A few weeks ago, I had the opportunity to sit down with one of the smartest Catholic priests alive.

A fifth-century hymn preserved in an eleventh-century manuscript

Excerpts from the life of Fr Gereon Goldmann – bombs, concentration camps, espionage and Gregorian chant.

“To contrast Ancient Sarum with Modern Roman is absurd.” —Fr. Adrian Fortescue (1912)

Have you ever seen a liturgical “instrument” like this?

Dedicated to exploring the teaching and vision of the Church on the topic of liturgical music

In which Veronica describes some unexpected benefits of taking up music lessons.

Fascinating debate recorded 22 April 1980.

“My experience with the Symposium was far beyond of what I could imagine…” —Participant from the Dominican Republic

Read these entries—and then tell me your head isn’t spinning!

Today marks the feast of Mother Katharine Drexel, whom the Holy Father challenged to become a missionary.

Two hymns with the same opening line, but very different content. A mystery rewrite symptomatic of an avoidance of personal contrition.

This morning, fascinating versions of the Credo arrived in my inbox—versions I had never seen!

Stop trying to make everything easy, and therefore unimportant.

A new website seeks to record the full Gregorian propers each week using a treble voice.

What makes this work unique is its perspective: written entirely from the point of view of the Samaritan woman.

Bringing a falcon to Mass never crossed my mind…

I’m not someone who believes everything was perfect before Vatican II—but calling the EF “worldly” compared to the OF is just silly.

A connecting link in the form of Gothic cathedrals

Oh, if only…if only you knew what’s going on behind the scenes!