Books written by William J. O'Malley

  • God: The Oldest Question : a Fresh Look at Belief and Unbelief and why the Choice Matters
    God: The Oldest Question : a Fresh Look at Belief and Unbelief and why the Choice Matters

    This is, unquestionably, the book fo read on the most basic question of faith if what you want is a book that respects your (individual) spiritual quest.... This book is both informative and fun to read.

  • Own Yourself: How to Form Your Conscience
    Own Yourself: How to Form Your Conscience

    He's gotten a good start when Art Frawley sticks his head in the door and says, “Keith, come on. We're goin' down to Saki's for a beer.” Keith feels everything in him straining toward the door. “Sorry, Art. I've got a paper.

  • God Questions: Meeting the Living God
    God Questions: Meeting the Living God

    Meeting the Living God William J. O'Malley ... permission should be addressed to the Permissions Department, Paulist Press, 997 Macarthur Boulevard, Mahwah, NJ 07430, (201) 8257300, fax (201) 8258345, or online at www.paulistpress.com.

  • The Place Called Skull
    The Place Called Skull

    Regular army men hated this infernal job, especially old-timers who had taken pride in being German soldiers. Schelling began to walk down the ... “I'm a Catholic, Father,” the weeping boy on the left said. “Let me give you all general ...

  • The Fifth Week: Second Edition
    The Fifth Week: Second Edition

    Two years after his ordination in Cochin Matteo Ricci was summoned to be Valignano's spearhead into China. He was the perfect choice. His untiring energy and prodigious memory enabled him to learn Chinese with remark- able speed.

  • On Your Mark: Reading Scripture Without a Teacher
    On Your Mark: Reading Scripture Without a Teacher

    Mark's source was quite possibly Peter himself, since tradition says that he was Peter's interpreter to Greek-speaking audiences, plus an already-written account of Jesus' passion, plus various accounts he picked up from eyewitnesses or ...

  • The Fifth Week
    The Fifth Week

    Father O'Malley has updated other chapters to reflect educational initiatives and training programs launched in the wake of Vatican II. The body and soul of this Second Edition of The Fifth Week are still the stirring accounts of the lives ...

  • Holiness
    Holiness

    A masterful teacher looks at "down-to-earth" holiness and inspires us to live for God on the spot where we're standing.

  • Lenten Prayers for Busy People: A Forty-Day Retreat Wherever You Happen to Be
    Lenten Prayers for Busy People: A Forty-Day Retreat Wherever You Happen to Be

    Lenten Prayers for Busy People: A Forty-Day Retreat Wherever You Happen to Be

  • Help My Unbelief
    Help My Unbelief

    Help My Unbelief

  • God: The Oldest Question
    God: The Oldest Question

    Is the existence of God a reasonable premise? In this book, William O'Malley, SJ, examines this critical question and many other related questions with a rare combination of rigorous gravity and irreverent humor.

  • Choosing to Be Catholic: For the First Time or Once Again
    Choosing to Be Catholic: For the First Time or Once Again

    In this revised edition, Jesuit priest, master-teacher, and bestselling author William J. O’Malley, S.J., prompts seekers and skeptics alike to ask a new set of questions as they hunger and search for God.

  • God Questions: Meeting the Living God
    God Questions: Meeting the Living God

    God Questions is a simple guide for adults on some of the important questions of faith.

  • You'll Never Be Younger: A Good News Spirituality for Those Over 60
    You'll Never Be Younger: A Good News Spirituality for Those Over 60

    A Good News Spirituality for Those Over 60 William J. O'Malley. Foundedin 1970,Orbis Books endeavors to publish works thatenlighten the mind, nourish the spirit,and challenge the conscience. The publishing arm of the MaryknollFathers ...

  • The Week that Opened Forever: In a Different Voice
    The Week that Opened Forever: In a Different Voice

    In a Different Voice William J. O'Malley. Founded in1970, Orbis Books endeavors to publish works that enlighten the mind, nourishthe spirit, and challenge the conscience. The publishing arm of the Maryknoll Fathers and Brothers, ...

  • Building Your Own Conscience
    Building Your Own Conscience

    Building Your Own Conscience

  • Connecting with God: Prayers for Those Who Have Yet to Find the Words
    Connecting with God: Prayers for Those Who Have Yet to Find the Words

    Prayers for Those Who Have Yet to Find the Words William J. O'Malley. Copyright Founded in 1970, Orbis Books endeavors to publish works that enlighten the mind, nourish the spirit, and challenge the conscience. The publishing arm of the ...

  • You'll Never Be Younger: A Good News Spirituality for Those Over Sixty
    You'll Never Be Younger: A Good News Spirituality for Those Over Sixty

    Teacher, author, and octogenarian, Jesuit Bill O'Malley reminds us that Jesus told us "I come that you may have life, and have it abundantly." (John 10:10).

  • Daily Prayers for Busy People
    Daily Prayers for Busy People

    "This colllection in the concrete a methodology and even a theology of prayer. Priests and laity will profit enormously from reading it and reflecting on the theology and practicing the method and praying the prayers"....Andrew M. Greeley

  • Sacraments: Rites of Passage
    Sacraments: Rites of Passage

    "The progress of civilization has been, in a very real sense, a process of dehumanization. History is a story of discenchantments, not only in the sense of correcting naivete, but of taking the magice out ouf everything.