TH 703 - Liturgical Theology

• Demonstrate that the essence of the liturgy is the priestly work of Christ, which is continually celebrated by the Church, the body of Christ.

• Argue that Catholic liturgy is a liturgy that re-enchants the community into the time and space of the Son’s worship of the Father.

• Connect the roles that the body and signs from the cosmos play in the liturgy to the unique history of God in relation to man in Jesus Christ.

• Discuss how and why the Eucharist is constitutive of the Church’s being and activity.

• Evaluate one specific contemporary liturgical issue according to the insight of Joseph Ratzinger/Pope Benedict XVI.