By Omar Gutierrez

In The Urging of Christ's Love, Omar Gutiérrez tells the stories of 11 people who lived their lives in pursuit of Christ Jesus. Each is considered in the context of Catholic social teaching. Then at the end of each chapter a prayer is offered and quotes from the Compendium of the Social Doctrine of the Church are provided in order to link the lessons we can learn from the saint's life to Church teaching. By discovering some new saint friends, and rediscovering some old ones, The Urging of Christ's Love presents Catholic social teaching in an accessible and important way.

Omar F. A. Gutierrez works for the Archdiocese of Omaha as the Manager of the Office of Missions & Justice and as the Special Assistant to Archbishop George J. Lucas. He has worked for the Church since 2001 and has written on the social teaching of the Catholic Church for several years. His articles have appeared in the National Catholic Register, the Catholic World Report, The Catholic Answer, CatholicVote.com and he has a regular column in The Catholic Voice, the paper for the Archdiocese of Omaha. His series on the social teaching with Kris McGregor of DiscerningHearts.com has received international attention for its clarity, accessibility and orthodoxy.

Most importantly, Omar has been happily married to his wife, Miriam, with whom he has several beautiful children.