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  • A Short History of the Roman Mass

    by Fr. Uwe Michael Lang ...
    This book is a short introduction to the development of the Roman Rite of Mass, the most widely used of the Church’s liturgical rites, from its origins in early Christianity until the present day. Over the centuries, the form of Mass most Catholics are familiar with has been shaped by the Apostolic See of Rome in contact and exchange with other local churches. Understanding this rich and complex ... Read more

    $12.99 USD

  • The Voice of the Church at Prayer

    Reflections on Liturgy and Language

    by Fr. Uwe Michael Lang ...
    Pope Benedict XVI has made the liturgy a central theme of his pontificate, and he has paid special attention to the vitally important role of language in prayer. This historical and theological study of the changing role of Latin in the Roman Catholic Church sheds light on some of the Holy Father's concerns and some of his recent decisions about the liturgy.The Fathers of the Second Vatican ... Read more

    $13.69 USD

  • Signs of the Holy One

    Liturgy, Ritual, and Expression of the Sacred

    by Fr. Uwe Michael Lang ...
    Catholic liturgy is far more than its texts. It is a synthesis that also includes several other elements—gesture, music, art, and architecture—which are aspects of the non-verbal language of the sacred and are what make the liturgy beautiful.Father Lang's consideration of the beauty of the liturgy addresses the modern notion that beauty is in the eye of the beholder, that the experience of beauty ... Read more

    $12.99 USD

  • Turning Toward the Lord

    Orientation in Liturgical Prayer

    by Fr. Uwe Michael Lang ...
    Introduction by Joseph Ratzinger (Pope Benedict XVI)Turning towards the Lord presents an historical and theological argument for the traditional, common direction of liturgical prayer, known as "facing east", and is meant as a contribution to the contemporary debate about the Catholic liturgy. Lang, a member of the London Oratory, studies the direction of liturgical prayer from an historical, ... Read more

    $13.09 USD

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    Afterlife and Wealth in Early Western Christianity

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  • The Once and Future Roman Rite

    Returning to the Traditional Latin Liturgy after Seventy Years of Exile

    by Dr. Peter Kwasniewski ...
    Ever since Paul VI imposed a new set of liturgical books, Roman Catholic faithful have suffered the effects of a hasty and far-reaching reform permeated with nominalism, voluntarism, Protestantism, rationalism, antiquarianism, hyperpapalism, and other modern errors. But man is not master over divine liturgy; rather, all of us are called to be stewards of it, from the lowest-ranking layman to the ... Read more

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  • The Reformation as Renewal

    Retrieving the One, Holy, Catholic, and Apostolic Church

    by Matthew Barrett ...
    A holistic, eye-opening history of one of the most significant turning points in Christianity, The Reformation as Renewal demonstrates that the Reformation was at its core a renewal of evangelical catholicity.In the sixteenth century Rome charged the Reformers with novelty, as if they were heretics departing from the catholic (universal) church. But the Reformers believed they were more catholic ... Read more

    $35.99 USD

  • The Oxford History of Christian Worship

    Edited by Geoffrey Wainwright, Karen B. Westerfield Tucker ...
    The Oxford History of Christian Worship is a comprehensive and authoritative history of the origins and development of Christian worship to the present day. Backed by an international roster of experts as contributors, this new book will examine the liturgical traditions of Orthodox, Catholic, and Protestant, and Pentecostal traditions throughout history and across the world. With 240 photographs ... Read more

    $66.59 USD

  • By What Authority?

    Foundations for Understanding Authority in the Church

    by Richard R. Gaillardetz ...
    Few topics are as important, and as controversial, as the proper role and exercise of authority in the Roman Catholic Church. Inspired by Pope Francis's bold rereading and determined implementation of the teaching of Vatican II, Richard Gaillardetz has completely revised and expanded his book By What Authority? It offers a helpful introduction to the nature and forms of church authority and their ... Read more

    $16.59 USD

  • An Introduction to the Medieval Bible

    by Frans van Liere ...
    Series series Introduction to Religion
    The Middle Ages spanned the period between two watersheds in the history of the biblical text: Jerome's Latin translation c.405 and Gutenberg's first printed version in 1455. The Bible was arguably the most influential book during this time, affecting spiritual and intellectual life, popular devotion, theology, political structures, art, and architecture. In an account that is sensitive to the ... Read more

    $36.09 USD

  • Pillars Of Community

    Four Rules of Pre-Benedictine Monastic Life

    by Terrence G. Kardong OSB ...
    Anyone who has explored a great Romanesque church has been impressed, even awed, by the mighty stone foundations supporting the great central tower. As four pillars give a firm base to these soaring structures, so four ancient Rules stand beneath the foundations of Western monasticism, giving a structure on which later spiritual architects, Benedict among them, would build. In this book Terrence ... Read more

    $14.39 USD

  • From Age to Age

    How Christians Have Celebrated the Eucharist, Revised and Expanded Edition

    by Edward Foley Capuchin ...
    2009 Catholic Press Association Award Winner!From age to age you gather a people to yourself, so that from east to west a perfect offering may be made to the glory of your name."Eucharist is the fullest expression of our life with God, a life we share with Christians throughout the ages. It is also a sensory experience, engaging us in the sights and sounds, tastes and touch of the worship. Edward ... Read more

    $27.39 USD