These books, from what are often called the twelve prophets, continue to recount the story of the return from Babylonian exile. They speak with immediacy and power to the generation that was responsib
Ascension Now examines the New Testament references to the ascension and exhaltation of Jesus and looks at the theological and liturgical implications. This includes not only the description of the "e
From the moment that Jorge Mario Bergoglio stepped onto the loggia of Saint Peter's Basilica, having taken the name of Francis, history already had been made. To identify himself in that moment as the
What should preachers aim for in Sunday preaching? In 1982, the USCCB documentFulfilled in Your Hearing: The Homily in the Sunday Assembly answered this question. Here, in a pastoral commentary onFulf
"Seize the text," John Craghan tells readers in his introduction to this volume. Though he states the seemingly obvious—it is imperative to read the biblical texts in order to begin to mine their dep
2000 Catholic Press Association Award Winner!The Lectionary is made up of selected passages from the Bible, placed within a literary and liturgical context. This new context calls for a consideration
Now that further research into the various rites of Christian initiation has challenged traditional assumptions, it is time to rewrite the textbooks. The ritual structure, specific detail, prayer cont
The Collection of Masses of the Blessed Virgin Mary is now revised to conform to the third edition of the Roman Missal. Printed in easy-to-read, two-color type, these well-crafted ritual books feature
Lumen Gentium, Vatican II's Dogmatic Constitution on the Church, changed how the church thinks about the laity, holiness, baptism, and even the nature and purpose of the church itself. In A Council Th
What are we doing when we confirm teenagers? Why is the religious education of teenagers so perplexing? Why is confirmation often a moment of "graduation" out of parish life?Confirmation: How a Sacram
The celebration of the sacrament of baptism underwent a major change in the years after the Second Vatican Council (1962 '65). The Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults was revised to take into accou
