Friday, June 02, 2017

Fourth Issue of Altare Dei Now Available, with New Layout and New Contributors

As readers of NLM will know, the new magazine Altare Dei has already made quite a splash, with many interesting articles on sacred music, the liturgy in both forms, interviews, commentaries, and especially the musical insert at the heart of each issue, which offers readers several pieces of sheet music, all at a cost that would usually be charged just for a single piece of music.

Thanks to reader feedback and editorial review, Altare Dei has adopted a new format, more elegant and attractive, and easier to read. The fourth issue also features a number of new writers and some very interesting themes. The table of contents may be found below. Allow me to draw your attention in particular to Marco Tosatti on Fatima, Cavalcoli on Schillebeeckx, an article from Denis Crouan (whom we in America have not heard from in a long time), and Fr. Spataro contributing a piece with the explosive title: "The Traditional Liturgy as Field Hospital." And lots of other good stuff. This is the best issue so far.

To purchase a copy (€6.80), visit here.

ALTARE DEI N. 4 – MAY 2017
Editorial
Aurelio Porfiri

TOP STORY

The Mysteries of Fatima
Marco Tosatti

LITURGICAL THEOLOGY

The Eucharist According to Edward Schillebeeckx
Giovanni Cavalcoli

LITURGY

Thoughts from Benedict
David M. Friel

Why does the Church’s liturgy bore the faithful so much
Denis Crouan

The substantial Benedict
David W. Fagerberg

Traditional Liturgy as Field Hospital
Roberto Spataro

The Problem of the Sacred
Samuel Nyom

Breaking Liturgical Bad Habits
Peter A. Kwasniewski

MUSICAL INSERT

DEO GRATIAS (SATB and Organ) Colin Mawby
VIRGO CLEMENS (SATB) Valentino Miserachs
DE MARIA NUMQUAM SATIS (SATB) Aurelio Porfiri
O SALUTARIS HOSTIA (SA and Organ) Aurelio Porfiri

SACRED MUSIC

The Singing of the Ministers in the Eucharistic Celebration
Aurelio Porfiri

CATHOLIC CULTURE

“Tradition is Christ Himself”: an interview with Cardinal Raymond Leo Burke
Aurelio Porfiri

“Tangentitis” and Its Cure
Aldo Maria Valli

Pastoral Practice in the Church
Antonio Livi

Victory over Evil
Silvana De Mari

25 Years Ago, Grace Entered my Life
Massimo Viglione

EVENTS

A Conference of African Theology
Joseph Ahmad

BOOK REVIEW

"The Shroud: History and Mystery"
Zachary J. Thomas

(Issue #4 is available here.)

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