Michael Drumm

One of the most urgent questions facing the Catholic church is how best to celebrate its sacraments. The authors face this problem directly and realistically. Re-examining the power and potential of the symbols and ritual acts themselves, they offer a range of ideas and approaches for enabling the symbols of initiation to speak directly and powerfully to the people of God. Their suggestions for enhancing the celebration of the Sunday Mass should be useful to priests and people alike. The show more book also contains a range of tried and tested rituals for various occasions. show less

It was really interesting to learn how Larry the Cable Guy came to be. Once those chapters were done, the book wasn't really that great. I mean, I didn't expect to LOVE the book, but I didn't...I don't even know what I expected. Somehow, the jokes Larry tells aren't as funny written in a book.

One of the most urgent questions facing the Catholic Church is how best to celebrate its sacraments. But the problem facing priests and liturgy planners is how, realistically, to bring new life to celebrations for the modern era. This volume faces the problem in relation to vocation and healing.

This booklet liks famine in Ireland to the terrible reality of famine today where over 800 million people go hungry in a world with more than enough food for everyone. It examines the causes and implications of famine for Christian belief and action and compares the different responses to famine in history.