Diana Macalintal

Diana Macalintal is director of worship for the Diocese of San Jose in California and holds a master of arts in theology from Saint John's University, Collegeville, Minnesota. She has served as a liturgist and music director in campus, parish, and diocesan ministries for over 25 years and has authored numerous articles on liturgy, music, and the catechumenate. She co-authored a handbook for music ministers called The Musician's Book of the Mass (Resource Publications, Inc.), and in 2003 she received the Federation of Diocesan Liturgical Commissions' Tabat Scholarship. In 2006 she joined the faculty of the Institute in Pastoral Ministries of Saint Mary's University of Minnesota in Winona, and serves as a team member of the North American Forum on the Catechumenate. Diana has been a keynote speaker, workshop presenter, liturgy and music director for national conferences, music editor, cantor, and liturgical composer. She maintains a blog for the Diocese of San Jose called "Work of the People," found at dsjliturgy.blogspot.com and is a co-founder of TeamRCIA.com.