Representing Roman Catholic Diocesan Offices of Worship and Liturgical Commissions throughout the United States.
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Resources The Vatican: the official site of the Holy See contains English translations of documents of the Second Vatican Council, The Catechism of the Catholic Church, plus encyclicals and pontificals of the twentieth and twenty-first century. www.vatican.va/phome_en.htm The New American Bible, complete with footnotes, is available on the USCCB web site. www.usccb.org/nab/bible/index.htm Homilías para cada Domingo offers the Sunday Lectionary readings in Spanish. The Order of St. Benedict web page presents Eastern and Western liturgical texts, liturgical commentary, and links to sites dealing with liturgy. www.osb.org/liturgy Fr. Tom Richstatter, O.F.M. Fr. Richstatter is professor of Liturgy and Sacramental Theology at St. Meinrad's School of Theology. His web page contains articles on ministry, sacraments, liturgical year, and devotions. www.tomrichstatter.org The Center for Liturgy at Saint Louis University web site offers a structure for personal (or group) spiritual preparation for Sunday liturgies. www.liturgy.slu.edu
On-Line Ministries sponsored by Creighton University offers essays
by Rev. Robert O'Connor, SJ on
ritual gesture,
liturgical planning, and other topics on liturgy.
www.creighton.edu/~rocsj Clemens Library/Alcuin Library of College of St. Benedict/St. John's University presents an internet library of historical and contemporary liturgical texts, essays, and documents, including a section on liturgical music. www.csbsju.edu/library/internet/theoltgy.html#LTGY University of Dayton Campus Ministry web site developed by Rev. Gerard Chinchar, C.M. has bulletin inserts on liturgical topics, mainly from Liturgy Training Publications and Ministry and Liturgy. He also has a comprehensive bibliography on liturgy.
Organizations Association of Consultants for Liturgical Space (ACLS) is a voluntary membership organization of professionals dedicated to the creation of beautiful worship spaces for faith communities. www.liturgical-consultants.org Bishops Committee on the Liturgy (BCL) is a standing committee of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops and is responsible in the bishops' conference for all matters relating to liturgy. www.usccb.org/liturgy Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops Liturgy Commission has two Episcopal Commissions for Liturgy: one for French speaking dioceses, and one for English speaking dioceses. http://www.cccb.ca/english/default_e.htm Catholic Church in England and Wales Liturgy Committee web page contains UK liturgy documents and the Liturgy Committee newsletter. http://www.catholic-ew.org.uk/liturgyframe.htm Center for Applied Research in the Apostolate (CARA) is a national, non-profit, university-affiliated organization that conducts social scientific studies about the Catholic Church. Founded in 1964, CARA has three major dimensions to its mission: (1) to increase the Church's self understanding; (2) to serve the applied research needs of Church decision-makers; and (3) to advance scholarly research on religion, particularly Catholicism. http://www.georgetown.edu/research/cara Georgetown Center for Liturgy is an institute for worship, spirituality and the ritual arts. www.georgetown.edu/centers/gcl Institute for Liturgical Ministry promotes research and educational programs aimed at forming ministers in the liturgical life of the Roman Catholic Church. www.ilmdayton.org The Liturgical Conference In 1940 a group of Benedictine monks in Collegeville, Minnesota began an in-depth study of the liturgical life of the Roman Catholic Church in the United States. The Liturgical Conference came out of those early studies and research. The Conference became a membership organization that met each year to share research and promote liturgical reform. Although the Conference began as a Roman Catholic movement, it soon invited other Christian traditions to join the reform. Today, membership includes Baptists, Episcopalians, Lutherans, United Methodists, Orthodox, Roman Catholics, Presbyterians, and the United Church of Christ. http://www.liturgicalconference.org National Alliance of Liturgical Artists (NALA) connects worship communities to artists in order to foster a greater awareness of the existence and availability of original sacred art in the U.S. www.liturgicalartists.com National Association of Pastoral Musicians (NPM) is a membership organization composed of musicians, musician-liturgists, clergy, and other leaders of prayer devoted to serving the life and mission of the Church through fostering the art of musical liturgy in Roman Catholic worshiping communities in the United States. www.npm.org National Organization for Continuing Education of Roman Catholic Clergy (NOCERCC) is a network of diocesan and religious directors of presbyteral continuing education/formation. By keeping abreast of contemporary pastoral needs and movements, and by sponsoring research on issues and concerns of the presbyterate, NOCERCC seeks to educate its constituencies, promote the ongoing formation of the presbyters, and motivate them toward more effective ministry in the Church. www.nocercc.org The North American Forum on the Catechumenate is an international network of pastoral ministers, liturgists, catechists, and theologians dedicated to making a fully implemented Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults a reality for all, supporting the reconciliation ministries implicit in the Rite. The Forum is also committed to evangelization and conversion through catechesis, liturgy, discipleship, and mission and celebrating all cultural gifts. www.naforum.org Notre Dame Center for Liturgy is a national resource for worship at the University of Notre Dame, helping church leaders and parishes to celebrate God's presence in church and world and to connect liturgy and life. www.nd.edu/~ndcpl Southwest Liturgical Conference Study Week held each January in a diocese of the southwest. For information, go to their website at www.swlc.org We Believe is a volunteer organization dedicated to promoting the reform of the Roman Catholic liturgy. www.webelieve.cc
Publishers GIA Publications, Inc. (GIA) is a publisher of a wide range of liturgical music and music education materials as well as hymnals and worship aides. www.giamusic.com Liturgy Training Publications (LTP) provides materials that assist parishes, institutions and households in the preparation, celebration and expression of liturgy in Christian life. www.ltp.org Ministry & Liturgy magazine (ML) -- formerly Modern 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. www.rpinet.com/ml Oregon Catholic Press (OCP) publishes of a wide variety of music and worship materials, including FDLC publications. Their worship programs, including missals and hymnals, are used in more than half of all Catholic churches in the US. www.ocp.org The Liturgical Press For over 75 years, the Liturgical Press has published liturgical materials for both pastoral and academic audiences. www.litpress.org World Library Publications, a division of J. S. Paluch Company, Inc., Schiller Park, IL, publishes liturgy and music resources for worship. www.wlp.jspaluch.com
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