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John Calvin, the Church, and the Eucharist
Kilian McDonnell OSB
In the past, Calvin’s Eucharistic doctrine was studied almost exclusively against the background of the Lutheran and Zwinglian controversies. However his initial Eucharistic position and his initial polemics are more specifically anti-Roman than anti-Lutheran. Therefore one cannot understand Calvin’s Eucharistic doctrine, even in its definitive form, if one confines oneself to the anti-Lutheran and anti-Zwinglian writings, even if these writings, taken quantitatively, far exceed those of his anti-Roman polemics. It goes without saying that neither can the controversies with the Lutherans and the Zwinglians be neglected in any appraisal of Calvin’s Eucharistic doctrine. The 1559 edition of the Institutes gives the definitive form of Calvin’s doctrine. This book limits itself to Calvin’s doctrine as found in this edition. [adapted from the Introduction]
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The New Liturgy: A Documentation, 1903-1965
R. Kevin Seasoltz OSB
A collection of documents on the liturgy from the Holy See in the twentieth century.
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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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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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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.