William J. Byron (–2024)

Author of Jesuit Saturdays: Sharing the Ignatian Spirit With Lay Colleagues and Friends

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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

Answers from Within: Spiritual Guidelines for Managing Setbacks in Work and Life (1998) 18 copies

A Book of Quiet Prayer: For All the Seasons, Stages, Moods, and Circumstances of Life (2005) 17 copies

The Power of Principles: Ethics for the New Corporate Culture (2006) 17 copies

The Causes of World Hunger (1983) 15 copies

Finding Work Without Losing Heart: Bouncing Back from Mid-Career Job Loss (1995) 8 copies

Words at the Wedding: Reflections on Making and Keeping "The Promise" (2007) 7 copies

The 365 Days of Christmas: Keeping the Wonder of It All Ever Green (1996) 4 copies

One Faith, Many Faithful: Short Takes on Contemporary Catholic Concerns (2012) 3 copies

Individuarian Observations: Essays in Catholic Social Reflection (2007) 3 copies

The Word Proclaimed : A Homily for Every Sunday of the Year (2013) 3 copies

Praying with and for Others (2008) 3 copies

Toward stewardship: An interim ethic of poverty, power, and pollution (Topics in moral argument) (1975) 3 copies

Quadrangle Considerations (1989) 3 copies

Next-Generation Leadership: A Toolkit for Those in Their Teens, Twenties, & Thirties, Who Want to be Successful Leaders (2010) 2 copies

Take Your Diploma and Run!: Speaking to the Next Generation (1992) 2 copies

Principles of Ignatian Leadership: A Resource for a Faith-Committed Life (2016) 2 copies

The Word Received: A Homily for Every Sunday of the Year (Year C) (2012) 2 copies

The Word Explained: A Homily for Every Sunday of the Year; Year B (2014) 2 copies

10 Principles of Catholic Social Thought: Church, State, Society & Right Living in Catholic Teaching (2017) 2 copies

Parish Leadership: Principles and Perspectives (2017) 2 copies

Take Courage: Psalms of Support and Encouragement (1995) 2 copies

Growing Old Gratefully (2018) 2 copies

The AWA Review, Vol. 7, 1992, The Arc Method of Producing Continuous Waves 1 copy

Father William J. Byron: Food, Jobs and Human Dignity #105; Beneath the Bottom Line #106; The Bishops and the Economy… 1 copy

Let Yourself Pray 1 copy

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Date of death: 2024-04-09
Occupations: Priest
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Words at the Wedding: Reflections on Making and… by William J. Byron

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 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.… (more)

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