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    • Liturgical Ministry
    • Using Bells in Liturgy
    • Selecting Music for Liturgy
    • Silence in Liturgy
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    • Preparing Liturgy Part 2
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    • Liturgy and Evangelisation
    • Drinking from the Chalice
    • The 'Offertory'
    • Singing the Mass
    • The Role of Music in Liturgy
    • Funeral Vigil
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    • Advent Colours and Symbols
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    • The Full Meaning of Christmas
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    • Why Sunday is Central
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    • The Meaning of the Word 'Liturgy'
    • Liturgy and Civic Ritual
    • Pilgrimages
    • Australia Day
    • Year B, the Year of Mark
    • The Symbols and Meaning of Baptism
    • The Liturgical Calendar
    • Less Eulogy, More Resurrection
    • Understanding Lent
    • History and Meaning of Advent
    • Another look at daily Mass
    • The Four Presences of Christ
    • More Liturgical Terms
    • Liturgical Terms
    • The Feast of the Assumption
    • The Feast of the Transfiguration
    • Genuflecting And Blessing Ourselves
    • Sharing Communion
    • Confirmation Name
    • Confirmation and First Communion Masses
    • Communion from the Cup
    • The Season of Ordinary Time
    • National Catholic Jubilee Sunday
    • Ascension, Pentecost and Sequences
    • Martyrs, Week of Prayer for Christian Unity
    • Individual Reconciliation (First Rite)
    • The Lectionary
    • The Sacramentary
    • The Easter Season
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    • The Introductory Rites
    • Special Features of Luke's Gospel
    • Introduction to the Gospel of Luke
    • The Epiphany
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    • The Date of Christmas
    • The Jesse Tree
    • The Liturgical Year
    • The Season of Advent
    • Ecumenical Worship
    • The Collection
    • Eucharistic Prayers for Children, Reconciliation, and various Needs and Occasions
    • Eucharistic Prayers II, III and IV
    • Eucharistic Prayer I
    • The Eucharistic Prayer: Great Prayer of Thanksgiving
    • Involving the Whole Parish in the RCIA
    • The RCIA: Process, not Program
    • The Eucharist as a Sacrament of Unity
    • Eucharist as Covenant
    • Eucharist as Memorial
    • Preparing for the Sacrifice
    • The Feast of the Body and Blood of Christ ("Corpus Christi")
    • Misusing the Mass
    • Reading John's Gospel in the Year of Luke
    • Understanding 'Mystagogy'
    • The Easter Candle
    • Our Lady Help of Christians
    • Chrism Mass
    • Eastern and Western Dates for Easter
    • Easter in Australia
    • The Paschal Triduum
    • The Mass and Daily Life
    • Multifaith Worship
    • Celebrating the RCIA Scrutinies
    • Days of Fast and Abstinence
    • The Length, Structure and Meaning of Lent
    • Writing General Intercessions/ Prayers of the Faithful
    • The Creed/ Profession of Faith
    • Liturgy Quiz
    • Liturgy of the Word: Readings and Homily
    • Music for Weddings
    • Funerals and Eulogies
    • The Reconciliation Chapel
    • From Confession Box to Reconciliation Room
    • The Role of a Parish Liturgy Committee
    • The Assembly's Singing Role
    • The Homily
    • Liturgy in Times of Tragedy
    • Liturgical Acronyms
    • Liturgical Body Language
    • Baptismal Symbols and Funerals
    • Interpreting Liturgical Documents
    • Eucharist as a sacrament of Forgiveness; Using Incense
    • Celebrating Liturgy Well
    • When You Can't Have Mass
    • Children's Liturgy of the Word
    • Using Incense in Worship
    • The Ritual Patterns of Life and Liturgy
    • How Many Verses Should We Sing?
    • Celebrating Infant Baptism During Sunday Mass
    • Advent's double meaning
    • Anointing of the sick
    • Liturgical Texts for the Easter Season: Words of Hope
    • Movable Feasts
    • The Paschal Candle
    • Palm/ Passion Sunday
    • Disputes Over Church Renovations
    • Cremation
    • Mass Stipends
    • The Joyful Season of Lent
    • Popular Devotion and Relics
    • Worshipping God in Harmony
    • The Responsorial Psalm
    • Benediction
    • Days of Special Intention and the Liturgical Calendar
    • Celebrating the Birth of Christ
    • Changing the Words of the Liturgy
    • The Year of Matthew
    • Extending Hospitality to our Fellow Worshippers
    • Concerns about Sharing the Communion Cup
    • Guidelines For Preparing A Mass
    • Community and Eucharist
    • The Duomo in Florence
    • Salisbury Cathedral
    • What is the RCIA?
    • Celebrating Penance
    • Enhancing the Worship Space
    • Cross or Crufix?
    • Decorating the Church
    • The Breaking of the Bread
    • Leaving Mass Early
    • Responding to the Elevation
    • Numbering the Psalms; Holding Hands for the Our Father
    • Icons in the Catholic Church
    • The Feast of Pentecost
    • The Feast of the Ascension
    • Liturgical Vestments
    • From Bible to Lectionary: Scripture for Liturgy
    • Disputes Over Liturgy
    • Worship Booklets/ Orders of Service
    • The Importance of Hospitality
    • Ash Wednesday
    • Prayers for Peace
    • Why Sunday is our Day of Worship
    • Primary Liturgical Symbols
    • The Feast of the Presentation of the Lord
    • The Year of Mark
    • Wedding Gimmicks
    • The Baptism of the Lord
    • Christmas Mass Go ers
    • Good Liturgical Manners
    • What Advent is Not
    • Prayers for Rain
    • Writing Collects and Intercessions
    • Prayer That Really Is Prayer
    • Prayer That Isn't Prayer
    • Graduation Masses
    • How To Dress For Mass
    • The RCIA 30 Years On
    • The Making of a Saint
    • 'Bread and Wine' or 'Body and Blood'?
    • Why Do We Sing?
    • School Masses
    • The Mass in 155 AD
    • Eucharist as Memorial (1)
    • The Feast of Saints Peter and Paul
    • Christ's Presence in the Liturgy
    • Ordinary Time (1)
    • Copyright Part 2
    • Copyright Part 1
    • Making Liturgy an Archdiocesan Priority
    • The Role of a Diocesan Liturgical Commission
    • The Place of Prayer at a Synod
    • Preparing Young People For Confirmation And First Communion
    • The Season of Easter
    • The Second Rite of Reconciliation
    • The Blessing of the Oils
    • Timing of the Easter Vigil
    • Lent : Preparation for Easter
    • The Scrutinies
    • Art and Environment Ministers
    • Christmas Lasts More Than A Day
    • The Apostles' Creed
    • How Many Eucharistic Prayers Are There?
    • Communion from the Tabernacle
    • Fortieth Anniversary of the Constitution on the Sacred Liturgy
    • The Colours of Advent
    • Dedication of the Lateran Basilica
    • Celebrating All Saints and All Souls
    • Celebrating Major Events in Catholic Schools
    • Including People with Disability in Liturgy
    • Intinction
    • Respecting Church Space and Furnishings
    • Liturgy and Social Justice
    • Prayer of the Faithful
    • Feast of the Triumph of the Cross
    • Q & A: Who Says The Doxology? Do Readers Bow To The Presider?
    • Who Wears A Stole?
    • Who Chooses the Music for Liturgy and How?
    • What Parts of the Mass Should Be Sung?
    • ANZAC Day
    • Luke's Gospel
    • Blessings
    • Baptism of the Lord
    • Eucharistic Bread
    • Slow Down the Liturgy
    • Liturgy and Technology
    • Liturgy Information on the Web
    • Responding to Critics
    • Mary and the Saints
    • Holy Week Processions
    • Evaluating the Homily
    • The Way of the Cross
    • Reading the Scriptures at Mass
    • Special Ministers of Communion (1)
    • Ministers of Music
    • Holy Week (1)
    • Easter Day
    • Divine Mercy Sunday
    • Children and the Sacraments
    • Aboriginal and Torres Straight Islander Sunday
    • The Feast of the Body and Blood of Christ
    • What is Liturgy?
    • Children and the Sacrament of Penance
    • Liturgy as Ritual
    • Our Greek and Latin Roots
    • Bad Liturgical Habits
    • Weekday Liturgy
    • Sunday Celebration of the Word (with Communion)
    • Lay Led Liturgy
    • The Assumption
    • Sharing Communion (1)
    • Religious and Liturgy
    • Bread and Wine for Communion
    • More on Eucharistic Sharing
    • Liturgical Glossary Part 1
    • Liturgical Glossary Part II
    • When a Pope Dies
    • Full and Active Participation in the Introductory Rites
    • The Word of the Lord
    • The Centre and Summit of the Mass
    • Responding to the Word: Creed and Intercessions
    • Preparation of the Gifts
    • The Communion Rite
    • Go Now, You Are Sent Forth
    • Feast of Christ the King
    • The Liturgical Year (1)
    • The Jesse Tree (1)
    • Body Worship: Liturgical Movement and Gestures
    • Christmas Hope and Hospitality
    • The Holy Family
    • The Gospel of Matthew
    • Reverence for the Real Presence
    • Liturgical Colours
    • Ash Wednesday (1)
    • Sacristans and Servers (1)
    • Interchurch Marriage
    • Children at Mass
    • The Role of the Commentator at Mass
    • The Creed as a Song of Praise
    • “Who’s that yonder dressed in white?”
    • Q & A on Children at Mass and Holy Water in Lent
    • Celebrating Easter in Autumn (300th edition of 'Liturgy Lines'!)
    • Easter Days and Dates
    • Praying for a New Pope
    • Making New Catholics Welcome
    • Celebrating the Election of a New Pope
    • Parish Eucharist Mission
    • Eastern Rite Catholic Churches
    • The Puzzling Sequence
    • More on Eastern Catholic Churches
    • Bless the Child
    • Principles for Preparing Liturgy
    • Process for Preparing Liturgy
    • Celebrating Funerals
    • The Eucharist and the Church
    • The Cosmic Dimension of the Eucharist
    • We Remember
    • The Bonds of Communion
    • Summit and Source
    • “In your name I will lift up my hands”
    • Adoration of the blessed sacrament
    • Adult Initiation
    • Advent's Double Meaning (1)
    • The New and Everlasting Covenant
    • We Are One Body
    • The Eucharist as Sacrament of Forgiveness
    • Funerals for Unbaptised Children
    • Liturgical Ministry (1)
    • Using Real Symbols
    • The Responsorial Psalm (1)
    • Benediction (1)
    • Lay Led Liturgy (1)
    • The Liturgies of November
    • Ministers of the Word (1)
    • Practical Issues for Extra Ordinary Ministers of Communion
    • The Liturgical Calendar (1)
    • More About the Liturgical Calendar
    • Reading the Bible at Sunday Mass
    • The Date of Christmas (1)
    • Emmanuel: God Is With Us
    • ‘Emmanuel’: God is with us
    • Arriving late for mass
    • Celebrating the Word with Children
    • Liturgical Q & A
    • Communion to the Sick
    • Communion to the Sick Part II
    • What is the Initiating Community?
    • Communion in Hospitals and Institutions
    • Viaticum: Communion of the Dying
    • Transubstantiation
    • Palm/Passion Sunday
    • Three Days, One Celebration
    • Symbols of the Easter Vigil
    • Confirming Children
    • Confirmation Name (1)
    • Marking Mothers Day at Sunday Mass
    • Singing the Gospel Acclamation
    • The Fiftieth Day
    • Until the Fat Lady Sings: Leaving Mass Early
    • After the ball is over: returning to the ordinary
    • Music for Liturgy Part II
    • Preaching By Lay People
    • The Body and Blood of Christ
    • Speaking in Tongues: The Language of Worship
    • More About Arriving Late and Leaving Early
    • Suitable Music for Mass
    • The Transfiguration of the Lord
    • We Give You Thanks and Praise: The Eucharistic Prayer
    • Eucharistic Prayers
    • How Many Eucharistic Prayers Are There? (1)
    • The Collection (1)
    • Individual Reconciliation
    • Worshiping With People of Other Faiths
    • Lay Leaders of Liturgy
    • Social Justice Sunday
    • More on Lay Leadership of Liturgy
    • Statues in Churches
    • What's Important in Liturgy
    • Communion Outside Mass
    • New Year Liturgical Resolutions Part II
    • New General Instruction of the Roman Missal
    • Graduation Celebrations in Catholic Schools
    • The Gospel According to Luke
    • Celebration Advent
    • International Day of People with a Disability
    • More about Graduation Masses
    • The Last Week of Advent
    • Celebrating Christmas
    • New Year Liturgical Resolutions
    • Holy Family and Epiphany
    • Holy Family and Epiphany (1)
    • Australia Day Texts
    • The Time and Place for Baptism
    • Timing of the Communion Hymn
    • Understanding Lent (1)
    • Symbols of Lent
    • Celebrating the Triduum with one parish priest and several churches – Part I
    • Celebrating the Triduum with one parish priest and several churches – Part II
    • Stations of the Cross (1)
    • “Speak, Lord, your servant is listening”
    • Aboriginal and Torres Straight Islander Sunday (1)
    • ANZAC Day and Easter
    • Oils Ain't Oils: The Chrism Mass
    • Celebrating Palm Sunday
    • Celebrating Easter Sunday
    • Words of Life for Easter
    • Confusion Over Language
    • More on the Tridentine Mass and Latin
    • How Long is a Mass?
    • Keeping Liturgy in Balance
    • Powerful Points for Liturgical Ministers
    • The Feast of the Body and Blood of Christ (1)
    • The Birth of John the Baptist
    • Falling Mass Attendance and the Liturgy
    • More on Falling Mass Attendance and Liturgy
    • Struggles over Liturgy
    • The Pope’s Statement on Use of the Tridentine Rite
    • Practical Aspects of Motu Proprio on Tridentine Rite
    • Taking the Law into their Own Hands
    • Advent is not....
    • Anointing of the sick (1)
    • Respecting the Altar
    • Understanding Liturgical Law
    • Proclaiming the Word of God
    • From Trent to Vatican II
    • Liturgical Books II: The Lectionary
    • Liturgical Books I: The Sacramentary
    • Liturgy 40 Years after Vatican II
    • Who Can Proclaim the Scriptures?
    • Holding Hands During Mass
    • Let the People Sing!
    • Sharing and Being Communion
    • Baptising Children at Sunday Mass
    • Dignified Vestments
    • The Long and the Short of Hymn Singing
    • Following the Rules is Not Enough
    • The Gospel According to Matthew
    • What Day Is It?
    • How do we Celebrate Christmas?
    • A time and a place for prayer
    • New General Instruction for Australia: Continuity and Change
    • The Baptismal Aspect of Lent
    • Baptism of the Lord (1)
    • New Year Liturgical Resolutions (1)
    • Liturgical Body Language (1)
    • Ash Wednesday (2)
    • Participation versus Performance
    • The Reason for the Season of Lent
    • The Catholic Attitude towards Cremation
    • Hospitality is Everybody's Responsibility
    • Holy Thursday and Good Friday
    • Movable Feasts (1)
    • Copying Hymns & Music
    • Doing the (Copy)right Thing
    • Technology and Liturgy
    • Reform of the Easter Liturgy and Copyright Update
    • Celebrating Pentecost
    • May Solemnities
    • Liturgical Ritual and Symbol
    • A place for celebrating reconciliation
    • Standing & Kneeling
    • Using Incense in Worship (1)
    • Celebrating and Being Eucharist
    • Using Bells in Liturgy (1)
    • Celebrating Peter and Paul
    • Is it a Bird? New Tabernacle, Old Form
    • What Makes a Funeral Catholic?
    • Young People and Liturgy
    • Liturgical Literacy
    • World Youth Day Final Mass
    • Pilgrimage
    • From Confession Box to Reconciliation Room (1)
    • Christ's Presence in the Liturgy (1)
    • Eucharist as Memorial (2)
    • The Triumph of the Cross
    • Sharing the Cup of Christ's Blood
    • Liturgy and Social Justice (1)
    • Communion From the Tabernacle (1)
    • World Mission Day
    • Advent: Colours and Symbols
    • All Souls
    • Halloween
    • The Cup and the Dead
    • Dedication of the Lateran Basilica (1)
    • Celebrating the Feast of Christ the King
    • The Character and Characters of Advent
    • Competent and Well Prepared Readers
    • The Meaning of Christmas
    • Commissioning Liturgical Ministers
    • The Unutterable Name of God
    • The Gospel According to Mark
    • The Sound of Silence
    • Standing Up For What We Believe
    • Taking Ashes to the Housebound
    • Ash Wednesday and Bushfires
    • Ember Days
    • The Prefaces of Lent
    • Origins of the Mass
    • Dressing for Mass
    • Adult Initiation (1)
    • New Words for Worship
    • The Month of Mary
    • The Actions of the Eucharist
    • Processing with Palms: What’s it all about?
    • Easter Week
    • The Much Misunderstood Season of Easter
    • More about the Mysterious Season of Easter
    • Praying Together as Christians
    • Feast of the Ascension
    • The Holy Spirit in the Liturgy
    • Trinity Sunday
    • Swine Flu and the Liturgy
    • The Table of God's Word
    • The Initiation of Children
    • Selective Application of Liturgical Law
    • Reading John’s Gospel in the Year of Mark
    • The Feast of Mary MacKillop
    • What is a Mass?
    • What Mass Isn't
    • A Gift is a Gift
    • The Ritual Pattern of Life and Liturgy
    • Spring Ember Day
    • Whose Mass Is It Anyway?
    • Who Ministers?
    • Celebrating All Saints Day
    • Hot Cross Buns All Year Round
    • Sing Psalms to God
    • Blessings (1)
    • What is Advent All About?
    • The Gospel of Luke
    • O Antiphons
    • Christmas Prayers
    • More About Luke's Gospel
    • We Are One Body (1)
    • Pre Prepared Prayers
    • Fasting & Abstinence
    • Autumn Ember Day
    • Rites of Self searching and Repentance
    • Christians Celebrating the Jewish Passover
    • ANZAC DAY (1)
    • The Colour Purple
    • When Did Jesus Die?
    • Communion on Good Friday
    • Welcoming New and Occasional Catholics
    • Questions about the Easter Vigil
    • Holy Water
    • Holy Smoke and Holy Saturday
    • What does Baptism do?
    • We Remember (1)
    • New Words for Worship Part 1: Why a New Translation?
    • New Words for Worship Part 2: A New Type of Language
    • New Words for Worship Part 3: Some Implications
    • New Words for Worship Part 6: Information and Misinformation
    • New Words for Worship Part 4: "And with your Spirit"
    • New Words for Worship Part 5: Penitential Rite
    • New Words for Worship Part 7: The Gloria
    • New Words for Worship Part 10: Liturgy of the Eucharist (cont)
    • New Words for Worship Part 8: The Creed
    • New Words for Worship Part 9: Liturgy of Eucharist
    • A Worthy Place for Worship
    • Advent is coming
    • Another Liturgical Q and A
    • More Liturgical Q and A
    • New Words for Worship Part 11: Singing the New Texts
    • The Feast of Mary MacKillop (1)
    • Assumption of the Virgin Mary
    • Liturgy, Ecology and Social Justice
    • Liturgical Q&A
    • Football, Faith and Funerals
    • Parish Prayer for the Canonisation
    • Canonising a Saint
    • Giving Thanks for Saint Mary MacKillop
    • New Words for Worship Part 12: Introducing the Missal in Australia
    • Wrangling over Renovations
    • Receiving Communion
    • First Sunday of Advent
    • Confusion about Singing the New Mass Texts
    • More about Advent
    • Do We Really Know What We Are Doing?
    • Christmas Liturgies
    • Serving the Church at Worship
    • Sacristans and Servers (2)
    • Proclaiming the Word
    • Caring for the Worship Environment
    • The Ministry of the Assembly
    • The Ministry of the Assembly Part II
    • Lent getting Ready for Easter
    • Initiating Adults into the Catholic Church
    • Extraordinary Ministers of Holy Communion
    • Music Ministers
    • New Words for Worship Part 13: Examples of New Presider’s Texts
    • New Words for Worship Part 15: The Apostles’ Creed
    • New Words for Worship Part 14: Examples of Eucharistic Prayers
    • Why Is This Week Called Holy?
    • The Night of Nights
    • Sunday of Divine Mercy
    • The Power of Ritual
    • Liturgical Colours (1)
    • Icons and the Catholic Church
    • New Words for Worship Part 16: Ascension Texts Present and Future Column #600
    • New Words for Worship Part 17: Pentecost Prayers Present and Future
    • New Words for Worship Part 18: Liturgical Texts for Trinity Sunday
    • New Words for Worship Part 19: Liturgical Texts for the Body and Blood of Christ
    • New Words for Worship Part 20:The Revised Missal Who and How
    • New Words for Worship Part 21: The Revised Missal Why
    • New Words for Worship Part 22: Eucharistic Prayers
    • New Words for Worship Part 23: Revised Eucharistic Prayers
    • Solemnity of Mary MacKillop
    • New Words for Worship Part 24: Eucharistic Prayer I
    • New Words for Worship Part 25: Challenging Text Changes
    • “Lost” Prayers
    • Eucharistic Prayer for Masses with Children
    • Two Q&A on the Mass Changes
    • What Makes Liturgy Sacred?
    • Reactions to the New Translation
    • Real Story of the Revised Translation Part I
    • Real Story of the Revised Translation Part II
    • More Missal Matters: New Missal, Old Sacramentaries, Lord’s Prayer
    • The Art of Preaching
    • A Time for Sound & a Time for Silence
    • Words matter
    • Language that does not exclude
    • Finding Things in the New Missal
    • King of the Universe
    • New Advent Prayers
    • New Advent Prefaces
    • New Preface II of Advent
    • New Christmas Prayers
    • Christmas and New Year
    • Sundays Masses held on Saturday Evening
    • New Mass Prayers for Australia Day
    • Expressing Repentance and Receiving Forgiveness
    • Communion in the Hand
    • Ash Wednesday (3)
    • The First Sunday of Lent
    • Changes to the Calendar
    • Aspects of Lent
    • More New Lent Texts
    • The Words Our Saviour Gave Us
    • The Exsultet
    • The Exsultet (cont)
    • The Easter Candle (1)
    • The Bishop and Liturgy
    • Confirming Children (1)
    • Cross or Crucifix?
    • Great Resource for Learning about Liturgy
    • What is Liturgy? (1)
    • Ascension Texts Old and New
    • New Pentecost Prayers
    • Trinity Sunday (1)
    • The Feast of the Body and Blood of Christ (2)
    • Wine & Bread for Communion
    • The Nativity of St John the Baptist
    • We Bow Before You
    • Blessing Oneself When Receiving Communion
    • Liturgical Q&A (1)
    • Liturgical Terminology
    • Putting water and a piece of host in the chalice
    • Sacrament of Healing
    • Take this all of you and Drink
    • More Liturgical Terminology
    • Eucharistic Prayer for Various Needs
    • The Homily (1)
    • Concelebration
    • Liturgy is Dialogue
    • Liturgy and Evangelisation (1)
    • Adult Initiation (2)
    • Procession of Gifts
    • Liturgy Brisbane
    • Capital Letters in Liturgical Texts
    • We Pray to the Lord
    • Children’s Liturgy of the Word
    • Relics
    • Wearing Stoles
    • Scripture in Liturgy
    • The Arrival of Advent
    • Mass and Daily Life
    • Posture and Gesture for Receiving Communion
    • Christmas Lasts More Than a Day (1)
    • Reconciliation
    • Individual Reconciliation (1)
    • Communal Reconciliation: The Second Rite
    • Decorating the Church (1)
    • Ash Wednesday, Veiling Crosses and Statues in Lent
    • Understanding Lent (2)
    • Primary Liturgical Symbols (1)
    • Easter Liturgy Q&A: Holy Oils and Singing the Exsultet
    • Praying for Wisdom during the Conclave
    • More Liturgical Q&A
    • Palms, Procession, Passion and Prayer
    • Celebrating Sunday of the Resurrection
    • The Whys and Wherefores of the 50 Days
    • "Traditional" Mass
    • It's Not Over Until The Big Candle Moves!
    • Roadmap for Celebrating Mass
    • Assessing Synod Outcomes Ten Years On
    • A Feast of Solemnities
    • Come Holy Spirit
    • Really Celebrating the Presence of Christ
    • Communion: Participation in Sacrifice or a Commodity?
    • Communion from the Altar Part II
    • Communion from the Altar in Practice
    • Communion outside Mass (1)
    • Be still and know that I am God
    • Singing is not an optional extra!
    • The Sign of Peace and Anarchy
    • Communion Rite
    • Beware - Changed Conditions!
    • Daughter of Australia
    • Sacred Furnishing
    • Unorthodox Brisbane Liturgy
    • Worth Spaces, Vessels and Books
    • Liturgy as a Door to Faith
    • Falling Mass Attendance and the Liturgy (1)
    • More about Falling Mass Attendance and the Liturgy
    • Liturgical Vestments (1)
    • Initiating Disciples
    • Initiating Disciples Part II
    • Consider the Lilies (with apologies to Matthew!)
    • October and the Rosary
    • Remembering the Dead
    • Participating in Liturgy
    • Age Requirement for Readers
    • Jesus Christ as Lord and King
    • Advent’s here Again!
    • Praying the Creed
    • Fiftieth Anniversary of the Constitution on the Sacred Liturgy
    • More about Advent (1)
    • Making Christmas Masses Special
    • Baptism of the Lord (2)
    • New Year Liturgical Resolutions (2)
    • Australia Day (1)
    • The Feast of the Presentation of the Lord (1)
    • St Joseph in the Eucharistic Prayer - 9 February 2014
    • Update on the Lectionary - 23rd February 2014
    • Liturgy Changes 50 years Ago - 16th February 2014
    • Lent in Brief - 2nd March 2014
    • The Prefaces of Lent - 9th March 2014
    • The Way of the Cross - 16th March 2014
    • Paschal Triduum Q&A - 23rd March 2014
    • Collects for Times of Need and the Litany of the Saints - 30th March 2014
    • Chrism Mass - 6th April 2014
    • Palm Sunday of the Passion of the Lord - 13th April 2014
    • Sunday Mass and Daily Mass - 27th April 2014
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