Katharine E. Harmon

Katharine E. Harmon is Assistant Professor of Theology and private instructor of organ at Marian University in Indianapolis, Indiana, where she teaches undergraduate and graduate students, and college seminarians. She has served as a pastoral musician for the past twenty years in Roman Catholic parishes, as well as in Lutheran, Anglican, and Disciples of Christ congregations.

A graduate of the University of Notre Dame’s liturgical studies program, Harmon has taught, written and spoken about Roman Catholic liturgy and liturgical renewal in a variety of venues, including The Catholic University of America in Washington, DC; St. John’s University in Collegeville, MN; the University of Notre Dame, and in catechetical programs in her home Archdiocese of Indianapolis.

Harmon has contributed chapters to edited volumes in the fields of both liturgical studies and American Catholicism, and her articles have appeared in journals such as Worship, American Catholic Studies, U.S. Catholic Historian, and Studia Liturgica. She is the recipient of the 2017 Catholic Press Association First Place Award for best scholarly article in a Catholic publication. She is also a regular contributor for the blog Pray Tell: Worship, Wit and Wisdom, sponsored by the monks of St. John’s Abbey in Collegeville, MN.

She is an active member of the North American Academy of Liturgy, the Catholic Academy of Liturgy, the Catholic Theological Society of America, and the College Theology Society. She currently resides in Indianapolis with her husband and daughter, and serves as an accompanist for her home parish.