books by Dennis C. Smolarski (sacramental structures liturgical)

books by Dennis C. Smolarski

books:

The General Instruction of the Roman Missal, 1969-2002: A Commentary

1 review
Dennis C. Smolarski

Liturgical Press, 2003

Smolarski's GIRM 1969-2002 Commentary
Dennis Smolarski, S.J. has written an excellent book: "The General Instruction of the Roman Missal 1969-2002: A Commentary." Particularly impressive is the way he looks at the history of the Roman Missal. He describes the changes that have been made, particularly between 2000 and 2002. He is prepared to look at flaws in the Roman Missal, but putting them in perspective. On page 3 he wrote: ...

How Not to Say Mass: A Guidebook for All Concerned About Authentic Worship

2 reviews
Dennis C. Smolarski

Paulist Press, 1986

A must read for all who are involved with parish liturgies.
The author does and excellent job in an interesting manner on "how not to say Mass". It give the bad practices that are so often seen in parish liturgies. He gives a no nonsense approach to the liturgy and gives the reasons from Rubrics and the instructions of the Sacramentary on why things are done. He is not a liturgist by training but has done more than most liturgists in explaing the ...

Pre-Calculus Problem Solver (REA) (Problem Solvers)

8 reviews
The Staff of REA delete, Dennis C. Smolarski

Research & Education Association, 1984

In a word: Excellent
This is the book to go to to remember how to do all those mathematical things, before calculus, we used to know but either forgot, took for granted, or shortcut and circumvented. Perfect example: solving inequalities involving absolute values -> the method I was using was producing right answers, however it was 'shotcutting' rather than solving the problem properly and robustly. Had a look ...

Essentials of Data Structures I (Essential Series)
Dennis C. Smolarski

Research & Education Association, 1990

Topics include scalar variables, arrays and records, elementary sorting, searching, linked lists, queues, and append ices of binary notation and subprogram parameter passing.

Q&A: Seasons, Sacraments and Sacramentals (Q&A)
Dennis C. Smolarski

Liturgy Training Publications, 2007

Can a layperson preside at a blessing? Should a wedding always be celebrated during a celebration of Eucharist? Can names be added to the litany of the saints? Should chrism be wiped off after Confirmation? Should individual confessions be celebrated during or after a communal reconciliation service?In this second volume of the Q&A series, Father Dennis Smolarski, SJ, answers these and more questions about the liturgy and its celebration--40 in ...

Essentials of Data Structures II (Essential Series)
Dennis C. Smolarski

Research & Education Association, 1990

Topics include sets, trees, advanced sorting, elementary graph theory, hashing, memory management and garbage collection, and append ices on recursion vs. iteration, algebraic notation, and large integer arithmetic.

Sacred Mysteries: Sacramental Principles and Liturgical Practices

1 review
Dennis C. Smolarski

Paulist Press, 1995

A Great Resource for Any Liturgical Minister
This book presents an insightful and valuable presentation on the principles and liturgical practice of the sacraments of the Catholic Church and how they are perceived by the Second Vatican Council. After three introductory chapters that deal with a reflection on the quality of liturgical worship during the years after the Council, Smolarsky states that sacraments need to be experienced as ...

Q&A: The Mass (Q&A)
Dennis C. Smolarski

Liturgy Training Publications, 2007

May Eucharistic ministers clean the vessels after communion? What does the deacon do at Mass? How do we use the entrance and communion antiphons? Where do the servers sit? Is the book carried out at the end of Mass? How do we choose the Eucharistic Prayer?These and more questions--45 in all--that priests, liturgists, music directors, liturgy committees, ministry coordinators, and diocesan liturgy offices frequently ask about the Mass are ...