ON THE COVER:  Bell tower at sunset, Caldwell Dominican Motherhouse, Caldwell, N.J.

From Inside ML: Conversion moments are what compel us to move forward. Sometimes they cause us to stumble on; other times they mark our path with clarity. Whatever form these experiences take, if we fail to share them in some way, they diminish in meaning. The grace that comes from an encounter with Christ is surely a source of great personal joy for us, but our call is to use the strength, or voice, or vision, or presence that grace grants for the greater good of the community of believers. Making that transition from internal conversion experience to community experience is a challenge for everyone, from the catechumen to those who have spent a lifetime of service in ministry. This is a constant, never-ending cycle of revelation, discovery, and offering of self. Like St. Paul, we travel on and beyond the road to Damascus. When we are open to making those connections between what has been revealed to us in faith and what we are called to be for one another, the scales are dropped from our eyes and discernment becomes clear. That we are to act is certain; how we are to act in today's church of tension is not as certain. (More)

FEATURES

The Order of Mass: Orderly transitions? 
Paul Turner 
Connecting liturgy and Scripture

So holy a mystery: Marriage and faith formation 
Mary Ann Paulukonis 
Marriage as Christian icon

In the company of their friends: Making your parish marriage-friendly 
Kathy and Steve Beirne 
Becoming a marriage-sensitive church

Conversion experience to community experience 
Todd Flowerday 
Damascus and beyond

DEPARTMENTS

Inside ML / Donna M. Cole
 

Worship Times / Todd Flowerday

Liturgy Formation: Trinity Sunday – 14th Sunday in Ordinary Time 2009 / Kay Murdy, Darren M. Henson
 

The Word Alive / Anne Louise Bannon
 

Sung Prayer / David Haas
 

Keeping the Faith / Leisa Anslinger
 

At the Table of the Word / Bruce Janiga
 

Moving Rite Along / Ada Simpson
 

Sacred Space / Mary Patricia Storms
 

Bridge Work / Ron Raab

Bulletin Insert: Lighting Candles at Weddings / Paul Turner

Bulletin Insert: Seating Parents at Weddings / Paul Turner

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