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Archives for December 2013

Dr. Peter Kwasniewski · December 19, 2013

Prayer and Action

If we want our apostolate or our daily round of duties to be fruitful, we need to begin and end with the continually burning fire of adoring union with God.

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Jeff Ostrowski · December 19, 2013

“Ministerial Creativity” by Bishop Donald Trautman

“In the United States we have a very healthy understanding of liturgy. We know something about liturgy, and I think we’re doing it rather well.” — Bishop Trautman (October 2005)

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Andrew R. Motyka · December 18, 2013

It’s What We Do

Explaining how to handle death at so many funerals.

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Jeff Ostrowski · December 18, 2013

“Beauty” by Most Rev. James D. Conley (Bishop of Lincoln, Nebraska)

“Fr. Morganroth would return to his room to play his piano — he played brilliantly. If you had an appointment with him he would leave the door ajar. You were to simply push the door open and take a seat in a chair next to the piano.”

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Jeff Ostrowski · December 18, 2013

Nothing Ordinary About It: The Mass Proper as Early Music Jigsaw Puzzle

Doug Shadle has published an article on the Catholic Mass Propers.

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Cynthia Ostrowski · December 17, 2013

Catholic Line Art, Black and White • Installment #46

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”

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Jeff Ostrowski · December 17, 2013

Reason #6634 “Sing To The Lord” Was Not Submitted To Rome For Approval

Why should something invented in 1968 be “preferred” to the immemorial tradition of the Catholic Church?

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Jeff Ostrowski · December 17, 2013

“The Church has been called to move on.” — GIA’s Worship IV Hymnal

What is the purpose of a Procession? Is this statement true?

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Gwyneth Holston · December 16, 2013

Impatiently Awaiting the Publication of the English Translation of von Hildebrand’s Aesthetics

Finally, English-speakers will able to read Hildebrand’s examination of the splendor of beauty.

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Jeff Ostrowski · December 16, 2013

Francis Clashes With Former Head Of Liturgical Institute

In my humble opinion, Pope Francis is spot on.

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Fr. David Friel · December 15, 2013

Tallis Scholars Live

In Praise of A Polyphonic Credo

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Corpus Christi Watershed · December 15, 2013

Florida Priest Named Head Of USCCB Divine Worship Secretariat

Please note: It’s Fr. Michael J. Flynn … not Michael J. Fox! 🙂

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Veronica Brandt · December 14, 2013

Mode 3 Antiphon for the party season

Translating English carols into Latin, always good for a laugh, especially where scarlet nosed deer are concerned.

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Jeff Ostrowski · December 13, 2013

“Pius X Hymnal” (1953) by Ted Marier … free online!

Dr. Theodore Marier’s beautiful hymn book, the 1953 PIUS X HYMNAL, is now available online for free!

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Richard J. Clark · December 13, 2013

Are You a Servant Leader?

Leadership and authority are two very different things. Some with authority do not command respect. A Servant Leader will usually earn the respect and trust of others. Do so, and you can change the world.

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President’s Corner

    Calling Dr. Weaver!

    A remarkable exposition of the “mora vocis” (published in 1953 in the Netherlands) which doesn’t shy away from a certain item!

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    —Jeff Ostrowski
    SLANE • “Simplified” Keyboard Arr.

    Do you know ‘SLANE’ the hymn tune?

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    —Jeff Ostrowski
    Insane Baroque-Era Dissonance!
    The sumptuous melody called “JESU LEIDEN PEIN UND TOD” appears no fewer than three times in the Brébeuf Catholic Hymnal and is harmonized with standard Common Practice Era SATB voice leading and harmonies (which is only natural). However, one who takes the time to examine what Sebastian Bach did with that tune will encounter an incredibly dissonant sound. As far as I’m concerned, there is no more dissonant sound—in the entire Baroque era—than what I highlighted in yellow on that excerpt. Please let me know if you disagree.
    —Jeff Ostrowski

Quick Thoughts

    ‘Ould’ But Not Good
    Dom Samuel Gregory Ould (note the spelling) was a Benedictine monk at FORT AUGUSTUS ABBEY in Scotland. As musician, organist, and composer, Dom Ould was highly regarded. Moreover, he was considered an authority on Gregorian Chant. But not everything found in an old book—or, in this case, an “Ould” book—is necessarily praiseworthy. Consider this page from Dom Ould’s hymnal. Do you see the rhymes? They offend severely by ABR (“Abuse By Reuse”) and are utterly predictable. In my recent article—Two Ways to Defile a Hymn—I addressed this topic.
    —Jeff Ostrowski
    “Reader Feedback” • 22 June 2026
    A reader wrote to us from Virginia: “I really appreciate the 23 harmonizations that you posted on CORPUS CHRISTI WATERSHED for the Daily, Daily, Sing to Mary hymn. I hope to find willing voices in our small Schola Cantorum to try the three-voice version. Carry on, sir! You’re doing the Lord’s work.” While we don’t know this gentleman personally, we note that he earned a Ph.D. (which demonstrates that our blog has something for everybody). 😊
    —Corpus Christi Watershed
    Time and Again We Are Asked…
    John Baptist Singenberger (d. 1924) was a central figure of Catholic Church music. In this utterly fascinating excerpt (Single-Page PDF), Singenberger writes: Time and again we are asked: “Is the Gregorian chant to be accompanied by the organ?” As a young student in Saint Gall, Singenberger befriended SEBASTIAN GEBHARD MESSMER, the future Archbishop of Milwaukee (Wisconsin). The two graduated together in 1861. The school they attended (Saint George’s Seminary) was a “seminary”—but in the older European sense. In other words, it provided a classical education without necessarily leading to ordination. Singenberger remained a layman his whole life, but Messmer was eventually made archbishop—by Pope Saint Pius X—of the very archdiocese in Wisconsin where Singenberger would spend his American career, giving him a powerful ecclesiastical ally.
    —Jeff Ostrowski

Random Quote

“It is profitable for me that shame hath covered my face so I may seek consolation in Thee rather than in men.” (From the Imitation of Christ by Father Thomas à Kempis)

— Cardinal Merry del Val’s Prayer-Book

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