Without a Doubt: Bringing Faith to Life

by Thomas J. Tobin

Publisher:

Emmaus Road

, 2001

Overview

In Without a Doubt, Catholic Bishop Thomas J. Tobin offers spiritual food for thought in engaging real-life examples. Whether drawing lessons in personal spirituality from the parish parking lot or from his escapades as an ordinary churchgoer, Bishop Tobin’s articles will help you grow in love and holiness. He carefully guides readers through the Holy Father’s encyclicals and current Church issues, discussing Advent, Easter, marriage, prayer, the mass, dealing with illness, college life, and much more. With short sections written in a popular style, Without a Doubt offers bite-sized pieces of wisdom in an easily readable and engaging format.

Key Features

• Offers short sections written in a popular style
• Provides theological insights using everyday examples
• Includes a foreword by Francis Cardinal George

Contents

• Reflections of a Bishop
• ’Tis the Season
• Serving God’s People
• Praying with the Church
• In Union with the Pope

Praise for the Print Edition

I love this book. The author is a bishop after the model of the Church Fathers. He knows how to teach without ever letting on that he’s teaching, how to preach without ever getting preachy. He tells real-life stories–sometimes comic, sometimes bittersweet–that take us to the depths and heights of Christian faith. Give this book to the people you love best.

–Mike Aquilina, author, The Fathers of the Church

When bishops are ordained, they receive many special graces, but the grace of graceful writing is not generally one of them. An exception is Bishop Thomas J. Tobin. His collected columns are personal and attractive–in them you clearly see him and the faith which is so much a part of him. His explanations of Catholic beliefs are seasoned with a gentle self-depreciation that is endearing. And his prescriptions are so sensible that he could have had a career as an advice columnist.

–Karl Keating, founder, Catholic Answers

What a cause for rejoicing! This collection of engaging reflections provides a bracingly orthodox guide for all those we wish to live the truth of the Gospel. Writing in a conversational style that is lively and vigorous, Bishop Thomas Tobin provides theological depth, strengthened by the wisdom of his pastoral praxis and experience.

–J. Sheila Galligan, theology department, Immaculata College

Product Details

• Title: Without a Doubt: Bringing Faith to Life
• Author: Thomas J. Tobin
• Publisher: Emmaus Road
• Print Publication Date: 2001
• Logos Release Date: 2017
• Pages: 232
• Language: English
• Resources: 1
• Format: Digital › Logos Research Edition
• Subjects: Catholic Church › Clergy; Pastoral theology › Catholic Church--Meditations; Christian life › Catholic authors
• ISBNs: 1931018111, 9781931018111
• Resource ID: LLS:DBTBRNGNGFTHLF
• Resource Type: Monograph
• Metadata Last Updated: 2024-03-25T19:33:23Z

About Thomas J. Tobin

Thomas J. Tobin was born in Pittsburgh in 1948. Educated at St. Francis College and the North American College, he was ordained a priest of the Diocese of Pittsburgh in 1973. Pope John Paul II appointed him auxiliary bishop of Pittsburgh in 1992. He was installed as bishop of Youngstown in 1996, and named Eighth Bishop of Providence by Pope John Paul II in 2005. Bishop Tobin is an Episcopal Advisor for Catholics United for the Faith. Bishop Tobin’s popular column Without A Doubt received special recognition at the 1998 Catholic Press Association Convention, and in 2000 was selected as best in the nation. His articles have also appeared in other periodicals including New Covenant, Pastoral Life, The Priest, Lay Witness, Sacerdos, and Be.