Sacramental Theology Archives

Is the Eucharistic Revival a Liturgical Revival (Part 2)

February 18, 2023 Timothy Brunk Eucharist Sacramental Theology

My fundamental concern remains unchanged.

Book Review: Intercultural Marriage

Theologically speaking, the process of interculturality is revelatory of the Church’s understanding of the sacramental union, which reconciles, heals, and unites the barriers created by differences.

Amen Corner: The Fijian Meal Tradition

October 24, 2022 Other Voices Amen Corner Eucharist Inculturation Pope Francis Presiding Sacramental Theology Teaching Liturgy

Could aspects of Fijian cultural meals be incorporated into the church’s eucharistic tradition?

Brief Book Review: The Euchalogion Unveiled

August 24, 2022 Teva Regule 60-Second Sermon Brief Book Review Eastern Liturgy Recently Published Books Sacramental Theology

“The volume…expands our understanding of the ‘mysteries’ of the Church by using older lists of what was considered a ‘sacrament.'”

Brief Book Review: Living under Water

August 10, 2022 Other Voices Brief Book Review Recently Published Books Sacramental Theology

“Diverse, compelling, and filled with pastoral and ecumenical wisdom.”

Brief Book Review: A Theology of the Sacraments

May 11, 2022 Other Voices Brief Book Review Music: Hymns Recently Published Books Sacramental Theology

Kimbrough and McIntyre have created a fine book for study groups willing to engage with new music.

Choose Your Poison: An Ecumenist’s Reflection on Catholic Fumblings Over Baptismal Formulas

March 7, 2022 Other Voices Sacramental Theology

My real point is that to justify ourselves by comparing our ideals with other traditions’ realities is and always has been a logical and rhetorical fallacy. Ideals always win out. But such wins get us nowhere.