Speaking of Liturgy

How relevant are the petitions we pray in the Prayer of the Faithful?

Cathy Murrowood invites us to reflect on the Universal Prayer and its weekly preparation. She outlines how to write this prayer in a way that actively responds to the pressing needs of the world.
Cathy Murrowood is a liturgy educator with the ACU Centre for Liturgy and a member of the National Liturgical Council. She has extensive experience as a local, diocesan and national consultant.

How do you foster liturgical singing at Mass in the school environment?

Dr Anthony Young describes how to foster strong community singing at worship in the school setting, developing aspects of a school music program that supports student participation in the liturgy.
Dr Anthony Young is the Coordinator of Culture and Solidarity at St Laurence’s College, in Brisbane Australia, a member of the National Liturgical Music Council and the Brisbane Archdiocesan Commission on the Liturgy, and the Director of Music at St Ignatius Parish (Toowong).

Breathing with 2 lungs: The Eastern and Western Catholic Churches in Australia

Fr Peter Slack explores the growth of the Eastern and Western Catholic Churches in Australia and invites us to learn more about the Eastern Catholic Tradition.
Fr Peter Slack is the Chancellor of the Diocese of Lismore, Australia and the Associate Judicial Vicar of the Inter-diocesan Tribunal of Sydney.
 

What do these composers think they’re doing?

Rev Dr Chris Willcock SJ invites composers to consider how to help worshippers find a common voice.
Fr Chris Willcock is an internationally renowned Australian composer for the liturgy and the concert hall and has taught sacramental theology and liturgical studies.   

How can art draw us into the life of God?

Dr Angela McCarthy encourages communities to consider the importance of art, particularly in relation to places of worship and the liturgy.
Dr Angela McCarthy is Senior Lecturer in Theology at the University of Notre Dame, Australia. She is an editor of the Australian Journal of Liturgy and Pastoral Liturgy, and past president of the Australian Academy of Liturgy.

Ministry of Healing

Drawing on her rich teaching and personal experience, Sr Julia Upton RSM explores the multifaceted rituals associated with Pastoral Care of the Sick and Dying and the Sacrament of Penance
Sr Professor Julia Upton RSM is Provost Emerita and Distinguished Professor of Theology at St John’s University, New York. She has served on national advisory bodies and is the author of many books and articles.

What makes a good homily?

Fr Richard Leonard SJ offers some advice for good preaching and examines some key components of a good homily.
Fr Richard Leonard is a regular columnist for the Tablet, author of ten books and directed the Office for Film and Broadcasting for the Australian Catholic Bishop’s Conference.

Ancient Country, Younger Churches

Fr Stephen Hackett MSC asks what makes a church look like a church and how do communities preserve their cultural heritage?
Fr Stephen Hackett is Chair of the National Liturgical Architecture and Art Council in Australia and General Secretary of the Australian Catholic Bishops Conference.

Participating in the words and actions of the liturgy with a deeper spirit.

Fr Paul Turner examines the art of celebrating - ars celebrandi and invites us to ‘get inside the liturgy’ and reflect more on the meaning of what we do and say.
Fr Paul Turner is an international speaker, writer and publisher on liturgy who is Pastor of the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Kansas City, Missouri.

When school becomes Church

Professor Clare Johnson explores how schools embrace their ecclesial identity and strengthen their identity and mission through celebrating the liturgy well.