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The Encyclopedia of American Catholic History
Aaron Raverty OSB, Michael Glazier, and Thomas J. Shelley
The Encyclopedia covers every facet of American Catholic history: the explorers; the pioneering Spanish, French, and English missionaries; the struggles of the colonial and revolutionary eras; the turbulent and transforming nineteenth century with its waves of immigrants; the industrial revolution; and the challenges and crises of this century, down to our day. Moreover, it traces the roots and charts the growth of Catholicism in each of the fifty states. Above all, it brings us, in hundreds of memorable features, the men and women who gave much and did much to build the Church in America. The great personalities - men and women from each decade and era - are perceptively portrayed. All the major events and movements which united or divided Catholics are cogently covered: the revolution, lay trusteeism, slavery and the Civil War, the waves of immigrants, nativism and bigotry, Americanism, Modernism, the labor movement, the Knights of Columbus, wars, anti-Semitism, the New Deal and Prohibition, anti-Communism, McCarthyism, the women's revolution, civil rights, Vietnam, Humanae vitae, liturgy, capital punishment, and a myriad of other topics.
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Gifts of the Spirit & Whispers of God
Thomas Fletcher-Michaels and Placid Stuckenschneider OSB
This collection of thoughtful, frequently prayerful, and always poetic statements by Thomas Fletcher-Michaels[...]distill a wisdom that is at once philosophical and practical. They are accompanied by the woodcuts of Brother Placid Stuckenschneider, O.S.B., which originally appeared on the covers of Celebrating the Eucharist, the Sunday and weekly missalettes. [from the Foreward]
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Der Wanderer of St. Paul: The First Decade, 1867-1877: A Mirror of the German-Catholic Immigrant Experience in Minnesota
John S. Kulas OSB
Examines the role, influence, and effectiveness of the German- language newspaper in its goal of preserving among immigrants in frontier Minnesota both a functioning German society and a faithful Catholic Church. Considers the relationship between the newspaper and the community, the experience of immigration, preserving ethnic heritage, literature, music, illustrations, and other aspects of life. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
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Sunday Mealtime Prayers
Michael Kwatera OSB
Sunday Mealtime Prayers provides families a convenient blend of mealtime prayers (at midday or in the evening) and the Liturgy of the Hours on Sunday. It arranges the traditional elements of the Church's daily prayer (psalms, Scripture readings, and intercessions) around the Sunday brunch or supper and includes selections of these elements within a simple, unchanging format. The eighteen sets of prayers are arranged according to the seasons of the liturgical year.
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The Baptism of Jesus in the Jordan : The Trinitarian and Cosmic Order of Salvation
Kilian McDonnell OSB
The feast of the baptism of Jesus is the second most ancient liturgical celebration and is among the major mysteries of Christ. The synoptics mention Jesus' baptism in the Jordan, and John's Gospel gives a report of it, indicating its importance.
The Baptism of Jesus in the Jordan, a systematic study, isolates those themes (Trinitarian, cosmic, sinlessness, liturgical, messianic, divinization, orientation to a future paradise, descent into Sheol/hell, institution of the sacrament of baptism) with which the early Church proclaimed and celebrated the baptism of Jesus in the Jordan. Drawing on Latin, Greek, and Syrian sources, Father McDonnell shows the Jordan event as the dominant paradigm of Christian baptism in the earliest centuries, and also presents its relation to growing interest in the Pauline death and resurrection themes in the fourth century.
Because it was widely looked upon as the institution of Christian baptism, this history is relevant to contemporary theology and to the liturgical celebration of Christian baptism. The way the early Church used the baptism of Jesus to communicate the central truths of the faith, especially proclaiming the call to holiness the vocation to participate in the divine life is still valuable today.
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Monastic Interreligious Dialogue: Notes on Phase VII, 15 June-27 June 1995
Aaron Raverty OSB and Monastic Interreligious Dialogue
Report of Phase VII of the Buddhist/Christian Spiritual Exchange sponsored by the Board of Monastic Interreligious Dialogue.
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The Life of the Holy Hildegard
Godefridus 12th cent. monk, Theodoricus 12th cent., Adelgundis Führkkötter OSB, Mary Palmquist, John S. Kulas OSB, and James McGrath
The life of Hildegard of Bingen by two of her contemporaries brings this German mystic to life in excerpts from her own writings. This twelfth-century Benedictine abbess exorcized demons; healed the sick; warned sister convents and monasteries against the dangers of a "soft" life; preached to the laity on her journeys; incurred an interdict against her convent rather than obey an order she knew was wrong; founded a new convent, separated from her original monastery, and then successfully negotiated the transfer of her nuns' dowries from reluctant monks. When Hildegard needed answers or protection, she went to the top - to her archbishop, to Emperor Frederick Barbarossa, to Pope Eugene III, or to St. Bernard of Clairvaux. And then she dared to revile Barbarossa when he continued to back the antipopes, even though he was the protector of her convent. Led to act by her visions, she tried, like Jonah, to ignore God's promptings. She stalled, resisted, and became deathly ill. Each time Hildegard recovered as soon as she obeyed God's hard orders. An authority on medicine, herbal remedies, natural science, music, and theology, Hildegard scolded, instructed, refused, and loved. She was a liberated woman.
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The Little Notebook : The Journal of a Contemporary Woman's Encounters with Jesus
William Skudlarek OSB, Hilary Thimmesh OSB, and Nicole Gausseron
The notebook of a woman living in Chartres, France who had visitations from Jesus during the years 1984-1991. Nicole Gausseron experienced Jesus' presence both in church and the outside world, even entering dialogues with her. These dialogues form the basis of this notebook.
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The World of the Desert Fathers : Stories and Sayings from the Anonymous Series of the Apophthegmata Patrum
Columba Stewart OSB
These stories and sayings of the Desert Fathers, in a translation by Columba Stewart, give insights into a tradition where words have a resonance beyond their surface meaning. They are intended to lead the reader further along the way of Christ. Columba Stewart provides an introduction to each section to help us understand the world of the early monks.
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Holistic Healing
Saint Hildegard, Mary Palmquist, John S. Kulas OSB, and Patrick Madigan
The author discusses the use of natural ingredients in diet and therapy to alleviate pain and to foster healing and gives insights into human physiology and pathology. Original Latin title: Causae et curae.
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The Modern Catholic Encyclopedia
Aaron Raverty OSB, Michael Glazier, and Monika Hellwig
This authoritative encyclopedia places a wealth of information in an attractive, easy-to-read format for a reference of value to professionals, parishes, and families alike. Over 1,300 cross-referenced entries cover topics from abbot to Advent wreath, from abortion to vocation, and more than 200 maps, illustrations, drawings, and photographs provide visual information and add to the attractiveness of the handsome volume.
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Worship and Work : Saint John's Abbey and University 1856-1992
Colman J. Barry OSB and David J. Klingeman OSB
A history of Saint John's Abbey and Saint John's University in Collegeville, MN.
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Toward a New Pentecost, for a New Evangelization
Kilian McDonnell OSB
A presentation of the theological basis of the charismatic renewal rooted in the rites of initiation and therefore at the heart of the church's life. The text came out of an international consultation of leaders in the charismatic renewal held in Malines, Belgium, in 1974 under the sponsorship of Cardinal Suenens.
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Catholic Rites Today: Abridged Texts for Students
Allan Bouley OSB
Just as there can be no thorough study of a literary work without first a careful reading of it, so there cannot be an adequate study of the major liturgical rites of the Catholic Church without a knowledge of the texts of the rites.
The purpose of this volume is to provide students with a one-volume abridged yet sufficiently comprehensive edition of the major contemporary rites of the Roman Catholic Church. It is not a commentary but rather a convenient source for the texts of these rites.
The volume includes large excerpts from the Roman Missal: The General Instruction, the complete Order of Mass, prayers from the Sacramentary, and other texts allowing for an adequate study of the Catholic Eucharist. For the other Catholic sacraments - Initiation (for adults and children, including Confirmation), Penance, Anointing of the Sick, Marriage, Orders - at least one complete version of each rite is presented along with its introduction or introductory sections. Texts from the Order of Christian Funerals are also included.
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Christian Initiation and Baptism in the Holy Spirit: Evidence from the First Eight Centuries
Kilian McDonnell OSB and George T. Montague
Up to now the teaching on baptism in the Holy Spirit has been based on a few scriptural texts, whose interpretation was disputed. This doubt cast its shadow on those who promote baptism in the Holy Spirit.
Now new evidence has been found in early post-biblical authors (Tertullian, Hilary of Poitiers, Cyril of Jerusalem, John Chrysostom, Philoxenus, and the Syrians) which demonstrates that what is called baptism in the Holy Spirit was integral to Christian initiation (baptism, confirmation, Eucharist). Because it was part of initiation into the Church, it was not a matter of private piety, but of public worship. Therefore it was and remains normative.
This is an intriguing ground-breaking study of value to RCIA teams, pastors, theology teachers and students, and Church offices.
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Fanning the Flame : What Does Baptism in the Holy Spirit Have to Do with Christian Initiation?
Kilian McDonnell OSB and George T. Montague
"The Heart of the Church Consultation of theologians and pastoral leaders met May 6-11, 1990 in Techny, Illinois, to examine the pastoral implications of the evidence from the early post-biblical authors that baptism in the the Holy Spirit is integral to Christian initiation and is normative."
