assembly, catechist formation, children, children in church, children's mass, church, Church History, development psychology, gertrud mueller nelson, joan patano vos, linda gaupin, liturgical theology, Liturgy, mark searle, mass, paul philibert, youth, Youth Ministry 

What is the place of children in the liturgical assembly? What do children bring to adults? How do adults pass on the rich heritage of prayer to children? How can we celebrate the liturgy well with children? What does it mean when we celebrate a separate liturgy of the word with children, or have "children's Masses"? These topics and others were explored at the 20th Annual Conference of the Notre Dame Center for Pastoral Liturgy, held in June 1991. Five of the addresses given at the conference are offered here. The authors are Paul Philibert, Mark Searle, Gertrud Mueller Nelson, Linda Gaupin and Joan Patano Vos. They tackle these questions with insights from developmental psychology, church history and liturgical theology, encouraging all who work with children in the church to think critically about many current practices.