Liturgical

Comprehensive and understandable, the New Collegeville Bible Commentary series brings the timeless messages and relevance of the New Testament to t...

The Acts of the Apostles is the second volume in the two-part writing scholars call Luke-Acts. It continues the story begun in the Gospel of Luke,...

Comprehensive and understandable, these books bring the relevance of the Old Testament to Bible study participants, teachers, students, preachers, ...

Reproduces the four sets of sermons dating from the fourth century concerning the three sacrements of initiation. A valuable reference for catechet...

McDonnell, Kilian (Author)

When St. Benedict wrote his »little rule for beginners» in the fifth century, he could not have known it would shape the lives of religious men and...

Full of awesome and gruesome scenes that seem to provoke more fear than faith, the Book of Revelation is often read as a roadmap through the doom a...

For more than thirty years the discussion group »Jews and Christians» sponsored by the Central Committee (a federation of groups) of the German Cat...

Communio Sanctorum is the most recent product of the Lutheran-Catholic dialogue in Germany and the first major Lutheran-Catholic ecumenical stateme...

With this study of the Gospel of Mark, Brendan Byrne completes his trilogy of works on the Synoptic Gospels. Mark, the »Cinderella gospel,» as Byrn...

The book of Deuteronomy forms the foundation for much of the Old and New Testaments. In this commentary J. Edward Owens highlights the key motifs a...

The first volume in a spirituality anthology series provides readers a window into Dominican spirituality. Readers will learn the core spiritual v...

Dwelling in the Household of God moves us from seeing Gods dwelling place as the Temple to seeing Gods dwelling place within the community of belie...

There have been twenty-one universal gatherings - ecumenical councils - of the Catholic Church. The first opened in 325, the last closed in 1965, ...

Human beings are embedded in a set of social relations. A social network is one way of conceiving that set of relations in terms of a number of per...

So resounding is its message that echoes of the Exodus are heard throughout the Old and New Testaments and the present. Exodus names and terms perm...

The books of Ezekiel and Daniel provide some of the most memorable stories and images of the Old Testament: the blazing wheeled throne of God leavi...

The books of Ezra and Nehemiah relate the return of the Jewish exiles from Babylon during the rule of the early Persian kings. For a long time, int...

Comprehensive and understandable, the New Collegeville Bible Commentary series brings the timeless messages and relevance of the Old Testament to t...

What was originally part of an ongoing dialogue between Paul and the community at Corinth has become vital in today's Christian worship. Maria A. P...

The books of Kings view Israel's history through the theological lens of action. Actions have consequences that are determined by the people's fait...

Often neglected, the books of First and Second Maccabees are important for Christians, as in them is told how the Jewish people established the pol...

Comprehensive and understandable, the New Collegeville Bible Commentary series brings the timeless messages and relevance of the Old Testament to t...

The first document is seen as representing Paul's earliest epistolary efforts and as providing two successive moments in his long relationship as a...

First and Second Timothy and Titus are designated Pastoral Letters because they deal with leadership and organizational issues of the early Christi...

Vincent M. Smiles provides a fresh look at the early Church and the faith with which they approached their dynamic, diverse community. With a brief...

This very clearly written book brings forward important new perspectives regarding the role of Peter in each Gospel. Four Times Peter will be a si...

In From the Beginning to Baptism, Linda Gibler takes readers on a journey from the depths of space and the beginning of time through sacred Scriptu...

In his thorough, yet concise commentary on Galatians and Romans, Robert Karris, O.F.M. encourages his readers to take a head on approach to reading...

Given the growing interest in family genealogies, in this commentary Joan Cook leads us to appreciate and delight in our ancient and awesome spirit...

God and the Gift is the first systematic account of the theology of giving, receiving, and the gift. It employs material from the contemporary deb...

Thought-provoking and understandable, Scott M. Lewis, SJ, breaks the Gospel of John down into manageable sections with commentary vital to new and ...

Comprehensive and understandable, the New Collegeville Bible Commentary series brings the timeless messages and relevance of the New Testament to t...

The absence of stories of Jesus' birth and infancy, a minimum of Jesus' parables and a resurrection scene without sight or sound of the risen Jesus...

The Gospel of Matthew carries important lessons on the formation of community and of Jesus as authoritative Teacher--lessons that helped the early ...

The goal of Sacra Pagina is to provide sound, critical analysis without any loss of sensitivity to religious meaning. This series is therefore cat...

Although the circumstances under which this book took its present form remain in scholarly dispute, Leslie Hoppe highlights its literary and theolo...

In his commentary on the letter of James, Hartin offers a unique approach toward understanding a much-neglected writing. Refusing to read the lett...

These four of the seven "catholic letters" are addressed not to any specific church, but to the church in general. Giving valuable insights into ea...

What does it mean to be deeply in love with God and, at the same time, with a person, a group, or a nation that is at odds with God? Such is the di...

Comprehensive and understandable, these books bring the relevance of the Old Testament to Bible study participants, teachers, students, preachers, ...

Belying the assumption that there is nothing more to discover about the similarities between Jesus and the apostle Paul, Jerome Murphy-O'Connor giv...

The book of Job is a vivid testimony to pain, a plea for justice, and a wrenching theological debate about suffering and its causes. Central to thi...

These postexilic prophets affirm the many traditions of the people of Judah and Israel, who are still reeling from exile, offering them hope and di...

These three colorful books offer gripping stories of how God shows his mercy and accomplishes his will through human actions. Jonah is a reluctant ...

The book of Jonah has been richly commented upon by centuries of Christians and Jews. Writers of prose and poetry have loved it as well as those i...

The books of Joshua and Judges provide religious perspective on Israel's successes and failures from the time that Joshua begins to lead the Israel...