“A Catholic Life” reviews the Campion Hymnal

Corpus Christi Watershed · December 10, 2013

A blog specializing in catechetical resources has published this favorable review. Here’s an excerpt:

ACH AND EVERY DAY countless books are sold in the world and new books are being published for the first time. With the advent of Lulu.com and other self-publishing platforms, there are thousands of books introduced into the world each year. For a Catholic trying to navigate the narrow road, he will find many books that are neither beautiful nor spiritually enriching. And once in a while he will find a book that is either very beautifully designed or one that is truly spiritually enriching and enduring. It is a gem to find a book that has both characteristics. I’m glad that I have found such a one in the St. Edmund Campion Missal.

* This is a review of the 1st Edition.

Opinions by blog authors do not necessarily represent the views of Corpus Christi Watershed.

11 October 2021 • “Sing All Verses?”

Some claim Catholics deserve condemnation because (unlike Protestants) Catholics often omit verses when singing hymns at Mass. Is that true? The wonderful Sophia Institute Press—as part of a series on authentic sacred music—has provided an answer (PDF) to this question.

—Jeff Ostrowski

Where do Catholics find hymns?

The wonderful Sophia Institute Press has begun a “Q+A” section which tackles common liturgical questions, and here’s a sample: “At a conference I recently attended, the speaker said hymns don’t belong at Mass; was he telling the truth?” And you can read the answer. To access the complete set (which is a work in progress), scroll towards the bottom of this link.

—Jeff Ostrowski

28 September 2021 • FEEDBACK

From a reader: “I have read the pages explaining the Blessed Sacrament in the Brébeuf hymnal and plan on continuing to contemplate them. Moreover, the Christ the King Hymn is beautifully sung on the recording you posted (to the Watershed blog), and I wish my church would sing these hymns instead of modern ones from Choral Praise. We receive a wonderful explication of the Eucharist through this hymn. I am always impressed at the simple yet beautiful melodies in the Brebeuf hymnal.”

—Jeff Ostrowski

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