Why Do Priests Care So Much For The Liturgy and Sacred Music?
Does a desire for liturgical and musical elements that are authentically Catholic and deeply rooted in tradition really have anything to do in the life of a priest?
Archives for March 2014
“Anticipated” Mass or “Vigil” Mass on Saturday Night?
“Father Calewaert opposed the proposal because it would gravely damage Sunday.”
Catholic Line Art, Black and White • Installment #51
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”
Finally! A Manly Saint Joseph
I’m not sure why, but there are an unusually high number of saccharine depictions St. Joseph. This is not one of them.
Gregorian Chant As A “Weapon” — Seriously?
A drafter of USCCB guidelines on church music has said: “Some individuals and organizations seemingly use chant as a weapon to advance their agenda and judge others.”
Being Amazed
The Fullness of Beauty
Homily: 2nd Sunday of Lent (Year A)
How do you envision heaven? Having a better understanding of it will aid you in getting there!
Hymnal of St Pius X
Free download, a hymnbook from 1952, the organ edition, simplified Latin propers, English hymns, especially one for St Patrick for Monday!
The Greatest in the Kingdom
Children grant us enormous perspective on life. They remind us not only what, but WHO is most important— namely, God and family.
The Eternal, Not the Contemporary
Arvo Pärt speaks words of wisdom about why the music of some composers never gets old and why old texts are always young.
Palm Sunday Passion Booklet – Free Download
Free Passion Booklet for Palm Sunday.
Sacred Music of Nicholas Wilton & Paintings of Fra Angelica (Lovely Video)
“My intention in writing sacred choral music is firstly for the adoration of God and the veneration and glorification of Our Blessed Lady …” — Nicholas Wilton
Painting of St. Catherine of Siena Part II
See the “reveal” of the finished painting.
1970s Theology Has Affected The Celebration Of Mass
“The first task of all specially designated ministers is to serve the assembly. Their conscious and deliberate target is to help the assembly bring itself to life…” — Fr. Eugene Walsh
“Father Bugnini has only one interest: press ahead and finish.” — Cardinal Antonelli, 1967
“Paul VI … declared that he had been hurt by certain arbitrary liturgical experiments and pained by a certain tendency to de-sacralize the liturgy.” — Cardinal Antonelli (19 April 1967)