John T Kyler – författare

2022 Catholic Media Association second place award in pastoral ministry: parish lifeHoly Week at Home invites individuals and families to explore the riches of Palm Sunday and the Paschal Triduum. A great way to “bring the liturgy home,” this resource is an extension of prayer for those who celebrate Holy Week in community and gives those who are unable to do so an opportunity to pray the liturgies of Holy Week. A combination of prayer, ritual action, Scripture references, and questions for reflection, Holy Week at Home helps everyone enter more fully into these holiest days of the year.

Too often we relegate parish hospitality to the few minutes immediately before or after Sunday liturgy. If we are willing to reimagine our understanding of hospitality, however, we begin to realize that welcoming others is more than bulletins and donuts (as important as those are!). Welcome All as Christ offers concrete suggestions for implementing a holistic approach to parish hospitality, grounded in St. Benedict’s invitation to “Welcome all as Christ” and set amid the pastoral realities of today’s church.