Liturgy Matters: Rich in Diversity
One of the exciting signs of hope in the diocesan Synod Paper is the sound of the people’s voice longing for a rich diversity of prayer and worship both personally and communally.
LITURGY MATTERS: Unity in Diversity
Well, anyone who thought surgery was going to slow down Pope Francis was proved wrong on Friday 16 July!
LITURGY MATTERS: Everyday God
The word ‘sacrament’ is looming large in my world at the moment. Today’s Liturgy Matters invites you to reflect on our experience and understanding of ‘sacrament’ which is at the heart of our life as a Catholic community.
LITURGY MATTERS: Are you interested in these liturgical opportunities…
The Diocesan Liturgy Council is once again seeking to widen its wisdom pool. You might be just the person we are seeking?
LITURGY MATTERS: Eucharist
We the Church of Maitland-Newcastle have just celebrated the second session of our Synod. On Sunday we celebrated the feast of the Body and Blood of Christ. We are in the midst of the Confirmation and First Communion season (seven this week). I have just returned from the funeral of Fr Paul O’Neill.
LITURGY MATTERS: Ministry developments – liturgical and otherwise
One of the dominant themes at Session 2 of our diocesan synod last Saturday was and remains the participation of the lay faithful in the life and mission of the Church.
There is the mission that God entrusts to us all and for which we are all responsible, and there are formal ministries to which a few are called. Getting the right balance between mission and ministry is important.
LITURGY MATTERS: Christian Initiation celebrates a love story
After Mass on Saturday night a young woman I used to work with came bounding down the aisle to say hello. We‘re often at the same Mass but there has not been such bounding before. What prompted the bounding?