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Edited by Helen Bergin & Susan Smith
The Eucharist has always been the at the centre of Catholic spirituality. But how does it influence the life of the church and the world today? What are the tensions and the issues that contemporary Catholics grapple with in finding meaning in and celebration of Eucharist.
“In an age when people long for solid spiritual nourishment, this book will provide food for thought and prayer.”
– Stuart Sellar, Good Shepherd Theological College Auckland
Nourished by Eucharist – Whangaia ki te Taro o te Ora
New Thoughts on an Ancient Theme
Edited by Helen Bergin and Susan Smith
Chapters
Introduction – Susan Smith
Biblical Foundations
Proclaiming the Death of the Lord – Damian Wynn-Williams
Hospitality and Eucharist – Alice Sinnott
Meals in the Gospel Tradition – Susan Smith
Eucharistic Wisdom and Friendship in the Gospel According to John – Kathleen Rushton
Eucharist Today
Presence Filled with the Word: The Unity of Word and Eucharist – John Dunn
Do This, in Memory of Me – Helen Bergin
Bread and Wine – Neil Darragh
This is My Body Given for You – Ann Gilroy
Sunday Eucharist and the Evolution of the Eucharistic Prayer – Joseph Grayland
Eucharist: A Parish Event- Mary Thorne
Discovering Eucharist in the Happy Confusion of Family Life – Maria and Mike Noonan
Speaking to us and for us: Liturgical Music as Message and Expression – Mary Betz
Planning Eucharist in Schools – Lyn Birch and Kevin Wanden
Contemporary Eucharistic Issues
The Eucharist and Justice – Gerard Burns
The Young and the Eucharist: Questions of Access and Connections – Chris Duthie-Jung
Recutting the Diamond: Eucharist without a Resident Priest – Margaret Butler
Can we Hope for a Liturgical Renewal? – Neil Darragh
Tensions at the Table – John Dunn
Responses
Kirsten Abbott
Keith Carley
