Your One-Stop Guide to the Mass

by Fushek, Dale; Dodds, Bill; Dushek, Dale

• ISBN13: 9781569552193
• ISBN10: 1569552193
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2000-10-01
• Publisher: Servant Pubns

Summary

Recognizing that contemporary readers appreciate the convenience of short basic books, Charis Books offers this attractive new series called "Your One-Stop Guides". In these brightly written and inexpensive paperbacks, readers will find the essentials on significant Catholic topics like the Mass, the Bible, Mary, and the saints. In a comprehensive yet popular style, "Your One-Stop Guides" present the core of Catholic teaching and practice on subjects of perennial interest and importance.

The Mass plays an important role at the center of Catholic life. In this book, the authors describe the origins of the Mass and its development over the centuries. This book also explains the liturgical year, teaches about participation in the liturgy, and shows the essential connection between the Mass and the Christian life.

Author Biography

Father Dale Fushek is pastor of the Catholic Community of St. Timothy, a parish in Mesa, Arizona. He is also founder and chairman of the board for Life Teen Bill Dodds is a writer and author or coauthor of fifteen books He and his wife live in Mountlake Terrace, Washington

Table of Contents

Just What Is the Mass ... and What Does It Have to Do With Me?	7	(19)
Our Jewish Roots	19	(14)
Getting in Shape Over Centuries	33	(16)
The Council of Trent: Not Quite Carved in Stone	49	(12)
The Words We Pray Show What We Believe	61	(24)
The Ultimate---and Perfect---Sacrifice	85	(16)
The Liturgical Year: Every Day is Someone's Feast	101	(20)
Going Beyond Those Sixty Minutes	121	(12)
How to Worship at a Mass that ``Fits Right''	133	(12)
Notes	145	(2)
Index	147