I wanted to become a Franciscan priest, and became one. But I certainly landed in places and assignments I never dreamed of being in.
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PDF Download • (1 page) “Agnus Dei for Two Voices”
What is the best way to get your choir singing when they first return? Here are some tips…
Podcast: James Kennerley: Sacred Music in Education, the Church and the World
Maestro Kennerley underscores the myriad salutary benefits of music education for children and that of a community that sings together.
The Ascension Depicted in the Rabbula Gospel Book
This is one of the earliest Christian manuscripts to be illuminated with (the oxymoronic) “large miniatures.”
Being Too Hard On Priests?
…including a fancy capital “A” from a medieval manuscript.
Updated Litany of St Joseph with Chant
Chanting the Litany of St Joseph with the newly announced invocations.
Did Bishop Sheen Favor A Particular Hymnal?
Including a wonderful hymn for the Ascension.
Re: “Christ the King Hymnal” (Imprimatur, 1954)
Venerable Pope Pius XII explicitly allowed vernacular hymns during High Mass in 1958.
Virtual Sacred Music Colloquium 2021
Alongside many familiar faces, several new presenters are joining the faculty this year.
Question & Answer Box • “Which Tune Is This?”
Including a live recording of a hymn about a donkey. (Not kidding!)
(Live Recording) • “Jesus My Lord, My God, My All”
There is a “hidden rule” about Roman Catholic Hymnals.
“Are You God?” On the Impact We Have as Church Musicians
How a small child’s innocent question underscored the significance of what we do as church musicians.
“No hymn deserves more to be reintroduced in our catholic tradition.” —Dom Ermin Vitry
A live recording of the Church’s oldest Latin Eucharistic hymn.
Summer Course in the Ward Method
CUA is pleased to announce that this week-long intensive course will be offered in person this summer.
Calling All Church Musicians!
Is this normal? (Answer: “yes”)
Spanish Australian Setting of Salve Joseph
A Latin hymn to St Joseph with a popular tune – a unison chorus with 4 two part verses.
Sacred Music from the Bell Tower • Boston Cathedral Singers
We emerge from silence a changed people more in tune with our need for the Eucharist, prayer, and praise. Singing God’s praise is inseparable from our prayer. It is intrinsic to who we are as a people.
“Days Of The Week In Latin” • Feria II, Feria III, Feria IV, Feria V, Feria VI
“Feria Quinta” — which day is that? … Be honest.
“Are They Ugly?” • May 1st Propers For Saint Joseph
I fail to see how such a position can be defended…
Hidden Gem: In Te, Domine, Speravi (Hassler)
This simple canon makes a great “anytime” Offertory motet for developing choirs and experienced ensembles alike.
Paul Inwood Attacks Jeff Ostrowski’s Harmonies
Paul Inwood has unwittingly committed a rookie’s error here…
The Greater Litanies & the Meaning of Liturgical Processions
Processing is one way in which we express who we are as wayfarers en route to heaven.
An Interview with Veronica Brandt
How exactly does one get from electrical engineering to writing hymnbooks and making videos on singing Gregorian chant?
“The Fifteen Best Catholic Hymns” • Wait……
Church musicians: Is this what we’re doing wrong?
Do You Know This Easter Hymn?
We did both versions: One is quite popular, the other less so.
PDF Downloads
PDF Download • Vespers for Holy Thursday?
“Custom preserves many things in liturgy after their first reason has ceased.” —Father Adrian Fortescue
Never Released Before! • Unique Version of “O Sacred Head Surrounded” (SATB)
What is a Catholic Hymnal? How old are these hymns?
PDF Download • My Favorite Gregorian Hymn
There are so many wonderful Gregorian hymns, but the “HYMN TO SAINT JOSEPH” is my favorite.
Secrets Revealed • “Campion Missal, Third Edition”
Sophia Institute Press has authorized us to release marvelous secrets about the 3rd edition!
PDF Download • “O Sacred Head Surrounded” … placed into Gregorian Chant!
Also provided: an organ accompaniment for “Jam Christe Sol Justitiae” (an ancient Catholic hymn for Lent).
PDF Download • “Daily Missal with Vespers for Sundays” by Dom Lefevbre (2,007 pages)
…including news Re: the 3rd edition of the Saint Edmund Campion Missal, scheduled to be released in April.