Speaking of Liturgy

Speech and Silence in the Liturgy

Professor Clare Johnson invites us to stop and pause to consider the importance and significance of fruitful silence in the liturgy.
 
Professor Clare Johnson is the Director of the ACU Centre for Liturgy and ACU Professor of Liturgical Studies & Sacramental Theology. She chairs the National Liturgical Music Council, advising the Australian Catholic Bishops Commission for Liturgy.

Mobile Phones and Mass

Fr Paul Turner invites us to consider the benefits of technology rather than try to eliminate their use. 
Rev Dr Paul Turner is an international speaker who is Pastor of the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Kansas City, Missouri and Director of the Diocesan Office for Divine Worship. He has published numerous books and articles on liturgy, and has an extensive website: paulturner.org. He has served on many national bodies, including ICEL.  

How can we assist the faithful to understand the meaning of marriage and the role of Christian spouses?

Dr Dan McGrath invites us to harness the power of liturgical catechesis, the witness of married couples and the foundational role of families to better celebrate and understand the meaning of Christian marriage.
Dr Dan McGrath is a sessional facilitator in Pre-marriage Education for Centacare Brisbane, QLD Australia. A graduate of ACU, his doctoral thesis is entitled: Marriage as creative union: A liturgical theology drawn from The Order of Celebrating Matrimony.

Finding the Assembly’s Voice

Sr Judith Kubicki invites us to consider how Christian communities experience physical unity and find their voice after a huge disruption. 
Sr Dr Judith Kubicki CSSF is assistant professor emerita in the Theology Department of Fordham University, New York.  Currently she serves as provincial minister of the Felician Sisters of North America. Her major interests are liturgical theology, liturgical music, and ritual studies.

How effective has liturgical formation been since the 70’s?

Sr Kathleen Hughes RSCJ invites us to consider this question and proposes a new approach that emphasizes the importance of formation for all the faithful.
Sr Dr Kathleen Hughes RSCJ is a former Professor of Word and Worship, CTU, Chicago, and former provincial of the US Province of the Society of the Sacred Heart.  She is the author of Saying Amen: Entering Into the Mystery of the Sacraments (Chicago: LTP, 2022). 

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.