The Gathered Eucharistic Assembly

Lecture Description

Rev. Michael Driscoll, Assistant Professor of Liturgy in Notre Dame's Department of Theology, focuses on the assembly, called by God to worship, that animates the Eucharistic celebration. He develops active notions of Eucharist based upon the assembly's role in the Liturgy of the Word and the Liturgy of the Eucharist. This lecture was originally released on November 6, 1999 as part of a STEP videoconference series.

Meet the Developer

Rev. Michael Driscoll

Rev. Driscoll's scholarly interests are in the area of liturgy and sacramental theology. He has published a monograph and numerous articles in journals such as Worship, Ecclesia Orans and Traditio. His major interests are medieval liturgy and sacramental theology, most notably in the Carolingian period. For the past several years he has collaborated on the Byzantine St. Stephen's Monastery Project in Jerusalem, Israel. He has served as convener of the study groups in Medieval Liturgy for the North American Academy of Liturgy, and in January 2001 was elected Vice-President (2001) and President-Elect (2002). In August 2001 he was elected to the Council of the Societas Liturgica, an international and ecumenical society of liturgists. He has also served the Bishops' Committee on the Liturgy, a standing committee of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, as a liturgical advisor. B.A., Carroll College (Helena, MT), 1969; S.T.B., Gregorian University (Rome), 1977; S.T.L., Saint Anselmo (Rome), 1980; S.T.D., Institut Catholique (Paris), 1986; Ph.D., University of Paris Sorbonne, 1986