Give Yourself a Boost in the New Choral Year
The grandmother of 5 choristers informed me that one of her granddaughters told her rehearsal wasn’t long enough—it seemed to be over just as it was starting!
“If we do not love those whom we see, how can we love God, Whom we do not see?” Bishop Fulton J. Sheen
The grandmother of 5 choristers informed me that one of her granddaughters told her rehearsal wasn’t long enough—it seemed to be over just as it was starting!
Art is not a form of propaganda; it is a form of truth.
This short clip from “It’s a Wonderful Life” helps us understand…
A Reflection on the National Parks, Sacred Architecture, and “Laudato Si”
“Let Thy continual pity, O Lord, cleanse and fortify Thy Church…”
Welsh composer, Paul Mealor, talks about the importance of choral music.
World Library Publications has published settings of Communion propers for Advent and Christmas. Listen here to beautiful recordings directed by Paul French.
Fr. Valentine used to say: “You can play 100 notes right, and miss just one—and people will criticize you for that wrong one!”
I will be studying at St. Joseph Seminary in the historical Diocese of Macau, China.
Do you prefer polyphony recorded by just my voice, or mixed with “real” voices?
If you aren’t used to working with children, it can be a bit daunting on your first day…
His assertion that “smoking out enemies” is best done by appointing them to high positions in the Vatican is absurd.
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We’re under tremendous pressure to transfer our website to a “subscription model.”
We don’t want to do this. We believe our website should remain free to all. It’s annoying to have to search for login credentials (e.g. if you’re away from your desk).
Our president has written the following letter:
* Thirteen Men & Coins (Holy Thursday Appeal)
Traditionally on Holy Thursday, the priest washed the feet of thirteen men. Theologians held various opinions regarding whom the “13th man” represented. Before the liturgical changes of Pope Pius XII (which changed the number from thirteen to twelve), the priest washed each man’s feet, kissed his foot, and gave him a coin.
This “coin” business seems providential—inasmuch as our appeal begins on Holy Thursday this year.
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