As your child has grown, he or she has matured in faith, wisdom, and abilities. Now he or she is about the receive the sacrament of confirmation and be endowed with special gifts of the Holy Spirit.
A practical guide for initiation ministers on the appropriate ways to accompany Christians who are already baptized, and who now seek to enter into the Catholic Church.
In Sacred Times, Paul Turner offers a practical guide on the General Roman Calendar and Table of Liturgical Days that explains how it came to be and why these celebrations matter…
Your Child’s First Reconciliation and First Communion
With a warm and friendly style, this booklet provides thoughtful, clear answers to the questions parents have about preparing their children to receive the sacraments of reconciliation and Communion for the first time…
In eucharistic adoration, the faithful spend time in the presence of Christ, who in turn is present to them. In communion services, the faithful unable to participate in the sacrifice of the Mass can still receive its fruit…
In this commentary on the revised English translation of The Order of Penance, Paul Turner explains in detail how the sacrament of renewal has itself undergone renewal since the first edition approved shortly after the Second Vatican Council…
The baptized are called to serve God and the Church in a variety of ways, utilizing the gifts they have been given by the Holy Spirit. Some are called by God to serve in a special way…
In Words without Alloy, Paul Turner traces the history of the lectionary as if it were a person coming to full maturity. By following the development of the lectionary, readers may come to a deeper appreciation of the One whose words it speaks.
The dedication of a new church or altar is a rare event that too few Catholic faithful and clergy are privileged to experience. When it happens, people have questions about the history, spirituality, and practical aspects of this amazing liturgy…
If your parish is planning the dedication of a new church and altar, this book will help prepare the entire community for the celebration. A rich combination of scripture, liturgical text, and questions for further reflection, Our Church, Our Altar invites…
Presiding over the liturgy takes more than following instructions. Good presiding is artful presiding. It is knowledgeable and inspirational. It faithfully grasps the church’s heritage and gives it personal expression…
The Catholic Church uses three different sacred oils in some of its most solemn ceremonies: the baptism of children, confirmation, the anointing of the sick, the ordination of a priest, the ordination of a bishop, and the dedication of a church and altar…
Participation at Sunday Mass is the most important action of the week for Catholics and it deserves careful preparation. With simple and informative guidance, this book provides a basic overview of the parts of the Mass as well as a foundational context for the celebration of the Sunday Mass…
The Stations of the Cross in Atonement for Abuse and for the Healing of All invites a wounded church to contemplate the passion and death of Jesus through the experience of clerical abuse survivors. This one-of-a-kind resource is written and illustrated by priests to foster healing amidst the destruction committed by their brothers…
Bulletin Inserts for the Liturgical Life of the Parish
This digital collection of 450 bulletin inserts explore the liturgical and ritual life of a parish. Written in accessible language by Fr. Paul Turner, each insert helps the lay Catholic in the pew learn more about topics ranging from the parts of the Mass and the gestures, postures…
Lectionary Bulletin Inserts – Reflections on the First and Second Readings, Year A
This well-written resource by Fr. Paul Turner is designed to help people learn more about the first and second readings for the Sundays and major feasts in Year A. These brief reflections will invite and challenge readers to apply the message to their daily lives…
Lectionary Bulletin Inserts – Reflections on the First and Second Readings, YearB
This well-written resource by Fr. Paul Turner is designed to help people learn more about the first and seconds readings for the Sundays and major feasts in Year B. These brief reflections will invite and challenge readers to apply the message to their daily lives…
Lectionary Bulletin Inserts – Reflections on the First and Second Readings, Year C
This well-written resource by Fr. Paul Turner is designed to help people learn more about the first and seconds readings for the Sundays and major feasts in Year B. These brief reflections will invite and challenge readers to apply the message to their daily lives…
Confirmation – The Baby in Solomon’s Court, Revised Edition
This book presents seven models of Confirmation: Christian Initiation of Adults, Chrismation, Protestant-Anglican Churches, Catholic initiation, Confirmation of children, Adolescent Confirmation, and persons in danger of death.
This book provides a paragraph-by-paragraph commentary on the Catholic Church’s Order of Celebrating Matrimony. Readers will learn about the history and theology of the elements of the rite and of the pertinent texts in the Roman Missal.
Although the Catholic funeral rite has not changed in the past few decades, society has. Parishes have new questions to face that their liturgical book does not consider:…
When changes happen to the Catholic Mass, opinions are strong and diverse. Everyone feels in some way that the Mass is theirs. It is. Or is it? Whose Mass is it? And what should people do to claim it?
With a theological and historical overview of the newly translated texts of The Order of Confirmation, this practical resource provides your parish team with a collaborative approach to catechizing about and preparing for the Confirmation liturgy.
My Sacrifice and Yours – Our Participation in the Eucharist
The Mass is the prayer of the Church. It’s not just the prayer of the priest — it is our prayer — the prayer of the baptized people of God. As a baptized people, we share in the priestly ministry of Christ!
In this resource for clergy, renowned author Father Paul Turner examines sections in the revised translation of The Roman Missal that allows the celebrant to either follow the prescribed text or to use “similar words” of his own.
At the Supper of the Lamb – A Pastoral and Theological Commentary on the Mass
At the Supper of the Lamb: A Pastoral and Theological Commentary will help you understand the parts of the Mass so that you may enter them more intentionally and prepare for them.
A Guide to the General Instruction of The Roman Missal, Revised Edition
An updated version of the Guide to the General Instruction of the Roman Missal, with quotes from the revised translation of the GIRM. This short book highlights the essentials from the GIRM for priests, deacons, and liturgists.
Glory in the Cross – Holy Week in the Third Edition of the Roman Missal
The principal liturgies of Holy Week underwent a series of revisions between 1951 and 2011. In this book, noted liturgist Paul Turner charts the rubrics and prayers of the current rites paragraph by paragraph, explaining the historical development of individual components,..
Preparing for Confession, Revised Edition – Receiving God’s Mercy
Catholics celebrate God’s mercy most richly by participating in the sacrament of reconciliation. This portable booklet helps one prepare a thoughtful, deeply felt confession and to experience the loving mercy of God in this sacrament of healing.
What Am I Doing for Advent This Year? will help you enter into the wisdom of Advent–the season of joyful expectation and spiritual preparation for the coming of Christ. This brief and direct Advent booklet is an opportunity for spiritual focus and renewal at a usually hectic and exhausting time of year.
This workbook is written especially for teens to introduce them to the three most holy days of the Christian year. Paul Turner worked in consultation with a teen focus group to develop brief but captivating descriptions of the mysteries, symbols, scripture, prayers, liturgies, and practices of Roman Catholics during the Triduum.
What Am I Doing for Triduum This Year? Second Edition
Like its companion What Am I Doing for Lent this Year?, Second Edition, but not dependent on it, this workbook guides individuals in planning their observance of the Three Days as a personal retreat in the midst of the parish’s communal celebration.
This little workbook is written especially for teens to introduce them to the Forty Days of Lent. Paul Turner worked in consultation with a teen focus group to develop brief but captivating descriptions of the mysteries, symbols, scripture, prayers, liturgies, and practices of Roman Catholics during Lent.
Since its initial publication in 2006, Paul Turner’s Let Us Pray has become a valuable resource for understanding, planning, and celebrating the Eucharist.
This small booklet offers a basic understanding of the sacrament of Confirmation, its meaning, history and liturgical celebration in a very easy-to-read manner.
Each year, many adults who have never been baptized become Catholic. In the United States, these adults are outnumbered by baptized Christians of other denominations who seek to enter into the full communion of the Catholic Church.
This is the essential companion to the English translation of The Roman Missal. Father Paul Turner walks you through the entrance and Communion songs, collects, prayers over the gifts, and post-Communion prayers for Sundays and solemnities.
This helpful book leads priests through 26 rites of initiation including all of the various rites of the RCIA, adaptations for already baptized candidates, the various infant baptismal rites, confirmation of a person in danger of death, and parish celebrations of first communion.
Presiding over the liturgy takes more than following instructions. Good presiding is artful presiding. It is knowledgeable and inspirational. It faithfully grasps the church’s heritage and gives it personal expression…
