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  • Alfonse Borysewicz, One On One Interview | Orbis Books

    Alfonse Borysewicz, One On One Interview | Orbis Books
    Jun 25 2026
    Join Robert Ellsberg, publisher of Orbis Books, in this One On One interview with Alfonse Borysewicz as they discuss Painting Prayer: Why Faith Needs Art - and Art Needs Faith

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    Both a spiritual resource for thoughtful Christians and creatives, and a meditation on the relationship between faith and the arts, in this book artist Alfonse Borysewicz explores the complex relationship between art’s push against boundaries and the church’s respect for the boundedness of faith, tradition, and theology. In a freshness of approach and voice, Borysewicz showing how creative experience can benefit people of faith and how timeless faith offers much to creative expression. Drawing on theologians, philosophers, novelists, and fellow artists, Borysewicz reflects on faith itself in a messy world offering limited certainty.

    Alfonse Borysewicz is a Brooklyn-based painter. A Detroit native, he has a BA from Sacred Heart Seminary and an MA from St. John's Provincial Seminary. He attended the Studio School of the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston, MA and is a recipient of two Pollock-Krasner Foundation fellowships (1987, 1992), a Guggenheim Fellowship (1995), and Templeton Religion Trust grant. His work has been featured in The New York Times and Art in America. This is his first book.

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    29 Min.
  • James Finley, One On One Interview | Orbis Books

    James Finley, One On One Interview | Orbis Books
    Jun 11 2026
    Join Robert Ellsberg, publisher of Orbis Books, in this One On One interview with James Finley as they discuss Thomas Merton (Turning to the Mystics)

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    This new series, Turning to the Mystics, grows out of the much-loved podcast in which James Finley gently accompanies listeners into the wisdom of the Christian mystical tradition. Each volume offers a contemplative reading of one or two mystics, weaving their wisdom together with Finley’s reflective commentary and simple practices for prayer. These mystics become living guides, offering room to notice how grace is already moving in the reality of our own lives and revealing the ever-present intimate nearness of God. In this volume, he delves into the mystical insights of Thomas Merton, the renowned Trappist monk, whom Finley first knew as his novice master at the Abbey of Gethsemani.

    James Finley, a psychotherapist and renowned retreat leader and spiritual director, is part of the Core Faculty of the Center for Action and Contemplation in New Mexico. A former novice at the Trappist Abbey of Gethsemani, he is well known for his classic, Merton’s Palace of Nowhere. His other books include his recent bestseller, The Healing Path: A Memoir and an Invitation. He lives in California.

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    34 Min.
  • Mary Fontana, One On One Interview | Orbis Books

    Mary Fontana, One On One Interview | Orbis Books
    Jun 8 2026
    Join Robert Ellsberg, publisher of Orbis Books, in this One On One interview with Mary Fontana as they discuss Strangers in the Province of Joy: Practicing Radical Hospitality on the US - Mexico Border

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    This is the story of America writ small—a nation founded by immigrants and its shifting, oft-contradictory attitudes toward them. Since 1978, El Paso’s Annunciation House has welcomed over half a million people: migrants and refugees, doing what humans have always done to find sustenance and safety, and volunteers seeking meaning and purpose. Through this chronicle of their individual journeys, Mary Fontana exposes the forces driving global migration and challenges readers to confront the borders in their own hearts.

    Mary Fontana has supported migrant hospitality efforts in El Paso for over two decades. She has written about the border for America, BorderLore, and Consequence. Learn more at maryfontana.com.

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    #OrbisBooks #MaryFontana #RobertEllsberg #Migrants #CatholicChurch #Refugees #US #Mexico
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    34 Min.
  • Phyllis Zagano, One On One Interview | Orbis Books

    Phyllis Zagano, One On One Interview | Orbis Books
    Jun 8 2026
    Join Robert Ellsberg, publisher of Orbis Books, in this One On One interview with
    Phyllis Zagano as they discuss The Vatican and Women Deacons

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    In The Vatican and Women Deacons, Phyllis Zagano explores the history, theology, and ongoing debate surrounding women in ordained ministry within the Catholic Church. Drawing from years of scholarship and direct involvement in Vatican discussions, Zagano examines the role of women deacons in the early Church, the contemporary questions facing the Vatican, and what the restoration of the female diaconate could mean for the future of Catholic ministry and leadership.

    Phyllis Zagano is an internationally recognized Catholic scholar and author specializing in contemporary spirituality and women’s roles in the Church. She served on Pope Francis’ 2016 Study Commission on the Women’s Diaconate and has written extensively on ministry, ecclesiology, and Church history.

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    #OrbisBooks #PhyllisZagano #RobertEllsberg #WomenDeacons #CatholicChurch #Theology
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    38 Min.
  • Andrew T. Vink, One On One Interview | Orbis Books

    Andrew T. Vink, One On One Interview | Orbis Books
    May 5 2026
    Join Robert Ellsberg, publisher of Orbis Books, in this One On One interview with
    Andrew T. Vink as they discuss Common Evil: Political Economy and the Ethics of Liberation

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    Common Evil: addresses a malignant hopelessness that has overtaken our society through a theological analysis that emphasizes concrete manifestations of ideology in history. Part of the struggle of understanding the malaise of our society is a difficulty in connecting the abstract concepts of sinful social structures such as racism, sexism, and neoliberal capitalism to the concrete realities that we experience daily. The common evil, developed from Ellacuría’s theological work, provides a language to start making these connections. As we become able to identify and understand these connections, we are able to participate in critical praxis towards alleviating the suffering created by common evil.


    Andrew T. Vink holds a PhD in systematic theology from Boston College and master’s degrees in theology and philosophy from Marquette University. A Roman Catholic, Vink has served as adjunct professor at Mount St. Mary’s University and lecturer at Marymount University.


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    #OrbisBooks #AndrewTVink #RobertEllsberg #Ethics #Politics #Liberation
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    32 Min.
  • Wes Howard-Brook, One On One Interview | Orbis Books

    Wes Howard-Brook, One On One Interview | Orbis Books
    Apr 17 2026
    Join Robert Ellsberg, publisher of Orbis Books, in this One On One interview with
    Wes Howard-Brook as they discuss Creation or Empire: A Choice of Religions in the Bible and Beyond

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    “If we study Wes’ brilliant insight to the Bible, we will not only want to join the biblical lineage of nonviolent resistance to empire with all our hearts, but discover anew the living God of universal love and peace who calls us to a new world of peace.”—Rev. John Dear, author, The Gospel of Peace

    “This book is a clarion call and a summons. To choose Creation over Empire is not a moral decision. It is to decide what kind of world will live in us. The gospel is not neutral—it is a jailbreak, a holy uprising against every system that cages the imagination that belongs to God. Creation or Empire extends that vision to the whole world.”—Rev. Lynice Pinkard, UCC Philadelphia area pastor

    “Creation or Empire delivers a template showing how Christians can live a religion of creation story today!” —Angela N. Parker, PhD, Mercer University

    Wes Howard-Brook is the author of several award-winning books, including “Come Out, My People!” God’s Call out of Empire in the Bible and Beyond and Empire Baptized: How the Church Embraced What Jesus Rejected, 2nd-5th Centuries. He collaborates in the ministry Abide in Me with his wife Sue Ferguson Johnson. His YouTube channel, Radical Bible (https://radicalbible.net), is a word-by word, video biblical commentary.

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    #OrbisBooks #WesHoward-Brook #RobertEllsberg #Religion #Bible
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    37 Min.
  • John Dear, One On One Interview | Orbis Books

    John Dear, One On One Interview | Orbis Books
    Apr 2 2026
    Join Robert Ellsberg, publisher of Orbis Books, in this One On One interview with
    John Dear as they discuss: Universal Love: Surrendering to the God of Peace

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    This book arose from a young man’s request that John serve as his spiritual director. He did not believe in God, but he believed in “love and truth and compassion.” John replied that those are all names for God, and they agreed that they would speak of Universal Love. From this beginning, John discovered a new understanding of spirituality, and his own life of peacemaking as an exercise in “surrendering to the God of Peace.” In short reflections, he outlines what this means, offers practical exercises, and shows how this might lead us more deeply into the meaning of discipleship in a world of violence and conflict.


    Rev. John Dear is a priest, long time peace activist, lecturer, and author of 40 books including The Gospel of Peace. He is the founder and director of www.beatitudescenter.org and offers a weekly podcast, “The Nonviolent Jesus Podcast.” Visit www.johndear.org.

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    37 Min.
  • Gerard O'Connell and Elisabetta Pique, One On One Interview | Orbis Books

    Gerard O'Connell and Elisabetta Pique, One On One Interview | Orbis Books
    Mar 20 2026
    Join Robert Ellsberg, publisher of Orbis Books, in this One On One interview with
    Gerard O'Connell and Elisabetta Pique as they discuss The Election of Pope Leo XIV: The Last Surprise of Pope Francis

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    From the death and funeral of Pope Francis, to the behind-the-scenes maneuvers as cardinals arrive in Rome, to the surprising election of Pope Leo XIV: Here is the story behind the headlines, as told by two of the Vatican’s most trusted correspondents.

    Elisabetta Piqué is a correspondent for La Nación, the Argentine daily published in Buenos Aires, and author of three books including Francis, Life and Revolution (Loyola Press), which was adapted into a film. During last year’s conclave she served as Vatican analyst for CNN international.

    Gerard O’Connell, Vatican correspondent for America Magazine, is the author of three books including The Election of Pope Francis: An Inside Story of the Conclave that Changed History (Orbis Books). He served as Vatican analyst for CTV (Canada) during the past three conclaves, and also as contributor to BBC, Al Jazeera, ABC, NBC, ARD television in Germany, as well as various radio and television networks.

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    #OrbisBooks #ElisabettaPique #RobertEllsberg #GerardO'Connell #PopeLeoXIV #Conclave
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    38 Min.