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Pray Tell\u00a0<\/em>is pleased to present the latest episode from the Australian Catholic University Centre for Liturgy\u2019s podcast series,\u00a0Speaking of Liturgy<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In this episode, Fr. Mike Connors<\/strong> discusses the relationship between preaching and the Church\u2019s traditional mystagogical process of reflecting on the celebration of the sacraments. He encourages preachers to explore and savor the riches of our powerful rites, especially those associated with initiation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Rev. Michael Connors, CSC\u00a0is a priest of the Congregation of Holy Cross.\u202f\u00a0Trained as a pastoral or practical theologian, he is director emeritus of the John S. Marten Program in Homiletics and Liturgics at the University of Notre Dame in the USA, where he continues to reside.\u202f\u00a0He is a former team member of the North American Forum on the Catechumenate, and author of\u00a0Preaching for Discipleship: Preparing Homilies for Christian Initiation<\/em>\u202f(Chicago: Liturgy Training Publications, 2018).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The link to the episode can be found here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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