10 Questions about Bishops

In our next installment of 10 Questions, Worship and Prayer Officer Fiona Duque answer some questions about Bishops. 

What soil do you bring to the liturgy?

Jesus referred to faith as a seed. A mustard seed. All plants begin as seeds. However, to germinate and grow and develop and be productive, the seed needs to be placed in good soil. In the synoptic Gospels (Matthew 13:3-9, Mark 4:2-9 and Luke 8:4-8) we read Jesus’ Parable of the Sower. I am utilising poetic licence with using this parable where the seed is representing faith and not directly the Kingdom of God, but bear with me. It will all makes sense.

10 Questions about Ordinary Time

Worship and Prayer Officer Fiona Duque answers some questions about Ordinary Time below! 

10 Questions about Pentecost

Officer Worship and Prayer Fiona Duque answers some questions about Pentecost below.

LITURGY MATTERS: Never Underestimate the Importance of Silence

Throughout the liturgy there are many moments that call on us to be silent. Along with the many other signs in a liturgical celebration, silence is often one of the most overlooked and unobserved. Why is it so important? What is the silence calling us to?

LITURGY MATTERS: The Paschal Mystery - what is it? What does it mean to you?

You may have heard the term ‘Paschal Mystery’ but what is it? What does it mean to you?

As the Church draws closer to the Triduum (check out the 10 Questions about the Triduum), we are reminded of the passion, death, Resurrection, and Ascension of Jesus. This is what is known as the Paschal Mystery.  We are particularly invited into that mystery over the Triduum. However, this dying and rising isn’t just something that Jesus went through 2000 years ago or that it is our focus only on the Easter weekend, it is very much a part of our own lives that we experience daily.