Three liturgical tools
21st Sunday Ordinary Time – C There are three liturgical tools you need to master to be a competent and credible liturgical music director, especially if you are in charge of choosing music... Read More
More than just religious words
Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary Songs for Catholic liturgy need more than just religious words. They need a specific “orientation.” Even when we focus on Mary or the saints, our liturgical orientation... Read More
Liturgy is bigger than us
20th Sunday Ordinary Time – C With music and prayer, it’s easy to get defensive about our preferences. The mentor who handed me my first copy of the Vatican II documents knew, however,... Read More
Bulletin Shorts for the Eighteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time
Eighteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time – 31 July 2022 Ecclesiastes 1:2; 2:21-23. Psalm 90:3-4, 5-6, 12-13. Colossians 3:1-5, 9-11. Luke 12:13-21. About Greed. Family quarrels, regrettably, are often about inheritance, about possessions. That... Read More
Opening our lives to the stranger
18th Sunday Ordinary Time – C Luke’s Gospel is not kind to the rich. From the first chapter’s warning in Mary’s canticle, the rich and mighty should expect fortunes turned upside-down in God’s... Read More
Bulletin Shorts for the Seventeenth Sunday in Ordinary Time
Seventeenth Sunday in Ordinary Time – 24 July 2022 Genesis 18:20-32. Psalm 138:1-2, 2-3, 6-7, 7-8. Colossians 2:12-14. Luke 11:1-13. About Praying. Abraham is persistent in his pleading with the Lord. And the... Read More
The meaning of prayer
17th Sunday Ordinary Time – C Today’s Gospel passage is bookended by references to the Father in heaven. This gives us an insight into the meaning of prayer, which is less a set... Read More
Bulletin Shorts for the Sixteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time
Sixteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time – 17 July 2022 Genesis 18:1-10a. Psalm 15:2-3, 3-4, 5. Colossians 1:24-28. Luke 10:38-42. About Worry and Anxiety. Jesus is invited to a home. Martha bustles about. Mary... Read More