LITURGY MATTERS: Sing to the Lord – Don’t miss this opportunity!
Do you love to sing? Do you like to belt it out, or to sing soulfully around the house, in the shower, in the car hooning around town or on long trips? Do you like to menace your family and friends with your favourite songs? Do you sing and play guitar or piano while your toddlers jump around dancing wildly? If so, read on!
LITURGY MATTERS: Come on down to the Chrism Mass
The Chrism Mass is one of my favourite things. It’s big! It’s brassy! The voice of the faithful almost lifts the roof from the cathedral! The fragrance of Chrism fills the air. The cathedral and its precinct are abuzz with the joy of people meeting up from across the diocese. This is an opportunity not to be missed! Tuesday 26 March, 7.00pm at the Sacred Heart Cathedral. Come on down!
Liturgy Matters: It’s Time - Christian Initiation and Confirmation Review
The ministry of Evangelisation and Christian Initiation are the Church’s core business embodying its essential missionary nature. Today we are focusing on the Ministry of Christian Initiation and particularly Confirmation.
LITURGY MATTERS: Journeying from the Cradle to the Cross – The Rite of Election and Lent
We used to say, ‘time marches on’! These days it feels like time hurtles on. Like many I can’t believe we are into February, school has started, we are on the cusp of Lent, and it is time to invite you to the ‘Rite of Election’.
LITURGY MATTERS: The Holy Family - Refugees and Immigrants
This Advent and Christmas season let us open our eyes to recognise Jesus in all of the faces that we see. That includes the stranger, the refugee, the immigrant. As Pope Francis has recently affirmed that “every human being, Christian, Jewish, Muslim, of any people or religion, every human being is sacred, is precious in the eyes of God, and has the right to live in peace.” [CNA Nov 23]. So, what does this have to do with this Advent season? How can you bring light and life? Let me offer some thoughts for your reflection.
LITURGY MATTERS: Exuberant Praise and Worship
When engaging and addressing the spirituality of young people, it is important to understand where they are, especially in light of an eclectic and uncertain world. As more young people find ways to navigate this ever-changing society, providing them with spiritual guidance can strengthen their connection and growth with their faith.
LITURGY MATTERS: Christian Initiation and The Gift of Storytelling
Stories can have a way of grabbing our attention and giving us inspiration; people connect to stories. When we do connect to a story, we are more likely to remember them, and the more the story impacts us, the more likely we are to share it. What story are you currently telling? Is it a story of faith? Is it a story that could inspire others?
LITURGY MATTERS: Liturgy and Mission - a word from Bishop Michael
It was the 27th Sunday of Ordinary Time (8 October 2023) and the usual large crowd of the faithful gathered for Mass in the Sacred Heart Cathedral church. Bishop Michael Kennedy was presiding, and we were commissioning the Assistant Masters of Ceremonies.