The dictionary is structured as a theological and pastoral resource, covering a wide range of activities that are constitutive of a sacramental Church. The entries include the strictly theological, the practical liturgical, the pastoral, and the social.
Alphabetical and topical indices, cross-referencing and sturdy, durable binding increase the value of this one-of-a-kind reference work.
Entries include:
Liturgical Reform of Vatican II by Frederick R. McManus
Jewish Roots of Christian Worship by Aidan Kavanagh, O.S.B.
Sacraments by Bernard Cooke
Reconciliation and Eucharist by Doris Donnelly
Ordination Rites by Alan F. Detscher
Ordination and Women by George H. Tavard
Christian Burial by Julia Upton, R.S.M.
Types of Prayer in the Liturgy by Kathleen Hughes, R.S.C.J.
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