We are ramping up our summer schedules here in the Ministry Monday studio! This means plenty of preparation for our summer Ordinary Time liturgies, planning our summer formation opportunities, and of course, carving out some time to enjoy the summer sunshine as well.

We found ourselves gravitating to an episode from the Ministry Monday archives, which was also a reflection from the 2021 National Convention by Kate Basi. Her Key Change presentation, named, “How to Pray While I’m Working,” reflects on the nuances we as pastoral ministers experience while participating in the Mass. I myself have found that I experience the Mass differently when I’m ministering versus when I (rarely) simply sit in the pew. How can we set our work mindset aside, or at least, pray alongside that mindset?

I’d like to mention that after this episode, Ministry Monday will be taking a short break as we prepare for both the in person and virtual NPM conventions. We will return with new episodes on July 31. In the meantime, if you’re participating in either the in person NPM convention in Reno or the virtual convention online the week afterward, please reach out and say hello to me. I always love meeting fellow listeners of the podcast!