His publications include At the Supper of the Lamb (Chicago: Liturgy Training Publications, 2011); Glory in the Cross (Collegeville: Liturgical Press, 2011); and Celebrating Initiation: A Guide for Priests (Chicago: World Library Publications, 2008).  He is a former President of the North American Academy of Liturgy,  a member of Societas Liturgica and the Catholic Academy of Liturgy.  He is a recipient of the Jubilate Deo Award (National Association of Pastoral Musicians) and the Frederick McManus Award (Federation of Diocesan Liturgical Commissions). He serves as a facilitator for the International Commission on English in the Liturgy.  He answers questions about the liturgy daily on his blog.

He enjoys the Kansas City Symphony and the Kansas City Royals.