“Theology today can seem surprisingly rudderless, as if the acquisitions of the last century’s return ad fontes had been casually mislaid. It is a tonic to find a theologian whose mind is both disciplined and open, who interprets the signs of the times as such—as significant, not as oracles—in the light of a life-giving tradition. Not easily labelled as ‘conservative’ or ‘liberal,’ he manages to span wide expanses, a balancing act he performs with surefooted elegance still, well past his threescore and ten. This volume by Robert Imbelli, a learned man of the Church, is a treasure.”

—Bishop Erik Varden, OCSO

“When Hans Urs von Balthasar concluded that the theological guild needs people 'who devote their lives to the glory of theology, that fierce fire burning in the dark night of adoration and obedience,' it is unlikely that he had Fr. Robert Imbelli specifically in mind; Christ Brings All Newness suggests, however, that he well could have. In winsome, sometimes ecstatic prose, our author joyfully embraces both the seriousness of the theological task and the eternal freshness of Christian life and practice. This book, indelibly marked by a lifetime of contemplative reading, spiritual reflection, preaching, and pastoral ministry, invites its readers not only into the circle of Imbelli’s dear friends—Irenaeus, Augustine, Fra Angelico, Bach, Newman, Ratzinger, Dante, and a plentitude of others—but also and more urgently to friendship with Jesus Christ, who makes all things new.”

—Jennifer Newsome Martin, Associate Professor, University of Notre Dame