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Praying the Psalms (By Thomas Merton)
Thomas Merton
Liturgical Press, 1956
Beyond the Liturgy of the Hours
As one who has recently discovered the beauty of praying the Liturgy of the Hours, I have found Thomas Merton's little treatise on praying the Psalms to be both enriching and encouraging... encouraging me to look to the whole Psalm for the fullness of the meaning ...
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Women in the Early Church: Message of the Fathers of the Church Series (Message of the Fathers of the Church, ...
Elizabeth Ann Clark
Liturgical Press, 1984
okay overview of early church theology...
Women in the Early Church by Elisabeth Clark is primarily a collection of documents written by the Church Fathers during the first through fifth centuries. Clark argues that the Church Father's had an attitude of ambivalence towards women (Clark, 15), and she examines ...
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Finding Sanctuary: Monastic Steps for Everyday Life
Abbot Christopher Jamison
Liturgical Press, 2006
Absorbing Benedict's Insights
In this work, Christopher Jamison, abbot of a Benedictine monastery near London and host of the acclaimed BBC documentary series The Monastery, offers monastic steps for "people of all religious beliefs and those with none." Few will be able to simply read this book, ...
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Left Behind or Left Befuddled: The Subtle Dangers of Popularizing the End Times
Gordon L. Isaac
Liturgical Press, 2008
A Much Needed Resource
Gordon Isaac presents a concise and thorough analysis of the Left Behind phenomenon by examining the history of Dispensationalism and its particular doctrine of the secret rapture of the Church in the light of the Bible, history, and contemporary thinking. His ...
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Spiritual Direction and Meditation
Thomas Merton
Liturgical Press, 1986
Sound, sensible advice on the practice of prayer
As one who recives spiritual direction, I am constantly on the lookout for books that make sense of a discipline that can all too easily be shrouded in a fog of verbiage. This is one of the very few books that fits the bill; it speaks to the reader directly, in ...
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Confronting Power and Sex in the Catholic Church
Bishop Geoffrey Robinson
Liturgical Press, 2008
Inspirational, a must read
Bishop Robinson's book is full of history and ideas to mordanize the Catholic Church. It will help explain why the church got to where it is today and then how we can all (laity, clerical, religious) change the church.
This book will change you and the way you look ...
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Rule of Saint Benedict in English
Timothy Fry
Liturgical Press, 1982
Two editions
There seems to be some confusion over which edition these reviews are about. If the product details for the page you are looking at show less than 100 pages, this is a basic copy of the Rule of St. Benedict. If you are looking for the Rule (RB 1980), in Latin and ...
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The Eucharist in the New Testament and in the Early Church
Eugene Laverdiere
Liturgical Press, 1996
Good theological resource
Anything that comes from the liturgical press is worth reading for Catholic reseach. This is no exception. The majority of the books of the New Testament as well as some patristic texts are explained in Eucharistic terms as well as a theme for each book ie: Dining in ...
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Faith of the Early Fathers: Three-Volume Set
William A. Jurgens
Liturgical Press, 1980
Catholic Church is the church founded by Jesus Christ
The writings of the early church fathers leave no doubt that they are linked directly to the 12 apostles and that their beliefs in dogma which go back 1500 -2000 years ago are consistent with the teachings of the catholic church to-day.The catechism of the catholic ...
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Seeking God: The Way of St. Benedict (Second Edition)
Esther de Waal, Kathleen Norris
Liturgical Press, 2001
Elegant!
Seeking God is an elegant, insightful, and extremely valuable treatment of the spirituality inherent in St. Benedict's Rule. The further into the book I read, the better I realized it was. Again and again I was impressed with the wisdom and psychological astuteness of ...
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Rites of the Catholic Church
Liturgical Press
Liturgical Press, 1990
The Roman Ritual
This book is part of the expanded Roman Ritual and Roman Pontifical presented to the American Church. While I dont agree with many of the changes made by Vatican II, I will say that this book is a good resource for complete rites as used in the american church. I ...
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The Spiritual Wisdom of the Gospels for Christian Preachers And Teachers: Eating With the Bridegroom: Year B
John Shea
Liturgical Press, 2005
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Living Liturgy: Spirituality, Celebration, and Catechesis for Sundays and Solemnities - Year B - 2009
Joyce Ann Zimmerman, Kathleen Harmon, ...
Liturgical Press, 2008
Outstandingly comprehensive!
Living Liturgy has multiple uses. Preachers can use it for both background on the readings as well as contextualizing those readings within the Liturgy...a reality often lost sight of. Living Liturgy--unlike other resources--understands the value of the **appointed ...
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Clericalism: The Death of Priesthood
George B. Wilson
Liturgical Press, 2008
This one is a keeper
Clericalism:The Death of Priesthood is the book that Catholics need to read. The Pope comes to America and says "I am deeply ashamed of the sex scandal": now what? George Wilson shows what the next step has to be. There is no point in thinking that the bishops or the ...
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The Cultural World of Jesus: Sunday by Sunday, Cycle B (Bestseller! the Cultural World of Jesus: Sunday by ...
John J. Pilch
Liturgical Press, 1996
A very good RCIA resource
This book, like the cycle A and C books, deals with the Gospel readings for the Cycle B year of the Latin Rite Catholic lectionary. It gives pertinent information on the Mediteranean culture and the times in which Jesus lived. This allows us a deeper insight into ...
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