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The years 1987 and 1990 saw the publication of two unprecedented and immediately popular reference works, The New Dictionary of Theology and The New Dictionary of Sacramental Worship. The present work, The New Dictionary of Catholic Spirituality, edited by Michael Downey, is intended as a companion to these, with a parallel aim and purpose. The NDCS is a collaborative attempt to take stock of the...

humanity to the celebration of its own transformation. All who partake of the Eucharistic meal are challenged to serve others as they have been served. In so doing, Christians serve Christ (Matt 25:40). Christian worship lacks authenticity if love and service do not flow from it. The places where believers gather to worship are defined as Christian, not so much by architecture and art, but by the actions that occur within them. The distinctively domestic hospitality that characterizes these places
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