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A Little Out of The Ordinary
Daily Reflections for Ordinary Time
By John J. McIlhon
216 pp., PhP 159
A Little Out of The Ordinary follows four books of reflections on the mysteries of Advent, Christmas, Lent, and Easter. This book proposes that these mysteries, hidden in the ordinary time of our lives, seek to reveal themselves in our day-to-day living. The author incorporates thirty-four weeks of daily reflections in this collection for Ordinary Time.
Actions and Words
Symbolic Language and the Liturgy
Antonio Donghi; William McDonough and Dominic Serra,
Translators
104 pp., PhP 119
The Constitution on the Sacred Liturgy of Vatican II urges the faithful-through liturgical catechesis-to better understand the mystery of salvation as celebrated in the liturgy of the Eucharist and in the other rites, sacraments, and prayers of the Church. Father Donghi brings forth the desired fruits of spiritual and pastoral renewal for pastors and catechists, the instructors of the faithful. He offers guidance to those who perform the actions of the liturgy and speak its words so that they may do so with competence and interior understanding.
Bearing Fruit in Due Season
Feminist Hermeneutics and the Bible in Worship
Elizabeth J. Smith
256 pp., PhP 690
How is the Bible used in worship? What new liturgical forms can the Bible generate when feminist interpretations of Scripture shed fresh light on old liturgical habits? By exploring these questions, Elizabeth Smith challenges liturgical practitioners to pay fruitful attention to what feminist biblical studies now offer the worshiping Church.
Bearing Fruit in Due Season will help college or seminary students see how close the connection can be between the critical study of Scripture by the few and the practical, devotional, liturgical use of Scripture by the many.
Chapters are "Christians at Worship, and What They Seek," "The Bible and Feminist Hermeneutics: A Survey of Some Approaches," "Bible Readings and the Lectionary in Worship," "Biblical Interpretation and Preaching in Worship," "Biblical Language and Prayers in Worship," "The Bible in Hymns,"and "Conclusion."
Catholic Rites Today,
Abridged Texts for Students
By Allan Bouley, OSB
608pp, Paperback, PhP 750
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 acknowledge of the texts.
The purpose of Catholic Rites Today is to provide students with a one-volume abridged yet sufficiently comprehensive edition of the major contemporary rites of the Roman Catholic Church. It is not a commentary but rather a convenient source for the texts of these rites. For all of the other Catholic sacraments - Initiation (Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults, Baptism for Children, Confirmation), Penance, Anointing of the Sick, Marriage, and Orders - one complete version of each rite (and more in some cases) is found here along with its introduction or introductory sections in virtually unabridged form. The same is true of the Order of Christian Funerals, which is also included.
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Art for the Liturgical Year
Clemens Schmidt; Joshua J. Jeide, O.S.B., Editor
128 pp., PhP 349
This handy source of quality line drawings and calligraphy will be welcomed by every busy teacher, parish secretary, or program designer looking for a design to highlight a lesson plan, a Sunday bulletin, or a program book. Illustrations, by the noted liturgical artist Clemens Schmidt, have been arranged according to the liturgical year and indexed for fast reference.
The
Death of a Christian
The Order of Christian Funerals Revised Edition
H. Richard Rutherford, C.S.C.
224 pp., PhP 169
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 will find this a major work for study and pastoral guidance in the exercise of their ministries
Eucharistic Prayers of the Roman Rite
By Enrico Mazza
376 pp., PhP 329
This book is a historical-theological commentary on the approved, postconciliar, Eucharistic prayers of the Roman Rite. The author, Father Enrico Mazza, traces each prayer to its root time and gives the reader the cultural-theological climate of those times before analyzing the theological principles as translated in the prayers today.
The
Gospel of the Lord
Reflections on the Gospel Readings Year B
Francis J. Moloney, S.D.B.
232 pp., PhP 169
In this commentary, Father Moloney characterizes the Gospel of Mark's return to the center of contemporary interest in the Gospels as an excellent indication of its "classical" status.
He begins with a general introduction to the Gospel of Mark, follows with an explanation of how the Lectionary uses the Gospel of Mark over the Ordinary Sundays of the year, and concludes with commentaries for the Gospel readings proper to any other feasts which may occur on a Sunday.
Handbook
for Liturgical Studies
Anscar J. Chupungco, O.S.B., Editor
Studies provides a course of liturgical studies in five volumes. It is offered as a model, source, and reference for students of liturgy and liturgical ministry. The Handbook differentiates from its predecessor Anamnesis, published by the Pontifical Liturgical Institute. First, the subjects in the liturgical ordo, history, and tradition are examined as components of the theology of liturgy. Next, the Handbook pays significant attention to the role played by the human sciences in the liturgy (psycho-sociology, anthropology, linguistics, and the arts.) Pastoral and spiritual considerations receive appropriate treatment in light of liturgical principles, and general models based on the meaning and purpose of the liturgy are suggested.
The materials of the East and the non-Roman West are integrated with the Roman, providing a comprehensive vision of Christian worship. More than forty authors from Asia, Africa, Latin America, North America, and Europe have contributed to the Handbook. Many are professors of the Pontifical Liturgical Institute in Rome. Each author, while drawing material from liturgical tradition and from ancient, medieval, and modern sources, writes also from a particular research and personal interest in a subject.
Although diverse in style, the authors collectively express a spirit of fidelity to the Church, to its doctrine and tradition, and to its mission. The result is a cohesive view of the meaning, purpose, and celebration of Christian worship. The editor's goal in these volumes is for students to learn the methodology, historical setting, theological and spiritual doctrines, and the pastoral concerns of the liturgy. Through these volumes, readers are led not only to a scientific understanding of the liturgy but also to an active and spiritually fruitful participation in the ecclesial celebration of Christ's mystery desired by the Second Vatican Council.
Volume 1: Introduction to the LiturgyHardcover, 440 pp., 6
x 9, $49.95
Volume II:
Fundamental LiturgyHardcover, 400 pp., 6 x 9, $49.95
Volume III:
The Eucharist Hardcover, 392 pp., 6 x 9, $49.95
Volume IV:
Sacraments and SacramentalsHardcover, 416 pp., 6 x 9,
$49.95
Volume V: Liturgical
Time and SpaceHardcover, 448 pp., 6 x 9, $49.95
Homilies
for the Christian People, Cycles A, B, C
Gail Ramshaw, Editor
572 pp., PhP 529
Bestseller! Here, in one volume, is a homily for each Sunday of the three-year cycle of readings, from a team of 75 homilists-Roman Catholics, Episcopalians, and Lutherans. The homilies, stylistically diverse but true to scriptural integrity, are intended to serve local pastors seeking material for homiletic meditation and inspiration. They are certain to find both in this work.
The
Homilist's Guide to Scripture, Theology, and Canon Law
John Burke, O.P., and Thomas P. Doyle, O.P.
282 pp., PhP 199
The authors draw on all contemporary documents including the Code of Canon Law to guide ordinary ministers of preaching: bishops, priests, and deacons. Extraordinary ministers will find valuable guidance as well in the chapters on evangelization, catechesis, and didescalia.
Imaginal Preaching:
An Archetypal Perspective
By James A. Wallace
PhP 139
Drawing from archetypal psychology, and using figures from mythology, the author fashions a creative insight into the use of imagery and story in preaching; examples of homilies are included.
The Key to Faith
Meditations on the Liturgical Year
Adolf Adam; Patrick Madigan, S.J., Translator
178 pp., PhP 249
Bestseller!
There have been many times and places where the festivals of the Church year, and symbols relevant to them, were almost the only means of transmitting the faith. The Key to Faith: Meditations on the Liturgical Year proves that we can still discover in the liturgical year the fullness of the Christian proclamation of salvation clothed in rich symbols.
Internationally respected liturgist Adolf Adam provides both the content and the symbolic value of the feast days and major Sundays of the yearly cycle. For each feast day he provides a "liturgical guide," giving its history and the specifics to its celebration, and follows with a "spiritual reflection" that expands its meaning and interprets its significance for our contemporary world. He completes his reflections with an "impulse to further meditation." Reflections are provided for each Sunday of the Christmas cycle, the Easter cycle, the Solemnities of the Lord in Ordinary Time, and a selection from the Proper of Saints.
The Liturgical Year - Four-Volume Set
Adrien Nocent, O.S.B.
PhP 1180 set price
Each volume follows a three-part pattern: 1) biblical and liturgical reflections on the season; 2) the season's structure and themes; 3) suggestions from the past.
Volume 1: Advent, Christmas, Epiphany, Sundays Two to Eight in Ordinary Time ( 178 pp.)
Volume 2: Lent and Holy Week (251 pp.)
Volume
3: Paschal Triduum, Easter Season, and Solemnities of the Lord
(326 pp.)
Volume
4: Sundays Nine to Thirty-Four in Ordinary Time (406
pp.)
Liturgy and Ecology in Dialogue
Lawrence E. Mick
104 pp., PhP 129
Since Vatican II many Christian Churches have experienced liturgical renewal, and our culture has become increasingly aware of the interconnectedness of creation and the need to preserve our natural world. Liturgy and Ecology in Dialogue explores the interactions between these movements, giving suggestions for improving the environment of worship and for integrating ecological concerns into Christian liturgy.
Liturgy and Ecology in Dialogue provides pastors, preachers, and parish liturgy committees with useful material for dealing with ecological issues in worship and in homilies. Similarly, those involved in the ecological movement will learn how Christian worship can support and sustain their efforts to promote care for the environment.
The Meaning of the Liturgy
By Angelus A. Häussling, OSB
152 pp, PhP 179
The point of the meeting that generated these papers was
not to establish a definition of liturgy but rather to incite people to
reflect and think. This systematic arrangement of those papers will help
readers to pose the question of "the meaning of liturgy".
Preaching the Lectionary
The Word of God for the Church Today Second Edition
By Reginald H. Fuller
650 pp., PhP 349
Bestseller! This second edition of Dr. Fullers's rich and reliable exegesis of the readings for Sundays and holy days for the three-year cycle of the Lectionary carries added feasts (St. Paul, Presentation, Assumption, St. John the Baptist, among others) and Scripture options for weddings and funerals.
Richer Fare for the Christian People
Reflections on the Sunday Readings, Cycles A, B, C
Gail Ramshaw, Editor
245 pp., PhP 239
Like a feast, Richer Fare strives to satisfy the various tastes by nourishing their spiritual understanding of meditations old and new, traditional and controversial.
Homilists who want to be inspired by others before writing themselves, as well as teachers and lay readers seeking to expand themes in the Gospel at hand, will be gratified by this exceptional anthology.
Symbol and Sacrament
Sacramental Reinterpretation of Christian Existence
Louis-Marie Chauvet; Madeleine M. Beaumont and Patrick
Madigan, S.J., Translators
592 pp., PhP 1,850
This work comes at an opportune hour: a time in which many complain that contemporary theology lacks a general theory of sacraments.
Chauvet charts a reorientation in sacramental theology from the scholastic treatments, which appropriated the metaphysical categories of causality and substance to develop an essentially instrumentalist appreciation of grace, in favor of an approach through the category of "symbol." In this approach the subject is as much "grasped" (and transformed) by the symbolic representation as is the object being interpreted.
Chauvet commands a wealth of scholarship which he deploys to powerful effect. His work in developing a foundational theology of sacramentality will remain the standard for years to come.
Wise and Discerning Hearts
An Introduction to Wisdom Liturgical Theology
By Jill Y. Crainshaw
296 pp., PhP 1,525
This study correlates scholarship from the fields of liturgical
theology, Old Testament Wisdom literature, and philosophical theology
with a focus on contemporary liturgical concenrns. Current liturgical
methods rely primarily on redemption history for their biblical foundations.
Author Jill Y. Crainshaw proposes a liturgical method that is based on
Old Testament wisdom theology.
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