Books by Franics Selman

THE SACRAMENTS are part of everyday Christian life, andin this book Fr Francis Selman looks beyond the signsand symbols to reveal the underlying theology of thesacraments as an encounter with Christ. He shows howthe sacraments are the means by which a Christian isincorporated into the life of the Church and ultimatelyinto the life of the Trinity itself. Fully up to date withrecent insights, it is nonetheless rooted in the thought ofSt Thomas Aquinas and the Fathers of the Church.'The Church receives and at the same time expresseswhat she herself is in the seven sacraments, thanks towhich God's grace concretely influences the lives of thefaithful, so that their whole existence, redeemed byChrist, can become an act of worship pleasing to God.'- Pope Benedict XVI, Sacramentum CaritatisFr Francis Selman is a lecturer, course book writer andtutor at Maryvale Institute in Birmingham. He is also Deanof Philosophy at Allen Hall Seminary, and Director ofStudies at the School of Evangelisation at St Patrick's,Soho Square in London. Fr Selman has published widelyon subjects in theology and philosophy, includingA Guide to the Eucharist also available from Gracewing.