ON THE COVER:  Aerial view of Cathedral of Christ the Light, Oakland, Calif. Photo © John Blaustein.

From Inside ML: Music, ritual, and environment all require imagination to visualize how these elements are interwoven to form liturgy that is seamless. That imagination doesn't happen by accident. In every discipline, it takes study, experience, time, and a good bit of humility to achieve the level of competency that fosters an imagination informed by sound theological reason rather than personal taste or opinion. Although we may be knowledgeable about the various fields of liturgy, rarely are we experts in more than one area. I am a musician and I have worked with music ministry for most of my life. I have a vision of how music and liturgy are (or should be) one. I teach, write, and preach passionately about that unity. But when it comes time to prepare liturgy, I call the best pastoral musician I know. While my skill at selecting and crafting just the right music might be adequate on occasion, God's people deserve better than adequate at every liturgy. My best talent, my strongest gifts, simply lie elsewhere. The same holds true for environment. Building, renovating, and even reorganizing space is the job of an expert. We have liturgical design consultants for a reason, so before you start rolling your baptismal font around the church to see where you like it best, pick up the phone and call a consultant. She'll put your font in the right place — and permanently remove the wheels. (More)

FEATURES

The Cathedral of Christ the Light (part 1): An invitation 
Leo Keegan 
Call to the future

Living stones: A renovation of St. Joseph Catholic Church, Richardson, Texas 
Jane Landry 
Sustaining the worship experience

The Cathedral of Christ the Light (part 2): Light and the Christian story 
Leo Keegan 
Mysteries of light

And you are the branches: An artist's vision in glass 
Dana Boussard 
Reflections of nature

DEPARTMENTS

Inside ML / Donna M. Cole
 

Worship Times / Todd Flowerday
 

Liturgy Formation: Summer Ordinary Time – Assumption 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: Banners / Paul Turner
 

Bulletin Insert: Regional Materials / Paul Turner

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