This is a reissue of Herbert McCabe’s influential work of fifty years ago. It is essentially a study of the sacraments of the Catholic Church, their nature and their significance today. The sacraments are “mysteries of human community” and the means by which the risen Christ can be with us in a real way. They are, like the Bible, revelations of God, and through them we can belong to the new creation, not physically as yet, but sacramentally. As well as examining the reality and the symbolism of the seven sacraments, there are interesting chapters on “Sex and the sacred” and “Life after death”. In spite of the essentially theological nature of the book, it is never dreary or difficult. It is in fact very readable.