Gems in Latin and English
Five books providing our treasured Latin hymns with English translations to help you sing with understanding.
Archives for March 2015
Simply Stunning | Sacred Music of Paul Jernberg
A simply stunning “Salve Regina” and the “Mass of Saint Philip Neri”
Bertalot’s 5 Wheels (Part 1 of 2)
I have personally reached the point where I am not willing to compromise on this issue with my choristers.
Video • “How to Love that boring Latin Mass”
Don’t change the Mass, let the Mass change you.
Pope Francis & Tomfoolery From The “LA Times”
When questioned about the Traditional Latin Mass, here’s what Pope Francis ought to respond…
Brief Recording • Newest Choir In Los Angeles
We have been able to establish a choir, even though our FSSP parish is still in its infancy.
Six Things To Know About USCCB Hymn Approval
It’s no secret. Anyone who’s been in Church music realizes what happens in 99% of Catholic parishes.
Cardinal Sarah’s Liturgical Bombshell
Pressure will be brought to have him walk back his statements, but I don’t believe he will.
Video • “Different Types Of Catholics”
Can you see yourself?
Most Pure Heart of Mary Schola Cantorum
This fall, Most Pure Heart of Mary Catholic School in Kansas will become the third Catholic Choir School in the United States.
The Problem of Beauty
An Intriguing Argument for the Existence of God
Musical Resources • 3rd Sunday of Lent
The “Gloria in excelsis” is not said from Septuagesima Sunday until Easter, except on Holy Thursday, Holy Saturday, & some special feasts.
A Homely Slant on Bertalot’s Sight-Singing
Is sight-singing only for elite choirs? Do you need fancy resources?
Pope Francis and “recovering the allure of beauty”
If the priest is “excessively” focused on the rubrics “…I do not enter into the mystery” “…if I am a showman, the protagonist” of the Mass, “then I do not enter into the mystery” either.
Is your Congregation Ready?
One of the ways to help the congregation to enter into prayer during the Sacred Triduum is through catechesis.