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The cream of 25 years of OCP's magazine Today's Liturgy, but some of today's most respected pastoral liturgists, including Elaine Rendler, Michael Joncas and Eugene Walsh. The articles address the liturgy, the Eucharist, music, sacraments, rites and the liturgical year. Includes new vignettes by the authors introducing and reflecting on the original writing, with insights into the evolution of pastoral practice.248pp paper
Professor Paul Bradshaw has had an enormous impact on the direction of liturgical studies. This tribute volume makes an excellent foundation for a readings course on the early liturgy, how liturgical studies are conducted today.The writings, address a variety of themes: Christian initiation, Communion, Eucharist, the liturgical year, ordination, etc. Authors include John Baldovin, Rabbi Lawrence Hoffman, Ruth Meyers, Bryan Spinks, Kenneth Stevenson, Robert Taft, Thomas Talley, Geoffrey Wainwright and nine others.Paper~~Studia Liturgica Diversa|435|~4227~4237~~
A pastoral and scholarly resource for musicians, liturgists and ministers.Fr Gelineau, one of the artisans of the Vatican II reform, shares in this book his re-reading of liturgical evolution. This book is very personal in style, reflecting the author's manner of speaking. One of the legendary figures of the liturgical movement shares his insights: not to be missed. 178pp paper~~Liturgical Assembly, Liturgical Song|434|~4227~4239~~
Bach for Catholics is a must for those who want to incorporate traditional masterpieces into liturgical celebration. This manual provides precise directions on how to use Bach’s chorale-based organ works in the Catholic liturgy, and it includes a directory of contemporary playing editions.
62 pages, paperback
O-6021 Bach for Catholics Using Chorales ~~Bach for Catholics%3A Using Chorales in the Liturgy|O-6021|~4227~4242~~
The liturgy is a symbolic dialogue with God representing the highest form of aesthetic experience. John Foley presents a systematic vision of the liturgy as it relates to aesthetics. He demonstrates that liturgy is itself an art form that unites the various liturgical arts under its broad umbrella.
334 pages, paperback
O-10554 Creativity and Roots of Liturgy ~~Creativity and the Roots of Liturgy|O-10554|~4227~4425~~
An unusual phenomenon in liturgical publishing: a book whose author's personality shines through. Vatican II is history to a whole generation, but this book will help explain what it was aiming at. An account of the liturgical reform from the inside by one of the leading figures. Dom Botte doesn’t mince his words, telling how things were before the Second Vatican Council, how far we have come and what it took to get here.This honest assessment is about the realization of dreams, the resolution of conflicts and the events that changed the shape of the Catholic Church.
200 pages, paperback
O-6032 From Silence to Participation ~~From Silence to Participation%3A An Insider%27s View of Liturgical Renewal|O-6032|~4227~4427~~
A historic publication: the papers from the Universa Laus/Society of St Gregory Summer School at Strawberry Hill in 1978
O-6065 Growing in Church Music ~~Growing in Church Music|O-6065|~4227~4430~~
The best concise account of the development of the Eucharist . As well as the basic facts, the book shows how the Mass has been shaped by various culture and languages, spiritualities and theologies. Extracts from historical texts are used to illustrate points in the journey through the ages. "Cabie tells the story well, in a narrative that is highly accessible to the occasional reader as well as the scholar." - Ministry & Liturgy magazine.
158 pages, paperback
O-6062 History of the Mass ~~History of the Mass|O-6062|~4227~4432~~
Kenneth Stevenson
The author, now Anglican Bishop of Portsmouth, unfolds the history of the Holy Week rituals with insight, clarity and humor. Citing the influences of changing pieties and cultures, he presents a modern and strongly ecumenical understanding of these most holy celebrations.
112 pages - paperback
O-6031 Jerusalem Revisited ~~Jerusalem Revisited|O-6031|~4227~4434~~
Based on five discussions between noted figures in church music, including Edward Foley, Michael Joncas, Marty Haugen, Paul Inwood and Bernadette Farrell, this report addresses thoughtful and urgent questions, hammers out judgments and tackles the difficult challenges facing musicians and all others involved in pastoral liturgy.
32 pages, paperback
O-6027 Milwaukee Symposia~~The Milwaukee Symposia for Church Composers|O-6027|~4227~4436~~
The two landmark documents issued by the US Bishops, the first of which gave us the concept of the 'threefold judgment' of music as liturgical, musical and pastoral; and also the memorable quotation: 'Good celebrations nourish faith. Bad celebrations may weaken and destroy it.' Indispensable for students.
54 pages, paperback
O-10178 Music Documents (USCCB)~~The Music Documents|O-10178|~4227~4438~~
Universa Laus, is an international organization of scholars and musicians including such luminaries as Joseph Gelineau, which since the 1960s has been investigating the key issues facing pastoral musicians in a comprehensive, serious and creative way. This book, dating from 1988, represents a milestone in its development and outlines a theory of the liturgical, historical, anthropological and aesthetic dimensions of musical liturgy.
184 pages, paperback
O-6063 Music and Liturgy ~~Music and Liturgy|O-6063|~4227~4440~~
Bernard Huijbers was one of the most gifted composers of the early stages of the liturgical renewal. This widely acclaimed book encapsulates his beliefs about the scope and direction of renewal in liturgical music. He explores ritual music, the limits and possibilities of the song form in liturgy, the issue of artistic integrity in composing the vernacular for the liturgy and four other major topics.
136 pages, paperback
O-5861 The Performing Audience ~~The Performing Audience|O-5861|~4227~4442~~
An explanation of the Mass written in words we can all understand! Fr. Marrevee sorts through the issues of contemporary experience, modern theology and history to lead us in discovering anew what it means to gather as the Sunday assembly. This is a great resource for catechumens and liturgy teams.
126 pages, paperback
O-6058 The Popular Guide to the Mass ~~The Popular Guide to the Mass|O-6058|~4227~4444~~
This collection of studies on ritual and ritualizing leads the reader through religious, cultural and literary passageways in search of meaning. "Emergent Ritual and Liturgical Authority" focuses on ritual practice, norms and criticis; "Sacred Spaces and Things from Afar" concentrates on ritual components like objects, places and actions; and "Fictive Ritual" discovers the ritual dimensions of selected literary works.
320 pages, paperback
O-6077 Reading Writing and Ritual ~~Reading, Writing and Ritualizing Ritual in Fictive, Liturgical and Public Places|O-6077|~4227~4446~~
This informative guide takes the technical mystery out of sound systems. Riley gently introduces the reader into the world of mixers, equalizers, amplifiers, speakers and microphones. He begins with the basics and includes an appendix referencing technical terms. Sound Systems is an excellent resource for parishes purchasing a new system, upgrading an existing system or just desiring to make better use of equipment already available.
100 pages, paperback
O-6087 A Better Guide to Sound Systems ~~Sound Systems|O-6087|~4227~4448~~
Sunday as the Holy Day is the oldest and most universal of Christian practices. The author explores the meaning and significance of Sunday observance in contrast to the traditional Jewish Sabbath.
96 pages, paperback
O-6024 The Day of Light ~~The Day of Light|O-6024|~4227~4450~~
Archbishop Weakland is a respected author and theologian with decades of experience in the Church. In Themes of Renewal, he offers us a sympathetic critique of the music of worship in the Roman Catholic Church; it is the fruit of his experience as both a musician and a presider. Topics include theology and the arts, music as art in liturgy, liturgy in a changing church, church music today, liturgy and spirituality.
240 pages, paperback
O-6096 Themes of Renewal ~~Themes of Renewal|O-6096|~4227~4452~~
The seasons of Advent, Christmas and Epiphany contain some of the most beloved celebrations in the Christian year. The author draws on the historical significance of the events which these celebrations recollect and brings contemporary meaning to these days cherished by Christians everywhere. Ideal for liturgists and pastoral ministers.
O-6081 Waiting for the Coming ~~Waiting for the Coming|O-6081|~4227~4454~~