A paperbound, study edition of volume I of the Lectionary for Mass. Includes a synoptic chart of the readings, a comparative chart of differences between the 1970Lectionary for Mass and this Lectionar
'A new book on Saint Bernard. And we mean new, not simply in the sense that it is another book, but that it is a book capable of communicating the bernardine good news in all its freshness, in the new
Few today would contest that the priesthood is in a state of crisis. The nature and implications of that crisis, however, remain the subject of considerable discussion and debate. InThe Changing Face
The Elijah-Elisha narrative (1 Kgs 16:29 - 2 Kgs 13) is the most underestimated text in the Bible. Far from being a disparate collection, it is actually a carefully crafted double drama that both mirr
This multi-academic perspective on contemporary environmental issues reminds us of our oneness with the natural world and what that calls us to as moral creatures. Fashioned as a series of stories bas
Designed to tutor assemblies and their ministers in the homely ways of singing the Mass, not just singing at Mass,By Flowing Waters is a primer of liturgical music. This treasury of nearly 700 chants
Although the term minor prophets" is a familiar one in English Bible translations, it is not a felicitous one, since it applies as much to Hosea as to Haggai and to Amos as to Obadiah. The Ta
Fifty liturgical scholars—Roman Catholic, Episcopal, and Lutheran—have authored these intercessory prayers for each Sunday of the three year cycle to expand the resources available to local pastors. T
2000 Catholic Press Association Award Winner!Interpreting the Bible respectfully is a cross-cultural enterprise. For those who seek to understand the Bible as a document from the ancient Mediterranean
Mark was a proclaimer calling people to repentance. At a time nearly everyone felt was the end of the world, he boldly told the story of the beginning. When so many were overwhelmed by what seemed to
Throughout this century the Letter of James has been viewed consistently as a disjointed set of instructions. Father Hartin deviates radically from this approach. He shows that the "call for perfecti
1 Samuel is a national autobiography of the Hebrew people. David Jobling reads 1 Samuel as a story that is complete in itself, although it is part of a much larger narrative. He examines it as a histo
Robert Waznak, a preacher and for the past twenty-five years a popular teacher of preachers, believes that before we considerhow to preach a homily we need to explore what the homily is. That is whyAn
A Different Touch speaks of the challenges of religious life today where the essentials of Christian living and union with God are still sought via a different touch."Reflecting on the history of
Modeled after the adult version of Oracional biling?e: A Prayer Book for Spanish-English Communities, this volume for children encourages prayer across national, cultural, and linguistic borders. Ora
A companion to Prayers of the Eucharist: Early and Reformed The Churches of the East possess a sometimes bewildering array of Eucharistic prayers.Essays on Early Eastern Eucharistic Prayer offers a gu
The Season of Light is a guide for families, households, communities, and parishes who wish to make the lighting of the Advent candles a daily prayer. From the first Sunday of Advent until Christmas D
Worshipping Well provides a solid foundation for liturgy planners and offers helpful insights for anyone who wishes to deepen their appreciation for this central worship experience of the Church. Fat
'Prayer is a journey, sometimes a combatThere are trials, purifications, passages.It is at once the most simpleand the most profound of human activities.May these pages help someoneto discover its hid
This book faithfully represents the teaching of Roman Catholicism on the Church's doctrinal authority while pointing to areas where there remains a gap between an ecclesiological vision of the Church
In this, the first of a four-volume series, Father Studer offers a detailed study of how theology was done" in the socio-cultural scene of the Christian community in the Constantinian and The
Relating theology to the practice of ministry is one of the most elusive goals in pastoral training. Drawing upon seventeen years of experience in theology, Doctor Kinast describes a step-by-step appr
Many consider Bernard Lonergan the outstanding Catholic philosopher of the twentieth century, and hisInsight: A Study in Human Understanding (1957) is a brilliant but difficult work that has challenge
Through the ages many commentaries have been written on the Rule of Benedict. Usually these books were the practical reflections of a busy abbot, and they tended to concentrate on a few favorite chap
Esther de Waal comes to the Rule of St. Benedict as a lay woman who has studied the Rule and striven to live it. Benedict has been for her both supportive and challenging, both guide and prophet. His
This collection of texts for the Prayers of the Faithful covers Sundays and major feasts for all three cycles of the liturgical year as well as Prayers of the Faithful for ritual Masses. Reflecting th
A monk and a scholar generally recognized as the keenest philosophical and theological mind of his time, Anselm, abbot of Bec, found himself forcibly and unwillingly invested as Archbishop of Canterbu
Much has been written regarding the western liturgy; the same cannot be said of the Byzantine liturgy. Father Taft contributes to a remedy of that shortfall through this work. In it he traces the ori
Mary is a great gift and example to all Christians because in her God's Word was written and by her it was accepted and its grace manifested. In this she is, as the title indicates, a mirror of the Ch
Just as there can be no thorough study of a literary work without first a careful reading of it, so there cannot be an adequate study of the major liturgical rites of the Catholic Church without a kno
This comprehensive anthology will serve both as a text for serious students of mysticism and a reflective collection for those first exploring its thought. Biographical and historical data, as well a
Father Rutherford has thoroughly revised The Death of a Christian, his popular study, to reflect the Order of Christian Funerals (1989). Pastors, educators, seminarians, and divinity school students w
This companion volume to Elements of Rite offers a methodical approach to the homily. It gives step-by-step instructions for preparing, constructing, and delivering a homily that not merely instructs
This introduction to New Testament exegesis helps readers by explaining in a simple and brief way the basic literary methods used in studying the New Testament today: textual criticism, translations,
This small, colorful booklet provides a convenient place to record a child's progress through early sacramental life into adulthood. A thoughtful gift to new parents or a first communicant. Gold-stamp
The reform of liturgical rites ordered by the Second Vatican Council necessitated a revision of the Caeremoniale Episcoporum, published in 1886. The objective of this ceremonial is to provide a litur
A manual of ideas and experiences emphasizing the fact that a good presider must be aware of what will happen at every planned moment of a liturgical celebration.
Father Brown has thoroughly revised, updated, and adjusted the commentary to the 1986 revised NAB translation of the Bible, making this edition of his best selling book virtually a new work.
