*In This Issue*

*On the Centrality of the Blessed Sacrament – Burnell F. Eckardt Jr.*
*Toward a More Deliberate Preparation – David H. Petersen*
*Why Rubrics? (Continued) – Mark P. Braden*
*Extraordinary Essay: On the Order of Creation – Jesse S. Schlie*
*Why Did You Steal My Gods? – Karl F. Fabrizius*
*Oracular Aphorisms of Fritz the Penguin*

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