The Evolution of Belief: A Life Listening to GodFor over fifty years, Father Thomas Richstatter, O.F.M., has walked a profound journey of faith-not away from the Church, but deeper into its heart. In this intimate and transformative memoir, he invites you to explore how his understanding of God, Jesus, the Bible, Mary, the Sacraments, and even death itself has evolved from the simple, rule-bound teachings of his 1940s Catholic childhood to a rich, relational, and deeply loving theo...

In its striking way, the Catechism calls the sacraments "the masterworks of God in the new and everlasting covenant." (1116)You will treasure these talks as they open your heart and mind anew to these timeless masterworks. And what masterworks they are. From early in life, these outward signs that impart inward grace offer moments of transformation. Jesus himself is "sacrament"––visible sign of the invisible God.Each of our Sacramental celebrations give us "a glimpse into t...