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This work explores the insights of recent ecumenical, theological and liturgical studies on the Eucharist. Contested during the Reformation, the Eucharist as a sacrifice is seen today by many faiths as a central and vital symbol.

If your parish has been hesitant to dismiss the candidates and catechumens from the Sunday liturgy for fear that they might feel excluded or rejected, these weekly dismissals erase that tension. The dismissals are clearly presented for what they are: "sendings." Candidates and catechumens are sent from the liturgy to be nourished by the Scripture readings of the day.Since the text for the catechumenate is the Lectionary, each dismissal is based on the readings of that particular Sunday. Using this tool, the parish community will understand why they are dismissing these individuals and will also experience the call to listen to and reflect on the Scriptures.A prayer of the faithful, which links the Sunday readings to the dismissal, is also included each week so that the parish family may offer prayerful support to their candidates and catechumens. The readings used as a basis for the dismissal are referenced.

The "Prayer of Christians", also known as the "Divine Office", is the offical prayer of the Church. This companion to that prayer should help readers attain the communion with God and with one another which is the gift of the "Prayer of Christians".

Reflections on Job

Answers to Today's Questions

Saint Benedict for the Laity

These insights on the literary structure and theological argumentation of Paul's letters lead to a deeper and more unified understanding of Paul's message and spirituality.Explanations of apocalyptic literature, eschatology, and the kenotic hymn (Phil. 2:6-11) contribute to this thorough study of Paul's mind and theology.

And Other Burning Questions about the Liturgy

A Practical and Spiritual Guide

Volume 25

Speaking the Truth in Love

School of Prayer, Source of Life

Seven Questions about God and Humanity in the Bible

Conversing with God through the Psalms

Christian Scharen examines theological claims about the relationship of worship and ethics by means of ethnographic study of the life, worship, and work of three vibrant congregations.

Discourses and Sayings

A Study of Repentance in Early Monastic Sources

Do the Old Testament prophets have a stake in modern ethics? Jeremiah lashed out against a tyrannical king. Hosea accused Israel of "harlotry" for worshiping false gods. This title shows us how the prophets never soft-peddled God's message. It asserts that the teachings of the prophets contain valuable lessons for us to ponder and apply.

An Introduction to the Prophets

Fundraising, Philanthropy, and a Spiritual Call to Service

The recent resurgence of scholarship on Luke's Gospel is due, in part, to this Gospel's special appeal for an age in which questions of economic justice, peace, and the prophetic role of the Churches questions all important in Luke are so urgent.Father Senior's exegesis yields a strong sense of what Luke intended to communicate to his readers and, to some degree, what may have been the circumstances that shaped his message. He reveals the Luke who presents Jesus as a champion of the poor and marginalized, whose message of justice is proclaimed with a sharp prophetic edge.Donald Senior, CP, has labored long to fathom and share the meaning of the passion of Jesus in all its aspects. The passion narratives have been a major focus of his scholarly career, beginning with his dissertation at the University of Louvain on the passion narrative according to Matthew, which is a significant contribution to scholarship on the death of Jesus. Now the harvest of his years of biblical, theological and historical studies on the passion is presented in The Passion Series.