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In this encyclical letter, Pope John Paul II seeks to rekindle in the faithful the profound sense of "amazement and gratitude" that surrounds the Eucharist.

The General Instruction of the Roman Missal (GIRM), from the Roman Missal, Third Edition, promotes more conscious, active, and full participation of the faithful in the mystery of the Eucharist. The GIRM provides specific detail about each element of the Order of Mass as well as other information related to the Mass.

This tenth anniversary edition of the landmark pastoral letter includes both A Decade After Economic Justice for All and A Catholic Framework for Economic Life.

In this thoughtful reflection, the bishops present a compelling explanation of how Catholic social teaching is central to keeping the Church strong. Los obispos de Estados Unidos enfatizan la importancia de incorporar la ensenanza social catolica dentro de los programas educativos catolicos.

Pope Benedict XVI says the word of God “draws each of us into a conversation with the Lord: the God who speaks teaches us how to speak to him.” In this apostolic exhortation—an extended reflection on the work of the Bishops' Synod on the Word of God in 2008—the Holy Father affirms that the word of God is at the heart of our faith and at the heart of every activity in the Church. He calls for an increased emphasis on the Bible in catechesis and pastoral work, and recommends lectio divina, or prayerful reading of Scripture, so that all believers can encounter Christ in his the living word. And because the Church by its nature is missionary, what we have received through the word we must proclaim to the world. “With this Apostolic Exhortation,” Pope Benedict writes, “I would like the work of the Synod to have a real effect on the life of the

This volume collects a variety of important speeches and interviews from Cardinal Jean-Marie Lustiger, the Jewish Cardinal. Born to secular Jewish parents, he insisted that his Jewish identity could not be erased by his baptism, his ordinations to the priesthood and the episcopate, or his elevation to the cardinalate. This belief led him not only to explain his own life, but also to work to establish new relationships between Jews and Catholics in the wake of Vatican II and the inter-religious efforts of Pope John Paul II. Included in this volume are several of Lustiger s most important addresses.