Mark Michael Zima
My blogs
| Gender | Male |
|---|---|
| Industry | Publishing |
| Occupation | Author |
| Location | United States |
| Introduction | Mr. Zima is the author of Mother Teresa: The Case for The Cause. He is a former religious brother of two missionary communities: the Brothers of Our Lady of Reconciliation and the Slaves of the Immaculate Heart of Mary. He has devoted much of his life to theological and philosophical studies as well as the evangelism of Catholicism. He has studied at the Dietrich von Hildebrand Institute in Gradone, Italy. He has also has a comprehensive education in other branches of Christian theology. He has taught Sacred Scripture, as well as RCIA (Rite of Christian Initiation for Adults) and has been a Catholic youth director at a parish in Oregon. He has been associated with many different Catholic organizations. He has worked to found Catholic monasteries with Catholic priests. He has written to Cardinal Ratzinger before he became Pope Benedict XVI (An Open Letter and Request to Joseph Cardinal Ratzinger), and the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, to address the theological problems in the Church. He has met and dialogued with bishops of the western and eastern rites. |
| Interests | Ora et Labora, Studying theology (all branches of theology: sacred Scripture, dogmatic, moral, liturgical, pastoral, canonical, patristic, scholastic, hagiographic, mystical, and ascetical theology), philosophy (all branches of philosophy: logic, cosmology, psychology, ethics, epistemology, ontology, and ancient & modern history of philosophy), history (secular & ecclesiastical), and psychology (rational & empirical) |
| Favorite movies | The Passion of the Christ, Gladiator, A Man for All Seasons, Becket, The Visual Bible: Acts, A Nun's Story, Pride and Prejudice |
| Favorite music | Gregorian Chant, Polyphony, Medieval, Baroque, Renaissance, Classical, Romance |
| Favorite books | The Bible, The writings of the Fathers of the Church, The writings of the doctors of the Church, The writings of the Saints of the Church, The Liturgical Year |