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Deep Breaths

May 7, 2020 · Filed Under: faith, Health, music · Tagged With: Church, conducting, coronavirus, liturgy, ministry, music, singing

Empty Church

I noticed it for the first time during the Exsultet at the Easter Vigil. Despite being focused on a lot of words and a lot of notes, despite being unnerved by singing to an empty chapel on what would have been one of the most well-attended nights of the Church year, I still registered theContinue reading >>

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The thing worth chasing: on saying goodbye to a friend

October 29, 2016 · Filed Under: faith, People · Tagged With: community, faith, family, friends, ministry, music, peace, prayer, singing

I get awfully emotionally seeing the people I love receive the Eucharist. When I was quite ill with Crohn’s, before surgery put me into remission, I was often unable to stand through mass. I would hoist myself out of the pew with my parents or brother or now-husband, and would weep at the sight ofContinue reading >>

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Little Sanctuaries and Lots of Noise: how this election could make teaching harder

August 15, 2016 · Filed Under: faith · Tagged With: campaign, election, ministry, politics, religious education, teaching

Years ago a student asked me if I watched Grey’s Anatomy. I replied no, adding that I tried not to watch shows that constantly featured people committing adultery. The student, in his late teens, was taken aback, but after a moment admitted I was on to something. I didn’t say that to criticize his viewingContinue reading >>

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Why we ruined our wedding pictures

August 3, 2015 · Filed Under: faith, People · Tagged With: family, friends, liturgy, marriage, ministry, photos, wedding

“Honey,” I said a few months before the wedding, “everyone says that we should make lists of our priorities for the wedding so that we know what the each other’s non-negotiables are.” There had been no disagreements thusfar, and we were committed to a simple celebration without most of the bells and whistles that haveContinue reading >>

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Honoring our skills in ministry

July 25, 2015 · Filed Under: faith, music · Tagged With: liturgy, ministry, singing

Touchdown Jesus

This week I am sharing some of my remarks from Notre Dame Vision’s inaugural Summer Conference for Liturgical Music Ministers. Today’s thoughts were part of a workshop titled Beauty Ever Ancient, Ever New: Echoing the New Song of Christ. When one works in ministry there is often a misconception that one’s job is to sitContinue reading >>

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