The Rites and Wrongs of Liturgy
The Rites and Wrongs of Liturgy

Author: Thomas O'Loughlin

Publisher: Liturgical Press

Published: 2018-04-12

Total Pages: 120

ISBN-13: 0814645887

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We all want to celebrate the liturgy well, to experience good, uplifting, and meaningful worship. But what is the best route to follow? In The Rites and Wrongs of Liturgy, Thomas O’Loughlin offers a way forward that strengthens faith, builds up Christian community, and points toward a new direction based on liturgical principles that are rooted in our natures as ritual beings as well as in the gospel. The Rites and Wrongs of Liturgy explains why good liturgy is important, how to recognize it, and how to assess liturgy in terms of a larger vision of the Christian life. O’Loughlin, a seasoned theologian and teacher, identifies ten principles that make for good liturgy. Such liturgy must be honest, open, joyful, inclusive, celebrative of community, facilitative of engagement, based in creation, attentive to the marginalized, free of clutter, and true to the pattern of the incarnation. Since good celebrations build faith and bad liturgy weakens it, these principles promise to bring new life and meaning to every celebrating community.

Liturgy
Liturgy

Author: Rita Ferrone

Publisher: Paulist Press

Published: 2007

Total Pages: 148

ISBN-13: 9780809144723

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This book tells the story of The Constitution on the Sacred Liturgy, presents and analyzes its main points, and describes how its agenda has fared on its sometimes tumultuous journey from the time of Vatican II up to the present. (Publisher).

Eating Together, Becoming One
Eating Together, Becoming One

Author: Thomas O'Loughlin

Publisher: Liturgical Press

Published: 2020-03-19

Total Pages: 192

ISBN-13: 0814684831

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2020 Catholic Press Association first place award, ecumenism or interfaith relations In November 2015, Pope Francis called on theologians to explore whether normal Catholic practice should be changed to allow Christians, belonging to other churches, to share fully at the table when they take part in a Eucharist celebrated by Catholics. Thomas O’Loughlin provides his contribution to that challenge in this volume. He argues that the various ways of thinking about what we are doing in the liturgy should lead us to see intercommunion as enhancing our participation in the mystery of the Church and the mystery we celebrate. Learn more and watch Professor Tom O'Loughlin's interview with the Aqueduct Project, discussing Eating Together, Becoming One: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8ySkMzHtkMU

Masonic Rites and Wrongs
Masonic Rites and Wrongs

Author: Steven Tsoukalas

Publisher: Wipf and Stock Publishers

Published: 2021-05-17

Total Pages: 254

ISBN-13: 1666718904

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Is Freemasonry compatible with Christianity? Many Masons answer yes, but even they are often ill-informed of official Masonic teachings. What are the secret doctrines of the Lodge, what do the rituals mean, and do they conflict with biblical truth? Find out in this thoroughly researched exposé of Freemasonry—an eye-opener to those both inside and outside the Lodge.

Eschatology, Liturgy and Christology
Eschatology, Liturgy and Christology

Author: Thomas P. Rausch

Publisher: Liturgical Press

Published: 2012-06-01

Total Pages: 193

ISBN-13: 0814680518

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"If Christian hope is reduced to the salvation of the soul in a heaven beyond death," wrote Jürgen Moltmann, "it loses its power to renew life and change the world, and its flame is quenched." Thomas Rausch, SJ, agrees, arguing that too often the hoped-for eschaton has been replaced by an almost exclusive emphasis on the "four last things"-death and judgment, heaven and hell. But eschatology cannot be reduced to the individual salvation. In his new book, Rausch explores eschatology's intersections with Christology, soteriology, ecclesiology, and, perhaps most intriguingly, liturgy. With the early Christians, he sees God's future as a radically social reality, already present initially in Christian worship, especially in the celebration of the Eucharist. This fresh and insightful work of theology engages voices both ancient and contemporary.

Doxology Volume 32.2
Doxology Volume 32.2

Author: Shelby Olive

Publisher: OSL Publications

Published:

Total Pages: 39

ISBN-13:

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Doxology: a journal of worship and the sacramental life, Volume 32.2 (Pentecost 2021) Founded in 1984, Doxology: a journal of worship and the sacramental life is a quarterly, peer reviewed journal published by the Order of Saint Luke (OSL Publications). It focuses on emerging and historical theologies and practices of Christian worship. Print distribution is to the members of the Order globally, as well as to a number of theology departments and seminary libraries in the United States. Doxology also continues the tradition of the journal Sacramental Life, which merged with Doxology in 2020.

Catholic Etiquette
Catholic Etiquette

Author: Kay Lynn Isca

Publisher: Our Sunday Visitor Publishing

Published: 1997

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9780879735906

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"With humor and grace, Catholic Etiquette can help steer Catholic (and non-Catholic) families through the most treacherous of liturgical shoals with nary a mishap or capsize."--Jacket.

Awesome Glory
Awesome Glory

Author: Jeremy Driscoll

Publisher: Liturgical Press

Published: 2019-01-21

Total Pages: 152

ISBN-13: 0814644031

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In Awesome Glory, Abbot Jeremy Driscoll offers readers a deep dive into the mystery of the resurrection of Jesus. Starting from the conviction that the liturgy is meant to be for Christians an immediate and effective contact with the resurrection, this profound book draws out the riches of each celebration from the Paschal Triduum through Pentecost. Abbot Jeremy focuses particularly on the Scripture texts of Mass, but also on important rituals like the washing of feet, the Lucernarium, and the baptism of catechumens. Loaded with new insights and approaches, this book will be a welcome resource for homilists, pastors, liturgy directors, catechists, faith formation leaders, scholars, and any Christian adult who wants to better understand, teach, and live the startlingly good news of Christ's Resurrection.

Lay-Led Liturgies for Prophetic Times
Lay-Led Liturgies for Prophetic Times

Author: William J. Bausch

Publisher: Clear Faith Publishing

Published: 2021-10-19

Total Pages: 218

ISBN-13: 9781940414348

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Roman Catholics are a communal people. We gather for worship because we are more than the sum total of our individual selves. Going to church on Sunday is not only a statement of faith. It is also a place of support and affirmation. Participating on sacred days such as Ash Wednesday or Good Friday, or to celebrate the sacraments, underwrites cohesion and identity as a People of God. To lose all this during times of crisis, such as a pandemic, diminishes the communal enterprise and opens the door to the ills of isolation. This happened when public worship became a hazard with the COVID-19 pandemic of 2020. The ongoing critical decline in clergy has aggravated the situation. Mass via TV has proven helpful, but as an isolating activity, it ultimately undermines the Catholic genius of the Communion of Saints and corporate witness. Nothing can replace common worship in church, but we do what we can when necessary, and we are not without inspiration. The awareness of our need to include those traditionally excluded has provided another rich resource for legitimizing the gifts of the laity in many areas of the Church, including conducting public worship. In the end, when all pandemics are over, a more prophetic Church of shared and collaborative ministry may emerge. This book of lay-led liturgies foresees that day.