Study Week 2003
Keynote and Major Addresses

The Legacy of the Constitution on the Sacred Liturgy: Forty Years of Seeking Full, Conscious, and Active Participation.

—Most Reverend Donald W. Trautman

The Holy Spirit breathed new life into the Church through the Constitution on the Sacred Liturgy (CSL). The presentation will seek to unlock the treasures of the document by re-examining its key concepts and historical impact on the pastoral and worship life of the church. During the past forty years the church has moved from liturgical reform to liturgical refinement. To what extent do post-Vatican II documents and legislation reflect the original vision of CSL? What are the successes and failures of liturgical renewal?  Why are there calls for a reform of the reform? How do we keep alive and revitalize the CSL?

Bishop Trautman, Bishop of Erie, PA, completed his theological studies at the University of Innsbruck, Austria, studying under Karl Rahner and Josef Jungman where he received his S.T.L. and was ordained a priest in 1962. He studied biblical languages at Catholic University, Washington, DC, and earned his S.S.L. in 1965 from Pontifical Biblical Institute, Rome. He earned his doctorate degree from St. Thomas Aquinas University in Rome. A former chairman of the Bishops Committee on the Liturgy, Bishop Trautman is presently chair of the Doctrine Committee for the U.S.C.C.B. He is the 1997 recipient of the Notre Dame University Center of Pastoral Liturgy’s Michael Mathis Award. He has received several honorary degrees and is a Gold Medal recipient from St. John’s University in New York. A frequent contributor to America Magazine, he has lectured extensively throughout the country.

Sister Jeremy Gallet has been a member of the Sisters of Providence of Saint Mary- of- the-Woods, Indiana, for 39 years. She has had a wide variety of pastoral and administrative experience. She taught music and fine arts to junior high school students, and has been a DRE, as well as a parish musician and liturgist. Sister Jeremy has also done a variety of retreat work.  Most recently she has been the Director of the Office of Worship for the Diocese of Corpus Christi, Texas, adjunct faculty at the Jesuit School of Theology in Berkeley, and is presently the Director of the Office of Worship for the Archdiocese of Portland in Oregon.

Sister Jeremy earned her BA in Music from Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College, IN, and her MS in Education (Music Concentration) from Indiana University. At the University of Notre Dame, she earned her MA in Liturgical Studies, and she received her PhD in Liturgy, Proclamation and the Arts at the Graduate Theological Union, Berkeley, CA.

—Most Reverend Vincent M. Rizzotto, P.A., V.G., J.C.L.

Bishop Rizzotto was ordained to the priesthood on May 26, 1956 and served in parishes in Houston and Port Arthur, TX.  He recently received his Episcopal Ordination on July 31, 2001, at St. Michael Church, Houston, Texas. He was appointed Bishop-elect by the Vatican on June 19, 2001. He was bestowed the Honorable title of Protonotary Apostolic and is also the Vicar General of the Diocese of Galveston-Houston.

Bishop Rizzotto received his early education at Holy Name Grammar School in Houston, TX, and graduated in 1949 from St. Thomas High School, Houston, TX.  He attended St. Mary's Seminary, Houston, TX, the Catholic University of America and Graduate School earning a degree in Canon Law in 1963.

Bishop Rizzotto is a Past President of the Senate of Priests and Past Diocesan Coordinator of the Liturgical Commission, Galveston-Houston Diocese.

—Reverend Paul Turner

Paul Turner is pastor of St. Munchin Parish in Cameron, MO, and its mission St. Aloysius in Maysville.  A priest of the Diocese of Kansas City-St. Joseph, he holds a doctorate in sacred theology from Sant’ Anselmo in Rome. His books include The Catechumenate Answer Book  (Resource Publications, 2000), Your Child’s Baptism  (Liturgy Training Publications, 2000), and The Catholic Wedding Answer Book (Resource Publications, 2001).

He writes “Bulletin Inserts” for Ministry and Liturgy Magazine, and anchors a scripture column for his diocesan paper, The Catholic Key.  He serves as a team member for the North American Forum on the Catechumenate.