St. Benedict Chair in Liturgy

Promoting Good Liturgy for a Better World

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St. Benedict Chair in Liturgy.

Our initial goal is to raise $120,000 to establish a permanent endowment for the St. Benedict Chair in Liturgy. Proceeds from the endowment support the chair holder in teaching, conducting research and publishing, holding conversations and promoting good liturgy for a better world.

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The endowment is held and managed by St. Benedict’s Abbey
a 501(c)3 non-profit organization.
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Fr. Daniel McCarthy, OSB, SLD

the inaugural chair holder.

I teach Liturgy at the Master’s level

publish on:

Mass prayers;
ritual, art, architecture;
parish reflections on prayer;

hold conversations on:

human maturation and
life-giving community

consult on church architecture

teach the Latin language

 

I am a Monk of St. Benedict’s Abbey, Atchison

Doctor of Sacred Liturgy, Pontifical Institute of Liturgy, Rome; MA, MDiv

Co-founder, Liturgy Institute, Ealing Abbey, London

Guest Professor, Catholic University, Leuven

Teaching

Fr. Daniel teaches Master’s level courses:

• Research method in liturgy
• Interpretation of liturgy
• Proficient Latin for research in liturgy

 Publishing

Fr. Daniel has published over 280 articles and the following books:

• Appreciating the Collect (2008) on the method of interpreting prayers
• Listen to the Word (2009) explanation of the prayers of the Mass
• Transition in the Easter Vigil (in press) on the short prayers of the Easter vigil
• Walking in the Light (in press) on ritual, art and church architecture
• The Mere Bones of Latin (in press) 3 year method of teaching Latin

 

 

Books in progress:

• Cicero’s Letters, Latin-English and analysis
• Listen to Cicero’s letters read by Reginald Foster
• Latin Guidebook of Rome and Environs
• Learning Latin: Workbook

 

 

 

Parish & Religious Vocation

• Parish Appreciating the Liturgy – reflections on Sunday Mass prayers

 • Vocational Appreciating the Liturgy – reflections on Mass prayers for religious sisters and brothers in formation and for seminarians and the newly ordained.

Conversations

• International, ecumenical, academic and pastoral conversations on liturgy: colloquia, study days, research seminars, symposia and diocesan and parish workshops

• Colloquia on life-giving community, Atchison, Jan 2014 and Jan 2015

• Latin reading, Fr. Reginald Foster, ocd, 40 years papal Latinist, Atchison, 2014

 Architecture consulting

• Stanbrook Abbey – new church
• Mother of the Church Congregation –  remodeling chapel and development

 Research

• Liturgical theology
• Ritual, art & architecture
• Prayers in Latin with interpretation

Contacts for the St. Benedict Chair in Liturgy

Fr. Maurice Haefling OSB

St. Benedict’s Abbey
1020 North Second St
Atchison, Kansas 66002
Phone: (913) 360-7854

Mr Matt Kemnitz

Director of Development
St Benedict’s Abbey
913-360-7897
mkemnitz AT kansasmonks DOT org

Partners of the Liturgy Institute

Academic
Pontifical Institute of Liturgy – President’s Council, Sant’Anselmo, Rome
Catholic University Leuven – accrediting institution
Fr. Reginald Foster, ocd, 40 years papal Latinist, co-author

Contributing Abbeys
St. Benedict’s Abbey, Atchison, Kansas
Ealing Abbey, London, UK
Farnborough Abbey, Hampshire, UK
Abdij Keizersberg, Leuven, Belgium

Endorsing Sponsors
Sr. Anne Shepard, Prioress, Mount St. Scholastica
Abbot Gregory Polan, Conception Abbey
Bishops’ Conference of England and Wales
Bishops’ Conference of Belgium