Foreword

The sacraments are so familiar to us that their awesomeness has been diluted. We know that they are essential to the Church and important for our lives, but how? This comprehensive book goes a long way toward shaking us out of our lethargy about sacraments by refreshing traditional modes of thought and making them newly applicable. And what is most amazing is that Prof. Granados restores freshness not by personal novelty and idiosyncrasy, but by bringing the full heritage of sacramental theology to bear upon our modern needs. From out of the numerous remarkable elements in this book, I will