Formation for Liturgical Prayer
Mission Statement
The Formation for Liturgical Prayer seminar exists to cultivate a profound awareness of the forces affecting the formation of the faith community for liturgical prayer. To achieve this purpose the seminar studies and reflects on the ecclesial, social, psychological, and cultural conditions brought to bear on the celebration of the liturgy.
Convener
Paul H. Colloton, OP
National Association of Pastoral Musicians
962 Wayne Avenue, Suite 210
Silver Spring, MD 20910-4461
npmpaul@npm.org
2009 Academy Meeting Agenda
1. Paul Janowiak will submit two to three chapters of his book in progress concerning the four presences of Christ in liturgy
2. Rodica Stoicoiu will present an article on Silence in Liturgy
3. Discussion of Meeting Mystery by Nathan Mitchell, with this question in mind: "How does this insight help me take a step forward in understanding better the project of Liturgical Formation?"
2008 Academy Meeting Agenda
1. Discussion of a paper by Anne McGuire on “Daily Prayer, Daily Living.”
2. A presentation by Patty Hughes on “Priest, Prophet, King.”
3. Discussion on the formation of the Christian Assembly.
- Discussion, led by Scott O’Brien, on David Power’s Love Without Calculation. “How do we as formators of liturgical assemblies promote full and active participation when catechesis and canonical regulations of the liturgy often reduce liturgical participation to obligation evidenced in a piety and spirituality that is more comfortable with barter, negotiation and contract than with gift freely given, received and shared ‘for the life of the world?’”
- Dovetailing with last year’s discussion of Paul Philibert’s work, Stewardship of God’s Mysteries: Priestly Spirituality in a Changing Church.
Number of participants: 17-18
Papers
The following papers are available online in PDF format.
"The Paschal Mystery in the Eucharistic Prayer," Stanislaus Campbell, FSC, September 2000.
"Communal and Ecclesial Aspects of the Communion Rite," Joseph Dougherty, FSC, Januarry 2001.
"The Communion Rite and the Paschal Mystery," Joseph Dougherty, FSC, January 2001.
"The Missiology of the Concluding Rites," Gerald T. Chinchar, SM, D.Min., 2002.
"The Threat of the Paschal Mystery," Roc O'Connor, SJ, 2002.
"Sacrifice: A Metaphor Reconsidered," Scott O'Brien, OP, 2002.
"Eucharist as Thanksgiving," Donna Kelly, CND, 2002.
"Paschal Mystery and Initiation I: the Catechumenate," Jeffrey M. Kemper, 2003.
"Shifting Language and Liturgical Catechesis," Theresa F. Koernke, IHM, 2003.
"The Sacrament of Penance: a Liturgical Event," Peter E. Fink, SJ.
Previous Seminar Reports
See seminar reports from annual meetings dating back to 2002:
2006 | 2005 | 2004 | 2003 | 2002