September 19-20, 2008: The date is getting close but there is still time to register for a blockbuster conference entitled “The Bible and the Liturgy: Written Text Becomes Living Word” at the Liturgical Institute in Mundelein, near Chicago. If you’ve always wanted to know how Catholic worship grows from the revelations of scripture itself and be able to tell your fallen-away family and friends, this is the conference to attend. Located on one of America’s most beautiful campuses, the event will include the speakers and topics listed below, a theater organ concert, chanted prayer and Mass, and the Litany of the Virgin Mary at a beautiful Lourdes grotto. Come for one day or two. The Saturday registration fee of only $50 (for four speakers!) includes lunch. For more information, visit the link above or call 847.837.4542.

Friday, September 19 (academic sessions):

8:00 Registration opens

9:00 Morning Prayer, Chapel of the Immaculate Conception

9:30 Jesus and the New Temple: Old Testament and New Testament Temple Typology
Dr. Brant Pitre with respondent Dr. Denis McNamara

11:15 Scripture, the Early Church and the Fathers
Dr. John Cavadini and Dr. Lynne Boughton

2:00 The Bible, Liturgy and Social Justice
Dr. David Fagerberg with respondent Dr. William Portier

3:30 Vatican II and Scripture in the Liturgy, Fr. Robert Barron

5:00 Evening Prayer, Chapel of the Immaculate Conception

7:30 Evening Address: The Bible and the Liturgy – Written Text Becomes
Living Word, Dr. Scott Hahn

Saturday, September 20 (general sessions)

7:30 am Registration opens

9:00 Morning Prayer

9:45 The Bible, Liturgy and Salvation History, Mr. Jeff Cavins

11:30 The Biblical Roots of the Prayers of the Mass, Dr. Brant Pitre

1:30 Litany of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Lourdes Grotto

2:00 The Sanctification of Time: Feasts and The Bible, Fr. Douglas Martis

3:30 The Bible, Liturgy and Christian Mystagogy, Dr. Scott Hahn

5:00 Mass (Vigil Mass for Sunday)