Rev. Michael Kwatera, OSB, is a monk and director of liturgy for Saint John s Abbey, Collegeville, Minnesota. He taught courses in liturgy at Saint John s University in Collegeville and at the College of Saint Scholastica in Duluth, and served as pastor of several local Benedictine parishes. He has authored numerous articles and several Liturgical Press books, including "The Liturgical Ministry of Deacons" and "Come to the Feast: Liturgical Ministry of, by, and for Everybody."