Speaking of Liturgy

The significance of the Holy Oils and the Chrism Mass

Dr Paul Taylor explores the meaning and associated history of the oils that are blessed and consecrated during the Chrism Mass in Holy Week.
  Dr Paul Taylor is Assistant Director, ACU Centre for Liturgy and Director of Music, Sacred Heart Cathedral, Bendigo, Australia. His is the former Executive Secretary of the Bishops Commission for Liturgy, Australia. 

Liturgy, the Word and hermeneutics

Clare Schwantes describes the dynamic proclamation of the Word of God in the Liturgy and how this differs from a personal reading of Sacred Scripture.  
Dr Clare Schwantes editor, teacher and liturgist, is currently the Chair of the National Liturgical Council. She is the Director of Liturgy Brisbane, Australia and secretary of the Brisbane Archdiocesan Commission on the Liturgy.

Lent: Moving from the Shadows Towards the Light

Fr Andrew Cameron-Mowat examines the period of Lent, a season of renewal, hope and healing which prepares us for the joy of Easter.
Rev Dr Andrew Cameron-Mowat SJ is a member of the Society of Jesus. He taught at Heythrop College and the seminary of the Westminster Archdiocese for twenty years and is a former Member of the Liturgy Committee of the Catholic Bishops Conference of England and Wales. He is currently parish priest at St Ignatius Church, Stamford Hill, north London.  

Archbishop Denis Hart Reflections - Part 2

Archbishop Denis Hart, in part 2 of his interview, reflects on key events and people following the Second Vatican Council, including the publication of the Catholic Worship Book (Collins-Dwyer 1985), and shares his hopes for the future. 
Archbishop Hart served as the president of the Australian Catholic Bishops Conference and a member of the Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments. 

Archbishop Denis Hart Reflections - Part 1

Archbishop Denis Hart reflects on his many years of involvement in the liturgy and leadership recalling his early influences, the Second Vatican Council, and his involvement in the publishing of the Australian Lectionary. 
Archbishop Hart was Archbishop of Melbourne from 2001 - 2018, a former member and Vice President of the International Committee for English in the Liturgy and member of the Bishops Commission for Liturgy, Australia. 

Recovering the Assembly’s Voice

Dr Paul Taylor offers some helpful strategies to invigorate parish music ministry and strengthen the assembly’s singing in liturgical celebrations.  
Dr Taylor is Director, ACU Centre for Liturgy and Director of Music, Sacred Heart Cathedral, Bendigo, Australia. His is the former Executive Secretary of the Bishops Commission for Liturgy, Australia. 

Celebrating the 60th anniversary of Sacrosanctum Concilium

Rev Prof. John F. Baldovin, S.J. explores the origins and significance of the seminal liturgical document, Sacrosanctum Concilium, and the contributions it has made to the liturgical life of Catholics across the world. 
Fr. John F. Baldovin SJ, a priest of the Northeast Province of the Society of Jesus, is Prof. of Historical and Liturgical Theology, Boston College and past president of the Nth American Academy of Liturgy & Societas Liturgica. 

Ecology, Advent and the Australian Summer

Cathy Murrowood reflects on Ecology, Advent and the Australian summer, inviting us to consider the images of creation in the liturgy and our stewardship of the earth. 
Cathy Murrowood is a liturgy educator with the ACU Centre for Liturgy as well as a member of the National Liturgical Council. She has extensive experience as a local, diocesan and national consultant. 

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.