The Mass is Never Ended: Rediscovering Our Mission to Transform the World

THE MASS IS NEVER ENDED: REDISCOVERING OUR MISSION TO TRANSFORM THE WORLD By Gregory F. Augustine Pierce Ave Maria Press, 125 pages, $10.95

This is a useful and inspiring little book, one lay Catholic's meditation on the Mass and what it means to us. "What I love most about being Catholic is the Mass," Gregory Pierce writes. "When I am aware of the Mass as a sending forth, I realize how powerful it is. Stick close to the Mass. Don't let anyone or anything distract you from what it really is. Allow it to forgive you, to prepare you, to send you forth. Leave the church as if you had been shot out of a cannon, embrace your mission to make this a better world, and develop your own spirituality of work to sustain you."

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Mr. Pierce's book discusses this spirituality of the workplace at length, focusing on specific disciplines that can be practiced on the job. The Mass is Never Ended shows how such a spirituality is a powerful tool for meaning and mission in lay Catholic life.

[Rich Heffern is an NCR staff writer. His e-mail address is rheffern@ncronline.org.]

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