![]() We took him to downtown Chicago to Soldier Field to watch an NFL football game with the Chicago Bears. He came to visit my family in Chicago many years ago, and we wanted to give him a great American experience. I don’t think I get a lot out of this Mass, and I’m not sure of all that’s going on.” The analogy I use is I tell about my Italian cousin Stefano from Rome. For over ten years, I just kept meeting so many Catholics who say, “I know the Mass is important, but I don’t feel like I get a lot out of it. The book was published just as the new translation was coming out. Then the bishops came out and said, “We’re going to have a new Mass translation.” And that made it really timely to incorporate the new translation. So I already had a contract for this book project and a video project. I’d been teaching it for about a decade, and I wanted to put the book out about it. There are a lot of a lot of resources out there that explain Eucharistic theology, but not so much the parts of the Mass and the prayers. Sri recently spoke with Catholic World Report about the 10th anniversary edition of A Biblical Walk through the Mass, and the importance of understanding the biblical foundations of the liturgy.Ĭatholic World Report: What prompted you to write the book initially, ten years ago?Įdward Sri: I had been working and researching and teaching about the biblical roots of all the parts of the Mass. He is the author of several best-selling books, including Love Unveiled: The Catholic Faith Explained (Ignatius Press, 2017), Rethinking Mary in the New Testament: What the Bible Tells Us about the Mother of the Messiah (Ignatius Press, 2018), Who Am I to Judge? Responding to Relativism with Logic and Love (Ignatius Press, 2016), and The Art of Living: The Cardinal Virtues and the Freedom to Love (Ignatius Press, 2021).ĭr. Sri brings his profound understanding of Scripture to bear on his exploration of this central feature of Catholic life. A new edition of the book has been released for the 10th anniversary. Edward Sri is a professor of theology at the Augustine Institute and author of A Biblical Walk Through the Mass, and host of the accompanying video series. And a thorough examination of the prayers of the Mass shows us that the liturgy is based in and constructed around Sacred Scripture.ĭr. So, it only makes sense for Catholics to seek to understand the Mass as deeply as possible. He is present in the sacrifice of the Mass, not only in the person of His minister, … but especially under the Eucharistic species” (SC, 7). ![]() It aims to form both the head and the heart, not only helping us to understand Jesus and his plan of salvation, but inspiring us to love God and our neighbor better.“Christ is always present in His Church,” states Sacrosanctum Concilium, Vatican II’s document on the Sacred Liturgy, “especially in her liturgical celebrations. Along the way he addresses such often-heard questions as: Why do I need the Church-can't I be spiritual on my own? Isn't one religion just as good as another? How is the death of a man two thousand years ago relevant for my life today? Why does the Church talk so much about morality? Can't I make up my own morals? Is it really our responsibility to care for the poor- doesn't God help those who help themselves? Why do Catholics and Protestants disagree? Must Catholics worship Mary and always obey the pope? More than an intellectual enterprise, this work is also a deep spiritual reflection and a practical guide to living out our faith in Christ. Using the Catechism of the Catholic Church as his itinerary, Sri will walk you through all the important aspects of the Catholic Church-what Catholics believe about God and the difference it should make in life. ![]() Professor Edward Sri will show you how all the pieces of the Catholic faith, including the most baffling ones, fit together to make one beautiful mosaic of God's love for us and our own participation in that all-encompassing love. John Paul II, Redemptor Hominis If you were asked what immediately comes to mind when you hear the words Catholic Church, would you answer an intimate relationship with the God who loves me? If not, you would do well to read this engaging and thought-provoking book which explains why such a relationship is the reason for everything the Church does and teaches. His life is senseless if love is not revealed to him, if he does not encounter love, if he does not experience it and make it his own, if he does not participate intimately in it.
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