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The House of God: Sacred Art and Church Architecture
R. Kevin Seasoltz OSB
The present work is an attempt to examine and interpret the more important current canonical legislation with regard to church building and sacred art. The discussion throughout is based on a historical, theological, and pastoral concept of a church as a house of God and His people. The work is not intended to be an exhaustive study but is designed to give priests and religious, architects and artists, and those laymen who are patrons of the arts, a fundamental understanding of the liturgical requirements of ecclesiastical architecture and sacred art. [from the Foreward]
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Blessed Old Age
Paschal Botz OSB
"Old age has written glorious chapters in the history of mankind, in every field of religion and virtue, learning and culture, government and the professions. A young generation would be ungrateful, as well as unwise, were it not to plant itself squarely on the spiritual wisdom, the serene detachment, and warm kindliness of its elders." [page 5]
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Thanksgiving after Holy Communion
Paschal Botz OSB
"The important thing in our thanksgiving is to remain in personal contact with our Lord and to speak with Him. But how? It is with great reluctance that one lays down norms for others to use in so intimate and holy a moment. Yet experience shows how aimless, how neglectful, how fruitless our efforts can be after holy Communion. This experience prompts me to formulate an actual thanksgiving based on certain truths of faith that need emphasis." [from the book's Introduction]
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Blessing, Church, Altar, School
Paschal Botz OSB, John Schneider, and Richard Heinzkill
A group of four liturgical pamphlets: The Blessing and Laying of the Cornerstone for a Church According to the Roman Rite (translated and arranged by John Schneider and Richard Heinzkill); The Blessing of a Church According to the Roman Rite (translated and arranged by John Schneider and Richard Heinzkill); Meaning of the Altar (by Rev. Paschal Botz, O.S.B.); The Blessing of a School According to the Roman Rite (translated and arranged by John Schneider and Richard Heinzkill).
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The Great Theatre of the World: A Morality Play, Based on a Theme from Calderon
Clarus J. Graves OSB, Cuthbert J. Soukup OSB, and Placid Stuckenschneider OSB
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A Parish that Really Lives
Paul Marx OSB
Details the successes and works accomplished in the parish of St. Richard's, in suburban Minneapolis, Minnesota. Divided into the following sections: The Parish as Family; Prayer of a Parish; Tomorrow's Parish; Works for the Laity; Lend Me Your Hands; Fabric of the Parish; and Tomorrow's Priests.
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Meditating the Gospels
Emeric Anthony Lawrence OSB
"The apostles' request to Christ: 'Lord, teach us to pray!' is itself one of the most human of prayers. I doubt that anyone is ever completely satisfied with his or her prayer life or convinced that it could not be improved. For years I have been reading about the Bible as the source and sustenance of mental prayer. But I have not been able to find completely satisfactory selections of the Bible so prayed. The following meditations (if they may be called such) are therefore the result of a search. Surely they are very personal, as private prayer must be. But if they give others the idea to create their own, they will serve a good purpose." [from the Preface]
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The Life and Work of Virgil Michel: A Dissertation
Paul Marx OSB
"Dom Virgil Michel, O.S.B., was, as his life, work, and writings indicate, a man of almost universal interests. To single out one facet of his varied labors would be difficult, since his many interests prove to be pathways to a single goal: bringing Christian social doctrine into vibrant life in the world of his time. Yet not everything in his crowded life can be treated here in detail. This study, therefore, is chiefly concerned with the American liturgical movement: its origins, development, and ramifications especially up to 1938, the year of Dom Virgil's death. His non-liturgical writings and activities are merely surveyed. It should likewise be kept in mind that the social, philosophical, and other movements discussed herein are confined to the period of Michel's lifetime, except where needed clarification made going beyond that date a necessity." [from the Preface]
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The Restless Christian
Kilian McDonnell OSB
Contents: God—and Man: God, the Father; A Study in Normality; The Instinct of God; Proving the Obvious; “Terrible as an Army in Array”; Quiet Desperation; Love Has Its Reasons. God’s Word—and Man: The Two-edged Sword; Truth or Consequences; The Almost Catholic; Heroism; What Happened to the Angels?; Peter, the Apostle; Judas, the Apostle; Pain and the Presence of Christ. God’s World—and Man: “All Things Praise the Lord”; Freedom and Holiness; God and the Patriot; On Fearing Our Friends; The Rugged Individualist; The Restless Christian; Christ and Lard. God’s Work—and Man: The Truth is Dangerous; Positive Catholicism; The Size of Prayer; Is Marriage Really Holy?; Marriage, Christ and the Church; A Leader Leads; Racism and the Eucharist; “God is a Warrior”; The Gentleman Sinner; Love, Needs and Torment; The Layman and Reverent Passivity. The Life Beyond Life: “Remember, Thou Art Dust…”; How Does a Christian Bury the Dead?; Pain of Delay; Sons of the Resurrection; Unwrapping Old Gifts; What of the Happy Dead?; Epilogue: The Confession of a Priest.
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The Benedictine Brother
Paschal Botz OSB and Placid Stuckenschneider OSB
"In the Church, which is the City of God on earth, there are many religious Orders and Institutes and rules of perfection. Jesus said, 'In My Father's house there are many mansions' (John 14:2).[...]We want to present here only one such rule and way, the Brother's monastic vocation." [from the introduction, "Vocation"]
Includes the following sections: Saint Benedict and His Way; The Benedictine Family; Brothers to Christ; Brothers to Priests; Brothers to Others; The Religious Vows; First Things First; Ora et Labora; Brothers to Sinners; Finding Your Vocation; Signs of a Vocation; Procedure; Steps in Becoming a Brother; The Reason Why? -
Nothing But Christ : A Benedictine Approach to Lay Spirituality
Kilian McDonnell OSB
This book is an attempt to formulate a lay spirituality according to the spirit of St. Benedict, which means the formation of the "Benedictine virtues" whose perfection is found only in the fullness of Christ. Most of the chapters first appeared in THE OBLATE, a monthly publication edited by the monks of St. John's Abbey for secular oblates. [from the Foreward]
Contents:
God: Real Realism; Father: It is Enough!; Son: Rugged Individualism; Holy Spirit: No Greater Gift; Man: Enigma Number One; Faith: “Lord, That We Might See!”; Faith: A Call for Mystics; Reverance: Shunning Forgetfulness; Reverence: Seeking Glory; Reverence: “Behold, Here I Am”; Reverance: Holy Laughter; Grace: Another Dimension; Grace: The Lord Working; Peace: Pursuing Peace; Joy: Echo of God’s Life; Knowledge: Understanding God; Humility: Awe of the Lord; Humility: Perfect Manhood; Prayer: A Son Talks With His Father; Prayer: Giving a Perfect Thing; Prayer: A Divine Voice; Prayer: Singing New Songs; Prayer: Pilgrimages in the Heart; Spiritual Reading: Listening with the Heart; Spiritual Reading: Among the Spoils; Obedience: Singing Our Obedience; Authority: A Little Tin God; Authority: Power and Perfection; Authority: Surrendering Our Smallness; Conversion of Morals: Our Glorious Insignificance; Poverty: Will He Find Hunger?; Chastity: “To Love and Not to Love”; Sin: Loneliness Supreme; Mortification: Increasing and Decreasing; Work: The Prayer of Labor; Family Life: Little Cloister in the World; Apostolate: The Primacy of Love; Hell: The Great Renunciation; Heaven: Homesick for Heaven; Heaven: Making All Things New; Trinity: The Praise of Glory; Epilogue: A Portrait.
