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38th Annual Conference

Unfolding the Mystery of Christ: Exploring Liturgical Time
June 14 - 16, 2010
at the University of Notre Dame

"The Church is conscious that it must celebrate the saving work of the divine Bridegroom by devoutly recalling it on certain days throughout the course of the year. Every week, on the day which the Church has called the Lord's Day, it keeps the memory of the Lord's resurrection, which it also celebrates once a year, together with his blessed passion, in the most solemn festival of Easter.

Within the cycle of a year, moreover, the Church unfolds the whole mystery of Christ, from his incarnation and birth until his ascension, the day of Pentecost and the expectation of blessed hope and of the Lord's return.

Recalling thus the mysteries of redemption, the Church opens to the faithful the riches of the Lord's powers and merits, so that these are in some way made present in every age in order that the faithful may lay hold on them and be filled with saving grace."

- Sacrosanctum Concilium 102

 

The Notre Dame Center for Liturgy's conference in June 2010 will explore the ways in which Catholics are invited to enter into Christ's life more deeply every year through the liturgical celebrations of the Church calendar.


Keynote Speaker:

  1. Nathan Mitchell, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, Indiana
    The Future Present

Plenary Session Speakers:

  1. Rev. Msgr. Kevin W. Irwin, S.T.D., Catholic University of America, Washington, D.C.
    The Mystery of the Incarnation: Advent - Christmas - Epiphany
  2. Fr. Mark Morozowich, SEOD, Catholic University of America, Washington, D.C.
    The Myster of the Resurrection: Lent - Easter - Pentecost
  3. Fr. Andrew Ciferni, O.Praem., Daylesford Abbey, Paoli, Pennsylvania
    Discovering God's Presence Through the Day and the Week: Sunday and the Liturgy of the Hours
  4. Wendy Wright, Creighton University, Omaha, Nebraska
    Discovering God's Presence Through Celebrations of His Holy Ones: The Feasts of Mary and the Saints

Breakout Session Speakers:

  1. Charles Bobertz, St. John's University, Collegeville, Minnesota
    The Lectionary: Reading Scripture with the Church
  2. Peter and Catherine Fournier, Domestic-Church.com (http://www.domestic-church.com), Spruce View, Alberta, Canada
    Liturgical Time in the Domestic Church
  3. Maxwell Johnson, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, Indiana
    The Liturgical Year: A Scholarly Update
  4. Carrie Marcotte, St. Scholastica Parish, Woodbridge, Illinois
    Fostering Liturgical Time in the Parish
  5. Rex Rund, Our Lady of Mount Carmel Parish, Carmel, Indiana
    Parish Music in the Liturgical Year
  6. Rita Thiron, Diocese of Lansing, Lansing, Michigan
    Exploring the Directory on Popular Piety and the Liturgy
  7. Ivannia Vega-McTighe, Our Lady of Victories Parish, Paterson, New Jersey
    Liturgical Time in a Hispanic Parish