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Explorations in Theory and Practice

LET JUSTICE SING begins with a survey that shows how justice is an urgent concern of recent hymn writers. To discover if twentieth-century Christians are the first to sing about justice, past hymnic repertoires from the psalms to African-American hymns are analyzed along with a couple related excursions. The broader context for hymnody is then addressed, especially in relation to worship, art, sentimentality, and culture. A final chapter suggests that Christians have always sung about justice, that the message transcends the messengers, that the most potent singing about justice keeps the whole Christian song intact, and that removing justice from the whole loses it. The book falls into three parts: content, context, and the importance of justice within the warp and woof of hymnody.

"Lovers of the Place" weaves together allegory, narrative, and poetic intuition, gathering images and insights around an experience of conversion to the monastic way of humility. Through his insight and experience, Abbot Kline invites all the baptized to a participation in the monastic charism now loose in the Church at large.

Recognizing that both metaphoric and inclusive language are necessary in Christian worship, this book clarifies how these need not be contradictory criteria for forming liturgical language.

This practical work takes an in-depth look at 40 words in the Psalms chosen largely because of their frequency, but also because of the diversity of meanings that modern users might assume. It aims to encourage Christians looking at the Psalms to ask how they can contribute to prayer today.

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".

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