The Essential Catholic Handbook of the Sacraments
by Thomas M Santa and Redemptorist Pastoral Publication
The traditional devotion of our people to the Mass and the Blessed Sacrament is under considerable pressure today from various forces. One of these is a simple lack of understanding of the nature of the Christian Eucharist. That is the problem which Our Splendid Eucharist sets out to tackle. This is not a theological treatment of the subject, but a series of reflections, in simple language, on the main lines of our Eucharistic heritage. The book is divided into three sections. The first sect...
Who does not long for a "sinless" world where nothing we do goes wrong, nothing we do has dire consequences for others, nothing we do need make us sorry? But we do not live in such a world. Furthermore, if we give the matter some thought--as is done in these pages--we come to see that in such a world we would not even really want to live. A Line Through the Human Heart is not a systematic treatise on sin and all its consequences. It is, rather, a compilation of many short reflections upon the i...
Services for Occasions of Pastoral Care (Supplemental Liturgical Resources)
by Westminster John Knox Press
This resource will help pastors and visitors in their ministry with the sick and the dying. It is designed for use by any person, ordained or lay, who is engaged in any ministry of care. The Presbyterian Supplemental Liturgical Resource (SLT) series includes liturgies that were used on a trial basis in preparation for the development of the Book of Common Worship. Though superseded by the Book of Common Worship, SLR resources remain valuable, both for the variety of liturgical texts they contai...
Is it ever appropriate for non-Catholic Christians to receive Holy Communion at a Catholic Mass? What should a pastor do to preserve the holiness and the purpose of Communion? What happens when a non-Catholic receives Holy Communion? How should a Catholic pastor respond to non-Catholics who wish to have communion without conveying harshness, scrupulosity, legalism, or rudeness? Intended to help Christians recognize the present provisional norms and to see new possibilities in eucharistic sharing...
Baptism Card
My First Communion Journal in Imitation of St. Paul, Putting on the Armor of God
by Janet P McKenzie
Planning for a wedding requires careful organisation and effort. It is easy for the couple to be so caught up in the practical details of the reception and invitations that they lose sight of the most important element of the big day - the ceremony itself. In On the Way To The Wedding Elizabeth Hughes provides information and details of options available as you design a service to suit your particular needs. The book offers the long and short form of the marriage ceremony in the Roman Catholic,...
The Splendor of Marriage is essential reading for anyone interested in the thought of Pope John Paul II or the theology of marriage and family. It concisely lays out the pope's major doctrines by drawing from key papal and pre-papal sources such as Love and Responsibility, Theology of the Body, Mulieris Dignitatem, and Familiaris Consortio. Close attention is paid to the pope's distinctive contributions: his profound analysis of the unique character of spousal love; his personalistic approach to...
