William J. Byron (–2024)
Author of Jesuit Saturdays: Sharing the Ignatian Spirit with Friends and Colleagues
About the Author
William J. Byron, SJ, is a retired university professor business and society at St. Joseph's University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He is past president of the University of Scranton the Catholic University of America, and Loyola University of New Orleans. He has authored twenty-one books, edited show more two, and is the recipient of thirty honorary degrees. For sixteen years, Fr. Byron wrote a biweekly general interest column called "Looking Around" for the Catholic News Service. show less
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Works by William J. Byron
A Book of Quiet Prayer: For All the Seasons, Stages, Moods, and Circumstances of Life (2005) 18 copies
Next-Generation Leadership: A Toolkit for Those in Their Teens, Twenties, & Thirties, Who Want to be Successful Leaders (2010) 3 copies
Toward stewardship: An interim ethic of poverty, power, and pollution (Topics in moral argument) (1975) 3 copies
10 Principles of Catholic Social Thought: Church, State, Society & Right Living in Catholic Teaching (2017) 2 copies
Let Yourself Pray 1 copy
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- Date of death
- 2024-04-09
- Occupations
- priest
educator
Members
Reviews
This is basically a book of short articles on the words at the wedding - the Sacrifice (mutual self-sacrifice), Promise (oh yeah), Presence (being around), Commitment (there is a cost), Forgiveness (for what?), Destiny, Conversation, Laughter, Treasure (be proud and protect your marriage, each other), Love, Revelation, Rings (symbol of the above), Life, Faith, Trust (other & self), Salt (enlighten, enliven, encourage, energize each other), Spirituality, Conscience (you know wrong from right show more here, you are not 6), Rock (take turns being the strong one), Fidelity, Listening (listen), Cana (hmm), Argument (when two people agree on everything there is proff that only one of them is doing the thinking), Blessing, Gratitude, Sacrament, Money (ok, this too: accounts, cards, leases, mortgages, loans, monthly bills, pre-marriage existing debts, investments, insurance, assets, prior $$$ obligations, taxes, sticking to a budget...), Anniversary. Good read. show less
Statistics
- Works
- 26
- Members
- 181
- Popularity
- #119,335
- Rating
- 2.9
- Reviews
- 1
- ISBNs
- 28