The Sacraments


Dogmatic Constitution on the Liturgy Vatican II. See Chapter 3: The Other Sacraments and the Sacramentals

The sacramental economy Catechism of the Catholic Church, Part 2, Section 1

The seven sacraments of the Church Catechism of the Catholic Church, Part 2, Section 2

The Sanctifying Office of the Church Book 4 of the Code of Canon Law, which includes the laws governing the sacraments

The Seven Sacraments Pope John Paul II in Britain

General Catechetical Directory (1971) See articles 55-59

Decree Concerning the Sacraments and Canons on the Sacraments in General Council of Trent





The Sacramental World in the Sentences of Peter Lombard By Thomas M. Finn in Theological Studies, September 2008

Ghislain Lafont and Contemporary Sacramental Theology By Joy Harrell Blaylock in Theological Studies, December 2005

The Typological Approach of Syriac Sacramental Theology By Seely Joseph Beggiani in Theological Studies, September 2003

The Trinity and the Means of Grace: A Sacramental Interrelationship By Dean G. Blevins in Wesley Theological Journal, 2001

Sacraments: Celebrations of the Journey of Conversion By Kathleen Hughes in The Way, 1999

The Sacraments--Disappearing Wells? A Sketch Towards a Theology of the Sacraments By John O'Donohue in The Way, 1999

Hindu Rites of Passage and the Christian Sacraments By Sebastian Painadath in The Way, 1999

Sacramental Abundance: An Economy of Gift By David N. Power in The Way, 1999

The Sacramentality of Human Relationships By Joan H. Timmerman in The Way, 1999

A Sacramental Spirituality for Methodism? By Michael J. Townsend in The Way, 1999

The Holiness Of The Ordinary: The Liturgy Of The World By Mary Aquin O'Neill, RSM, Ph.D., of Mount Saint Agnes Theological Center for Women, 1998

Sacraments: Channels of Divine Grace By John Hardon, S.J. in The Catholic Faith, May/June 1996

Articles on sacramental theology in Theological Studies, December 1994
  • Introduction By David N. Power
  • The Post-Rahnerian Formulation By Regis A. Duffy
  • Liberation Theology By Kevin W. Irwin
  • Postmodern Approaches By David N. Power
  • Feminist Theology By David N. Power
  • African and Asian Contributions By David N. Power
  • Conclusion By David N. Power

    The Church Is 'Catholic' Because It's Sacramental By Richard P. McBrien in National Catholic Reporter, Jan 15, 1993

    Sacrament as Social Process: Christ the Transformer of Culture By John Howard Yoder in Theology Today, April 1991

    Statement on Sacramental Practices Adopted by the biennial convention of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Canada: Baptism and Holy Communion, 1991

    Toward a Sacrament of the World By David J. Leigh, SJ in Spirituality Today, 1985

    Can We Be a Sacramental Church? By Clare Wagner, OP in Spirituality Today, 1985

    John Wesley's View of the Sacraments: A Study in the Historical Development By Irwin Reist in Wesley Theological Journal, 1971

    Sacraments Daniel Kennedy, Catholic Encyclopedia, 1912

    The Summa Theologica on the Sacraments St. Thomas Aquinas

    The Sacraments Brief articles on each of the sacraments, from Catholic Online

    The Seven Sacraments of the Catholic Church From the Catholic Diocese of Hexham and Newcastle

    Sacramental Theology An unknown author on the website of Blue Cloud Abbey in South Dakota compares the seven sacraments to Native American rituals


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