Advanced Ministry Formation
for Deacon Candidates and Lay Ecclesial Ministers
Diocese of Las Vegas (2008-2011)

Program Bibliography

Resources already obtained during LEMP:

• The Catholic Study Bible, 2nd edition (or another “Study Bible,” preferably with the NAB translation)
• Documents of Vatican II (various editions, esp. by Flannery or Abbott)
• Catechism of the Catholic Church (2nd edition, 2000)
• Catholic Basics, from Loyola Press - series of eight short volumes
• Other books for monthly sessions - click here for details

General Resources for Diaconate Formation / Advanced Ministry:

• Required:
  • The Liturgy of the Hours. 4 vols. (New York: Catholic Book Publishing)
  • National Directory for the Formation, Ministry, and Life of Permanent Deacons. Washington, DC: USCCB Publishing, 2005. - see also Basic Norms for the Formation of Permanent Deacons & Directory for the Ministry and Life of Permanent Deacons (Vatican: Congregation for Catholic Education & Congregation for the Clergy)
• Recommended:
  • Osborne, Kenan B. The Permanent Diaconate: Its History and Place in the Sacrament of Orders. Mahwah, NJ: Paulist, 2007.
  • Ditewig, William T. The Emerging Diaconate: Servant Leaders in a Servant Church. Mahwah, NJ: Paulist, 2007.
  • Keating, James. The Deacon Reader. Mahwah, NJ: Paulist, 2006.
  • Cummings, Owen F., William T. Ditewig, and Richard R. Gaillardetz. Theology of the Diaconate: The State of the Question. Mahwah, NJ: Paulist, 2005.
  • Ditewig, William T. 101 Questions and Answers on Deacons. Mahwah, NJ: Paulist, 2004.
  • Osborne, Kenan B. Ministry: Lay Ministry in the Roman Catholic Church : Its History and Theology. Mahwah, NJ: Paulist, 1993.

Specific Resources for Year 1, Biblical Studies:
(see http://www.catholic-resources.org/Bible/Basic_Bibliography.htm for publication details)

• A one-volume Bible Dictionary (e.g. HarperCollins; or Eerdmans)
• A one-volume Biblical Commentary (e.g. New Jerome; HarperCollins; Collegeville)
• A large Bible Atlas (e.g. Collegeville, Oxford, HarperCollins)
• Aland, Kurt. Synopsis of the Four Gospels (English-only text). New York: United Bible Societies, 1985.
• Brown, Raymond E. An Introduction to the New Testament. New York: Doubleday, 1997.
• Bechard, S.J., Dean, transl. The Scripture Documents: An Anthology of Official Catholic Teachings. Collegeville: The Liturgical Press, 2002.
   
• Access to some multi-volume Bible Commentaries, esp. on the Gospels (e.g. Sacra Pagina series, by The Liturgical Press)
• Access to the Lectionary for Mass (2nd edition, 1998/2002)

Specific Resources for Year 2, Liturgy & Sacraments:

• Required:
  • Rites of the Catholic Church, Vol. 1. 3rd edition. Collegeville, MN: The Liturgical Press, 1990.
  • Martos, Joseph. Doors to the Sacred: A Historical Introduction to Sacraments in the Catholic Church. Revised ed. Triumph Books, 2001.
• Recommended:
  • The Liturgy Documents, Volume 1. 4th edition. Chicago: LTP, 2007.
  • Book of Blessings: Approved for Use in the Dioceses of the USA by the NCCB. Collegeville, MN: The Liturgical Press, 1989.
  • Catholic Household Blessings and Prayers. Revised edition. USCCB, 2007.
  • Ditewig, William T. The Deacon at Mass: A Theological and Pastoral Guide. Mahwah, NJ: Paulist, 2007.

Other pages on this site:

• AMF: Main Page & Schedule Overview
• AMF: Reading and Writing Assignments: Fall 2008
• AMF: Reading and Writing Assignments: Spring 2009
• AMF: Reading and Writing Assignments: Fall 2009
• AMF: Participants' Photos
• AMF: Preaching & Presiding Schedule

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