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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...

whole person. This is accomplished through the grace of the Holy Spirit, who sustains the person’s trust in God. What about physical healing? The rite goes on: “A return to physical health may follow the reception of this sacrament if it will be beneficial to the sick person’s salvation.” The rite does not claim a causal connection if recovery occurs but clarifies the value of such a recovery in terms of the spiritual well-being of the person. The rite does clarify that “sickness cannot as a general
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