Spiritual Friendship is today the best known and perhaps most influential of the thirteen surviving works of Aelred, abbot of the great English Cistercian abbey of Rievaulx from 1147 '1167. During his abbacy he built Rievaulx into a place of spiritual... Zobraziť viac
From the perspective of the Emmaus narrative in Luke 24, this study is a literary critical analysis of Jesus' table fellowship as an expression of the eschatological kingdom. The first time Jesus is recognized by faith as the crucified and now risen... Zobraziť viac
"Extreme unction" and "last rites" are no longer a part of the Church's ministry to the sick and dying, according to Father Charles Gusmer. Today, communal celebration frames sacramental experience. In the rites for the sick and dying, this... Zobraziť viac
In each station of this Way of the Cross, a particular character in a dramatic monologue responds to the question "Were you there" with Jesus on the road to Calvary. In the concluding prayer of each station, the individual or group responds... Zobraziť viac
This book traces the development of the idea of a papacy as center of teaching and jurisdiction from its earliest Roman beginnings, through centuries of development, the great papal schism and the struggles over conciliarism and Gallicansim. Zobraziť viac
This is a theological and pastoral commentary on the history and reform of the rites of initiation, particularly the Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults. Zobraziť viac
Liturgical language has two seemingly opposing qualities: it is metaphoric, and it seeks to be inclusive. Gail Ramshaw discusses how our changing language might meet these criteria. What must change, and what must remain the same? Zobraziť viac
This book originated in courses on Mary in ecumenical perspective. The author discusses how Christian images of Mary in theology, piety, dogma, and even in visions acquire new dimensions from being images of the Mother of Jesus in Islam and the female... Zobraziť viac
