Incarnation and Divinization
Why did the Son of God become man? “God became man, that men might become gods” (St. Athanasius).
Archives for October 2013
The Informed Aesthetic
Ugly churches and tacky artwork are the external signs of an internal deficiency most of us share.
Definition Of Liturgical “Piccoluomini” ?
Human beings are “geared” toward annual events. Our minds, emotions, and memories simply aren’t programmed to work in 3-year cycles.
National Catholic Register Mentions Watershed Hymnal
“I’ve found that almost all of the students, regardless of their current knowledge level, are receptive to the Church’s treasury of sacred music and her teaching on the subject.”
Catholic Line Art, Black and White • Installment #40
I will be releasing hundreds of these B/W religious line art drawings for free and instant download. These beautiful Catholic “woodcuts” were done with magnificent skill. “Download Free Traditional Catholic Clipart”
Fr. Jeffrey Keyes Featured In Regina Magazine
“Disgusted and hurt, I went back to selling hotdogs and making music in a liberal Catholic church on Sunday evenings.”
At Mass This Sunday …
The priest intoned the Gloria … a truly magnificent effect!
REMINDER: Upcoming Holy Day of Obligation
Friday, 1 November 2013 (All Saints Day) is a Holy Day of Obligation for Catholics.
What Do We Think Of Cell Phones At Mass?
I have noticed a certain tendency at EF Masses which causes me concern. Please allow me to “think out loud” and let me know your thoughts, as well.
A Culture Obsessed With Sensationalism
It’s bizarre that both conductor and pianist were too lazy to discuss things like tempi beforehand.
Gerard Manley Hopkins & Beauty
Pondering Papal Poetic Preferences
Who Likes to be “Pruned”?
I don’t know about you, but I don’t like being pruned. Ultimately, this pruning leads to a refinement of the soul.
How Bad Was It?
Someday, my children might ask: “Do you remember the first ICEL translation of the Roman Missal?”
Blessed John Henry Cardinal Newman
Corpus Christi Watershed assisted the Birmingham Oratory with media work leading up to the Papal Visit and Beatification of Cardinal Newman.
On Aweful Ambos and Lilliputian Lecterns
Why can’t churches have grand furnishings and fixtures—like the lofty pulpits you see in older churches? And why aren’t those pulpits, where they exist, still being used today?
