“Liturgy Wars” and Four Universal Principles
An important approach when utilizing multiple styles in one liturgy is to filter all music through the most important musical and liturgical principals.
Archives for November 2015
Sistine Chapel Choir has made Great Improvement
The Sistine Chapel Choir is sounding like a British Boys’ Choir in their new CD
The Sacral Language of Liturgiam Authenticam as Applied to Choral Diction
The Church has its own language and its own culture. Are you a native speaker?
Stunning New Collection Of English Propers
This book of organ accompaniments by John Ainslie covers every season, including ordinary time.
Don’t Fall For It
“God has no grandchildren. Every generation must be a first generation follower of Christ.”
The Only “Credential” That Matters
“They should have been more offended by the Romanian doctor…” —Fr. George Rutler
Liturgical Happenings at Notre Dame
Divine Liturgy and a new pipe organ
Simple 2-Part Canon For Men & Women
You will love what Henri Durieux has done with this hymn melody.
Sermon on Poor Souls • Based on Wisdom 2:23—3:9
A guest article by Fr. Valentine Young, OFM
Chore wars and maintaining motivation
Setting up choir folders would have to rank 50XP and 30 gold pieces with a 50% chance of battling a carnivorous ring binder to gain a rare fragment of an illuminated manuscript.
Musical Resources • 23rd Sunday after Pentecost (Extraordinary Form)
“Remit, we beseech Thee, O Lord, the sins of Thy people…”
The People Deserve Better
Two documents that speak directly to the issue of liturgical experimentation and abuse.
Liturgical Press Has An “Oops” Moment
“If we had known what the prayers really said, we would not have wanted to pray them any longer.” —Paul Inwood
Active Participation in the Traditional Latin Mass
2 Churches demonstrate active participation in the Tridentine Mass.
Trination on All Souls: My Thoughts
Having invited reader input the other day, I offer now my own opinion.