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About ML:

  • Ministry & Liturgy is a magazine in its 31st year of service. For 25 years it was known as Modern Liturgy (ML), and although the name has changed it will continue to carry the ML nickname.
  • Ministry & Liturgy is a professional magazine for members of the parish ministry team. It is dedicated to exploring the connection between liturgy and life, unpacking the treasures of the Roman liturgy, and helping ministers use the visual, musical, lively, poetic, and environmental arts to shape liturgies to their local culture.
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Below you will find tables of contents of recent issues. A portion of the content is available on-line to give you an idea of what each issue contains. Enjoy, but please subscribe to support this work.


December 2003 / January 2004
Volume 30 Number 10

ML 30:10 Cover Image

Features

Are you celebrating liturgy in the rite place?
David Philippart
Challenges of matching environment with evolving liturgy

The germ of the GIRM
Paul Turner
Essentials for tackling the new General Instruction of the Roman Missal

Remembering in December: A service to comfort those who mourn
Susan Walker
Pastoral approaches to holiday grief

Vesture from the inside out (part 2)
Bruce Janiga
Building a parish vesture collection
 

Departments

  • Inside ML
  • Worship Times
  • Calendar
  • Planning Guide
  • Liturgy in Context
  • The Rite Stuff
  • At the Table of the Word
  • Liturgical Lil Talks Back
  • Reviews
  • Sung Prayer
  • Bulletin Insert: Offertory Chant

  • Bulletin Insert: Praying the Eucharistic Prayer
    For more bulletin insert resources, try the Index of Bulletin Inserts

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November 2003
Volume 30 Number 9

Features

Visual Arts Awards 2003-2004: Stained Glass
Ancient art, new reflections of faith.

5 Principles for preparing the triduum
Ricky Manalo
Part 5 in the liturgical Literacy series offers a
cohesive approach to Triduum preparation

Environment & Art: 40 years on
Kevin Yell
Postconciliar musing on liturgical space.

Prepare now for the Triduum
Gail Morris
Proactive strategies for the liturgies of the Triduum.
 

Departments

  • Inside ML
  • Worship Times
  • Calendar
  • Planning Guide
  • The Rite Stuff
  • At the Table of the Word
  • Liturgical Lil Talks Back
  • Liturgy in Context
  • Sung Prayer
  • Bulletin Insert: Entering the Church

  • Bulletin Insert: Turning toward the Ambo
    For more bulletin insert resources, try the Index of Bulletin Inserts

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October 2003
Volume 30 Number 8

Features

Vesture from the inside out (part 1)
Bruce Janiga
What is the well-dressed priest wearing these days?

Liturgical Music in the United States: Challenges and concerns for the future (part 2)
David Haas
Social, spiritual, and liturgical challenges of music ministry.

Annulment can activate healing: Handing over the IOUs
Dennis and Kay Flowers
Annulment is a tool for emotional healing.

Sing to the Lord a singable song
Terry Piontkowski
Music with staying power.
 

Departments

  • Inside ML
  • Worship Times
  • Calendar
  • Planning Guide
  • Year of Mark
  • The Rite Stuff
  • Liturgical Lil Talks Back
  • Liturgy in Context
  • Sung Prayer
  • Reviews
  • Bulletin Insert: Communion Bow

  • Bulletin Insert: Standing for the Invitation
    For more bulletin insert resources, try the Index of Bulletin Inserts

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September 2003
Volume 30 Number 7

Features

Visual Arts Awards 2003-2004: Permanent Category
Inspiring designs in year-round installations.

New prayer, ancient tradition
Joyce Ann Zimmerman
Part 4 in the Liturgical Literacy series explores the roots of the Liturgy of the Hours.

Chant: Pride of place or someplace else?
Todd Flowerday
Is there a place of honor for chant in the modern church?

Liturgical music in the United States:
Challenges and concerns for the future (part 1)
David Haas
Future trends in liturgical music.

Meeting the forgiving Jesus: A first penance workshop
Laurice Bonannella
A step-by-step guide for parents and children.

Departments

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August 2003
Volume 30 Number 6

Features

Lay presiding: Gifts and fruits of the Spirit among us
Honora Werner
Lay leadership at liturgy: Part 3 in the Liturgical Literacy series.

Liturgy in uniform
Christine Miller
Ministering to the military

The electronic toolbox: Websites for ministry and liturgy
Links to electronic resources for pastoral ministry

Planning the liturgical year with children
Sandra DeMasi
20 principles for preparing worship with children.

Church Software Guide
Annual listing of software for parish professionals.

Departments

  • Inside ML
  • Worship Times
  • Calendar
  • Welcome Table
  • Planning Guide
  • Year of Mark
  • The Rite Stuff
  • Liturgical Lil Talks Back
  • Sung Prayer
  • Reviews
  • Bulletin Insert: The GIRM

  • Bulletin Insert: The priesthood of the faithful
    For more bulletin insert resources, try the Index of Bulletin Inserts

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June/July 2003
Volume 30 Number 5

Features

A time for reflection on American Artists
Wesley Pulkka
A study of the inspired contributions of American artists to sacred art.

General Intercessions: The prayer of the baptized
Gail Morris
Part 2 of the Liturgical Literacy series: Understanding intercessory prayer.

From disillusioned to empowered: Enabling ministry
Patricia Bartle
Encouraging and supporting lay pastoral ministers.

Companions on the way: The deacon and the catechumenate
Vincent Pisano
How deacons share in the journey of catechumens.

The visual choir
Nancy Chinn
An ensemble approach to creating a worship environment.

Departments

  • Inside ML
  • Worship Times
  • Calendar
  • Welcome Table
  • Planning Guide
  • Year of Mark
  • The Rite Stuff
  • Liturgical Lil Talks Back
  • Sung Prayer
  • Reviews
  • Bulletin Insert: Lauda Sion

  • Bulletin Insert: Humeral Veil
    For more bulletin insert resources, try the Index of Bulletin Inserts

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May 2003
Volume 30 Number 4

Features

The Santa Clara Story
Sue Coffman
The colorful story of the birth of a new parish church.

Preaching in Spanish: Symbols and “satos”
Kenneth G. Davis and David Sanchez
How culture as well as faith shapes preaching.

Upon this rock: Rebuilding a church
Steephen M. Lee
The seismic retrofit of churches offers an opportunity to renew the worship space.

The ministry of teaching prayer
Laurice Bonannella
Part 1 in the Liturgical Literacy series looks at fostering prayer of the heart.

Church buildings: Changing functions, changing forms
Thomas Slon
How the church building reflects the way a community imagines the liturgy.

Departments

  • Inside ML
  • Worship Times
  • Calendar
  • Welcome Table
  • Planning Guide
  • Year of Mark
  • The Rite Stuff
  • Liturgical Lil Talks Back
  • Sung Prayer
  • Reviews
  • Sharings
  • Bulletin Insert: Cope

  • Bulletin Insert: Confirmation Creed
    For more bulletin insert resources, try the Index of Bulletin Inserts

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April 2003
Volume 30 Number 3

Features

Visual Arts Awards 2002-2003: Devotional Category
With designs that invite the heart and soul into the presence of the divine, these artists create focal points around which all are called to prayer, meditation and reflection.

Explosions & explosives: Lay pastoral ministry in the new century (part 2)
William C. Graham
Challenging questions for the future of lay ministry.

The church's pastoral care of the sick
Lizette Larson-Miller
Exploring the dimensions of pastoral care

The boat: A constructed rite for teens
Vince A. Olea
Engaging youth in ritual experiences.

Why “receiving the sacraments” is wrong
Joseph Martos
How language reflects understanding of sacrament.

Departments

  • Inside ML
  • Worship Times
  • Calendar
  • Welcome Table
  • Planning Guide
  • Year of Mark
  • The Rite Stuff
  • Bulletin Board
  • Liturgical Lil Talks Back
  • Sung Prayer
  • Reviews
  • Sharings
  • Bulletin Insert: Victimae Paschali Laudes

  • Bulletin Insert: Easter First Readings
    For more bulletin insert resources, try the Index of Bulletin Inserts

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March 2003
Volume 30 Number 2

Features

Explosions & explosives: Lay pastoral ministry in the new century (part 1)
William C. Graham
Triumphs and challenges in the evolution of lay ministry.

Confessions of a reformed catechist: Sharing the faith in a post-Christian era
Adam Rewa
Catechesis without presumption

Everything I ever needed to know (about multilingual liturgy)
I learned in kindergarten:
Worship and community building in diverse parishes
Antonio Davidson Gomez and Rufino Zaragosa
What children teach us about cultural diversity.

Implementing parish Morning & Evening Prayer
Linda Corona
A simple plan for introducing the Liturgy of the Hours in a parish setting.

Departments




February 2003
Volume 30 Number 1

Features

2002-2003 Visual Arts Awards: Seasonal/Occasional
With designs that are inclusive, catechetical and prophetic, these artists engage the senses with images of liturgical seasons and occasions.

Catholic liturgical identity after Vatican II
Todd Flowerday
Who do we say we are 40 years later?

Lay preaching: A late bloomer of Vatican II
Mary Testin
What lay people offer in breaking open the word.

Tenebrae: Prayer in the shadows of Holy Week
Jay Cormier
Ever ancient, ever new ways to pray without ceasing.

Directory of Ministry Education
Equipping all for the work of ministry.

Departments


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