thomas Berry while studying at Fordham University, she is a convener of the Thomas Berry Forum for Ecological Dialogue and a GreenFaith Fellow engaged in interfaith environmental leadership. President Emerita of the International Thomas Merton Society, her books include Thomas Merton: A Book of Hours (Sorin Books) and (as co-editor), Teilhard de Chardin: A Book of Hours (Orbis).

    #ThomasBerry #EcologicalSpirituality #BookOfHours #OrbisBooks #RobertEllsberg #KathleenDeignan
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