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I’m here with about 250 others from around the US and beyond for the annual meeting of the Federation of Diocesan Liturgical Commissions<\/a>. Today and tomorrow are study days with Msgr. Kevin Irwin and Rev. Paul Turner. I’ll be live-tweeting highlights<\/a> from the presentations until my laptop battery lasts.<\/p>\n

I’ll write more about what has been happening here as the delegates focus on the Roman Missal implementation. But just a brief note about where we are. Alexandria is in north-central Louisiana; very rural; built around an army base (Fort Polk). Driving around the city, it’s hard not to notice how much the recession has affected this area. Businesses are boarded up and shut down, and you see very few people walking about downtown. It’s certainly bare-bones in terms of material resources here at both the conference and the locale.<\/p>\n

But this gathering and this place is absolutely rich in hospitality and care by the local hosts and community. Every participant and speaker was welcomed at the airport and chauffeured by volunteers to the hotel. The mayor of Louisiana (a Catholic) greeted us warmly at our opening session and gave a brief reflection on the city’s 100th anniversary and how this gathering is now part of that year-long celebration. Last night the local hosts cooked and served a home-made meal of Cajun, Creole, and Southern fare…and each of us was given a binder with all the recipes! The priest who led us in last night’s Evening Prayer exchanged his cope for an apron and got to work in the kitchen. We have certainly been cared for richly here, a testament to abundance in the midst of scarcity.<\/p>\n

Msgr. Kevin is currently going over The Leeds Group DVD resource, Become One Body One Spirit in Christ<\/em>. Very interesting. More to come…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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