Bulletin Shorts for the Thirtieth Sunday in Ordinary Time
Thirtieth Sunday in Ordinary Time – 25 October 2020 Exodus 22:20-26. Psalm 18:2-3, 3-4, 47, 51. 1 Thessalonians 1:5c-10. Matthew 22:34-40. Love God, Neighbor, Self. There are 613 Old Testament laws guiding faithful... Read More
Teaching Mourners the Language of Witness: How to Transform the Funeral Eulogy
As a liturgist, I believe it when the Order of Christian Funerals (OCF) says eulogies are not allowed. But when I die, I plan to have lots of stories told about me at... Read More
More than just being kind
Thirtieth Sunday in Ordinary Time With Advent a month away, I remember last year an “Advent of Kindness” calendar on social media. I thought it was a nice idea. Each day suggested an... Read More
Bulletin Shorts for the Twenty-Ninth Sunday in Ordinary Time
Twenty-Ninth Sunday in Ordinary Time – 18 October 2020 Isaiah 45:1, 4-6. Psalm 96:1, 3, 4-5, 7-8, 9-10. 1 Thessalonians 1:1-5b. Matthew 22:15-21. The Things of God. We often encounter those who... Read More
Writing invocations for the Penitential Act, Form C
The Penitential Act has three forms: the Confiteor, a brief dialogue, or three invocations which are each followed by the assembly’s response of “Lord/Christ, have mercy” or “Kyrie/Christe, eleison.” We will focus on... Read More
The Penitential Act
Say “penitential” and most people think of sin and an “I’m not worthy” attitude. Yet, the Penitential Act isn’t really penitential in that way. The Penitential Act and the Kyrie are primarily confessions... Read More
Your Christian responsibility
Twenty-Ninth Sunday in Ordinary Time I might lose some readers on this one, but it needs to be said. If you have been given the privilege and duty to vote in a local... Read More
Prayers for the upcoming election
Here are some intercessions for the upcoming elections that you can adapt for use in your Sunday and weekday Masses and in your own personal prayers. You can also click on any of... Read More