The Sacrament of Anointing of the Sick

Lizette Larson-Miller

2006 Catholic Press Association Award Winner! The ritual Pastoral Care of the Sick offers the church a wealth of assistance in visiting and praying with the sick, in facilitating services of Communion, and in tailoring the sacramental rites of anoin See More >>

A Church Without Borders

The Eucharist and the Church in Ecumenical Perspective

Jeffrey VanderWilt

Christians do not share a common table. Doctrine, customs, culture, and history divide the Churches along many lines. So how can a separated Church celebrate the Eucharist, the sacrament of Christian communion? In A Church Without Borders Jeffrey Van See More >>

A Holy and Living Sacrifice

The Eucharist in Christian Perspective

Ernest R. Falardeau, SSS

Because the Eucharist is the Lord's Supper given to his Church "for a remembrance of me," it gives life to the world. A Holy and Living Sacrifice, a spiritual theology, explores the rich insights of recent ecumenical, theological, and liturgical stud See More >>

Ages of Initiation

The First Two Christian Millennia: With CD-ROM of Source Excerpts

Paul Turner

Opinions abound about the appropriate age of candidates for the sacraments of initiation and the sequence of their reception. Ages of Initiation makes accessible in a CD-ROM format those texts from New Testament times to the present that document and See More >>

Alternative Futures for Worship Volume V: Christian Marriage

Bernard Cooke, Editor; Kathleen Fischer; Thomas Hart; William Roberts; Bernard Cooke

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Alternative Futures for Worship Volume Vii: Anointing of the Sick

Peter E. Fink, SJ, Editor; Mary Frances Duffy, GNSH; Jennifer Glen, CCVI; Orlo Strunk, Jr.; Walter H. Cuenin; Gerald Calhoun, SJ; Peter E. Fink, SJ

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Ambrose of Milan's Method of Mystagogical Preaching

Craig A. Satterlee

Mystagogy, or sustained reflection on baptism and the Eucharist, is the method of postbaptismal catechesis used in the R.C.I.A. In Ambrose of Milan's Method of Mystagogical Preaching, Craig Satterlee provides a method of mystagogical preaching for to See More >>

An Inculturation Model of the Catholic Marriage Ritual

David William Antonio; Foreword by David N. Power, OMI

In An Inculturation Model of the Catholic Marriage Ritual David William Antonio offers a thorough analysis of the 1991 revised Rite for Celebrating Marriage. He discusses principles of liturgical contextualization and then makes application to the Il See More >>

And You Visited Me: Sacramental Ministry to the Sick

Revised Edition

Charles W. Gusmer

Priests, deacons, and students of liturgy will find this work a sourcebook for understanding the development of the rites and a guide in the ritual praxis, be it in the church, hospital, home, or emergency situations. Suggestions for ministerial impl See More >>

Anointing

Understanding the Sacraments

Lawrence E. Mick

Sacraments are at the heart of our lives as Catholics, the way we celebrate together our continuing conversion and encounter with God. Sacramental preparation is essential if we are to experience the fullness of our life in community and in Christ. E See More >>

Augustine and the Catechumenate

William Harmless, SJ

St. Augustine is best known as a theologian whose views and controversies powerfully shaped the course of Christianity in the West. But he was also a struggling North African pastor who had a flair for teaching and who meditated deeply on the complex See More >>

The Awe-Inspiring Rites of Initiation

The Origins of the RCIA, Second Edition

Edward Yarnold, SJ

This new edition of Father Yarnold's 1972 authoritative work has been recast so that it corresponds throughout with the Rite of Christian Initiation as it now exists. Anyone with a serious pastoral or scholarly interest in the rite will benefit from See More >>

Baptism

Understanding the Sacraments

Lawrence E. Mick

Sacraments are at the heart of our lives as Catholics, the way we celebrate together our continuing conversion and encounter with God. Sacramental preparation is essential if we are to experience the fullness of our life in community and in Christ. E See More >>

Baptism Today

Understanding, Practice, Ecumenical Implications

Thomas F. Best, Editor

Our common belonging to Christ through baptism creates a bond that transcends the historic and theological differences among the churches; and the mutual recognition of baptism has emerged as a cornerstone of the modern ecumenical movement. Yet signi See More >>

Being a Godparent

Both inspirational and informative, this booklet celebrates the honor and responsibility that come with being a godparent. A godparent shares a special relationship with their godchild. is a valuable guide for those who want a deeper understanding of See More >>