All Souls — gave hope to me, too.
Do not miss the opportunities of All Souls Day, especially as it falls on a Sunday.
Archives for October 2014
FSSP.la Polyphonic Choir
If you can sing in tune, I need your help! Please don’t worry if you cannot read music.
Music Never Lies
Every piece of music, great or small, contains an indefinable message of the soul, penetrating, communicative, formative.
Bach Mass In B Minor • Robert Shaw, 1947
Download these magnificent mp3 recordings as soon as you can!
True Devotion to Jesus
You will definitely want to read the quotes from Paul VI about reception of Communion in the hand.
Sanctus/Benedictus: Should It Be Divided At Mass?
OCP recently sent me a free Spanish/English book attempting to revive this custom.
Full Text: Cardinal Pell Sermon • 24 October 2014
“We Catholics have strange beliefs…” —George Cardinal Pell
Look What God Did For You!
Dr. Mahrt has explained that polyphony’s order “shows forth the splendor of the universe.”
Test Files
BENEDICTUS with Two Alto Parts Here’s the Score The File you need to RECORD from = HERE Rehearsal file for Alto 1 Rehearsal file for Alto 2
The Secret Way The Latin Mass Has Won
A recent blog by Liturgical Press is titled “Growing Up Racist and Misogynist and Catholic.”
Only the Lover Sings
The South Philly Tradition of the Wedding Serenade
Letter on Sacred Music to Parishioners
An article that may serve to guide those of us searching for the words to speak to our parishioners, choir members, and also clergy.
The Use and Abuse of the “Via Media”
Everyone likes to think themselves at the golden mean between two extremes. The problem is, this often becomes a substitute for real thinking, and prevents us from striving for the best.
Feast of Saint John Paul II
See today’s Collect: Saint John Paul II leads us to Christ.
The Passing Of Helen Hull Hitchcock
Helen was a rare person. She cared deeply about others.