Katharine E. Harmon, Author at PrayTellBlog

Katharine E. Harmon is an Assistant Professor of Theology at Marian University in Indianapolis, IN, where she teaches undergraduate and graduate courses in theology, liturgy, and lCatholic history. She is an organist and church musician at St. Mark the Evangelist Parish in Indianapolis, IN. Katharine is a graduate of the University of Notre Dame's Ph.D. program in Liturgical Studies, and the author of There Were Also Many Women There: Lay Women in the Liturgical Movement in the United States, 1926-1959 (Liturgical Press, 2013).

Re-claiming Our Potholes for the Spiritual Journey

February 23, 2018 Katharine E. Harmon Inculturation Liturgical Spirituality

This image is for those of us who plot our commute based on chunks of loose asphalt, who strategically drive in the breakdown lane, and who regularly dodge gaping holes in the pavement wide enough to swallow several adult male raccoons.

Former Archbishop Daniel Buechlein (1938-2018) Dies

January 25, 2018 Katharine E. Harmon

Longtime archbishop of the Archdiocese of Indianapolis, Daniel M. Buechlein, died this morning in Saint Meinrad, Indiana. He served as Indianapolis’ archbishop from 1992-2011, at

The Eucharist is Behind Bars

January 23, 2018 Katharine E. Harmon Eucharist Liturgical Spirituality

Is it possible to have a Church with open doors, or do we need to keep our city churches barred? Is an “open door” simply a theological key, or an eschatological image, with no ground in reality in our modern world?

For Unto Us a Child is Born

December 20, 2017 Katharine E. Harmon Children Liturgical Spirituality

The incarnation has never been so real to me as when I’ve held my own infant daughter—our little in-the-flesh gift of God.

Pumpkins and Pine Trees and Palms, Oh My….

November 25, 2017 Katharine E. Harmon Art and Architecture Liturgical year

Sometimes strange things happen…like pumpkins and pine trees and palms…all in the same weekend. Is there a saying about “loving the liturgists and hating the liturgical faux pas”?

Warning: Girl Altar Servers May Cause Bad Liturgy!

October 25, 2017 Katharine E. Harmon Children Lay Ministry

What happens when women are involved with liturgy? According to a 2015 article, when females are involved with liturgy, we get bad liturgy.

God Said It Was Good

September 8, 2017 Katharine E. Harmon Liturgical Spirituality

What perfectionist ever stopped after completing a task and actually acknowledged what he or she did was GOOD? EVER?

Eating Alone

July 27, 2017 Katharine E. Harmon Eucharist

I can think of no worse idea than throwing hundreds of introverts in a schmancy conference hotel and asking them to socialize!

Review of Celebrating Divine Mystery by Catherine Vincie

May 12, 2017 Katharine E. Harmon Recently Published Books

Catherine Vincie’s Celebrating Divine Mystery: A Primer in Liturgical Theology, should be included on the reading list of any pastoral minister, particularly in the Roman Catholic tradition.

Organ Repertoire: Why Catholics Don’t Care

April 24, 2017 Katharine E. Harmon Conferences / Workshops / Meetings Ecumenism Music: General

I was asked by a student today, “I just don’t understand why we need to have organ repertoire. When would you ever use it?” I stared at the student, confounded, dumbfounded. And then I had an intense moment of Catholic soul-searching. How many Catholics would understand why you’d want to have organ repertoire—how many Catholics ever do hear actual repertoire in the course of a liturgical celebration?

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