Civilizácia lásky: Čo môže urobiť každý katolík, aby zmenil svet

by Carl A. Anderson

Naplňte zem a podmaňte si ju. Panujte…“ (Gn 1, 28).
Aj naša generácia je pozvaná splniť tento príkaz i ponuku. Sme však svedkami toho, ako zem namiesto napĺňania a podmaňovania ničíme. Panovanie sa stalo zdrojom mnohých krívd a nespravodlivosti. Do tejto temnoty Cirkev načrtáva cestu a vnáša svetlo. Srdce zamerané na Boha, srdce vykúpené Ježišom a naplnené Duchom dokáže zmeniť celý svet.
Carl Anderson vyberá najdôležitejšie oblasti, v ktorých sa zvádza boj o budúcnosť ľudstva, a povzbudzuje každého katolíka, aby každodennou vernosťou Bohu zmenil svet.
„Kto by dal piť jednému z týchto maličkých čo len za pohár studenej vody…“ (Mt 10, 42). To je civilizácia lásky.

Genres: Religion, Catholic, Christian, Theology, Nonfiction

216 pages, Hardcover

First published March 25, 2008

About the author

The 13th supreme knight of the Knights of Columbus, Carl A. Anderson has led the Knights and their families since 2000 to unprecedented levels of charitable giving and support for their communities and Church. Under Mr. Anderson’s leadership, membership has grown to more than 1.9 million Knights, who together in 2014 alone donated over $173.5 million to charity and provided more than 71.5 million volunteer hours of charitable service worldwide. Over the past decade, under the supreme knight's guidance, the Knights of Columbus has donated more than 691 million hours of service to charity and $1.4 billion to charity.

Reviews

[Tom · Rating 5 out of 5]

It is amazing, to me, how farwe draw away from the common and courteous and the proper way to treat one another in this world. Are we being cheated by big business? Are we getting things over on big business and getting out "fair" share. Do we learn from the relationship between the commone people, the Lords of Industry, the Lord of us all and most importantly, do we learn that the respectfuy treatment of one another in the past and the decisiion to get awar from the doctrine of fairness in the present only lead to distrcut, dishonestly, and unethical and immoral treatment of others. Given my emplymeny of 26 years in Law Enforcement, I have to agree with the plea of Rodney King whe hs said, "Why can we all get along." The book is a common sence approacg to human relations in the way they shold be, not the way some many peoplt want thm to be so they morays can changed to suite a world going dorn the drain. Wake up All you Catholics, you jews, you Islamasisy etc etc etc,

[Diane · Rating 3 out of 5]

This book was written by a Catholic layman, a Knight of Columbus, about how Catholics can live and influence the world. It is a good introduction, but most of the information is available elsewhere, and it is not very innovative.

[Hope · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is a fabulous book, and one that every Catholic should read! I was very impressed by the practical and straight-forward application of the Social Doctrine of the Catholic Church to the realities of our every day life. This book takes what is at the heart of our Faith and puts it to work in the world. We are all called. It is our duty to guard, nurture, build, and share the love of Christ with the whole world. This book is a reminder of this very call. The power of this book is in it's profound message of hope, that indeed, a Civilization of Love not only is possible, but can begin right here, right now, with me and you. This book is an absolutely beautiful testament to the Truth of Christ and His Church. To the value and dignity of life. To the importance of standing up for what we believe in. To be a "people of life and a people for life." This book is edifying, empowering, encouraging, as well as convicting and challenging. Please, please, please read this book. You are a living stone in God's Kingdom. We are all in this together. Each of us is called. Each of us in needed. Each of us has a special role to play. Each of us matter. Together, we can help build a Civilization of Love.

[Joel · Rating 3 out of 5]

A decent easy introduction to Catholic social teaching. The intended audience is lay Catholics, but even as a Protestant I found much worth pondering. The treatment of Nietzsche and especially the straight line drawn from him to fascism is too dismissive, but most treatments of Nietzsche's work that aren't explicitly philosophical typically make this mistake. Since most of the work is built around explicating the writings of JPII and Benedict XVI, it might be worthwhile for readers more serious about digging into these work to simply pick up a book by one of those two.

[Kristin · Rating 4 out of 5]

What is it all about, LOVE! This book is a wonderful book to see how God can be at the root of everything. Although it primarily speaks about Catholic social teaching (which is so great for every Catholic to know) it really speaks about concepts that everyone can relate to. That the family is the root of love, respect for live, mission work in our everyday lives, and more. A quick wonderful read!!!

[Steve · Rating 2 out of 5]

This book has good content, but its organization is horrible. This book is really a collection of essays put together in chapter form. The problem is that the essays are not seperated, but all flow together without natural breaks. The chapters seem forced together; which results in confusion for the reader as thoughts meld into new thoughts that are not connected to the original. Breaking this book into essays would have solved this problem and made it much more enjoyable.

[Fredrick Danysh · Rating 3 out of 5]

The Supreme Knight of the Knights of Columbus writes about following the teachings of Jesus and loving one's fellow man. He uses discussions going back to the teachings of Paul through Pope Francis and looks at anti-Christian views of people like Freud and others. Each chapter are several meditation questions.

[Patti Clement · Rating 4 out of 5]

Written by The Supreme Knight of the Knights of Columbus, an organization of Catholic laymen. The author challenges Christians to take an active role in their faith to work toward creating a civilization of love.

[Mary Alice · Rating 5 out of 5]

For those interested, this is a must read, for catholics and non-catholics alike.

[Silver Swan]

Eduardo Verastegui recommended it...need I say more? :D

[Geoffrey · Rating 5 out of 5]

A superb work every Catholic should read.

[Carmen · Rating 5 out of 5]

Beautiful, Inspiring and insightful!!! A definite must-read for all Catholics!!!!

[J Crossley · Rating 3 out of 5]

This book suggests ways that Catholics can create a better world by spreading the love of Christ.

[Donna · Rating 3 out of 5]

on pg 72.

[Chantal · Rating 3 out of 5]

I enjoyed Anderson's reflections and application of Catholic teachings to current world issues.