Kathleen Hughes, rscj, speaking at an award ceremony to honor her contributions to Catholic liturgy, cited problems in contemporary liturgical celebrations from her point of view. Sister Hughes, former professor at Catholic Theological Union in Chicago and longtime member of the ICEL advisory council (International Commission on English in the Liturgy), received the Frederick R. McManus Award in Atlanta on October 15 from the Federation of Diocesan Liturgical Commissions. The award has been given annually since 1995. Sister Hughes is provincial of the U.S. Province of the Society of the Sacred Heart. Her talk begins with thanks to each of the previous recipients for what they taught her.