This is an articulate and wise theological reflection, the second in a trilogy Root has planned. It is often a very moving, thoughtful contemplation of ministry in a time where God seems unnecessary for many, when only the empirical is thought truthful and when truth itself has become questionable on the public stage.
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What does the new Directory for Catechesis have to say about liturgy? How do we understand that liturgy and catechesis “belong to one another”?
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Dr. Melinda Quivik reviews Human Rites: The Power of Rituals, Habits, and Sacraments by Dru Johnson.
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India’s Roman Rite Catholic Bishop’s Conference has published a new Lectionary for use in English-language Masses in India using the English Standard Version. The following details are
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Michael Plekon reviews Carrie Frederick Frost’s latest book Maternal Body: A Theology of Incarnation from the Christian East
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Mark R. Francis, CSV reviews Hatch Match & Dispatch: A Catholic Guide to Sacraments by Richard Leonard, SJ
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John Kyler reviews Alan Hommerding’s latest text collection: Breath of Christ
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This is [the first volume of] a boldly conceived project… covering the entire history of the church’s song.
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[T]his book will be highly informative and useful for anybody who is involved in the work of evangelization in today’s U.S. parishes or dioceses.
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While “telling the story” is a key component of good preaching, it is always a challenge to find the right story and to tell it in a way that evokes wonder and response.
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