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Archives for January 2018

Jeff Ostrowski · January 17, 2018

Spanish Subtitles Added • Absolutely Superb!

The interviews with young Catholics are truly awesome.

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Dr. Lucas Tappan · January 16, 2018

What If…

Whether a Gothic cathedral in France, a rural Norman church in England or a Californian mission church, each one in its own way has the power to lift our eyes in contemplation of the New and Eternal Jerusalem.

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Corpus Christi Watershed · January 15, 2018

Revealed • Sacred Music Symposium Dates!

…and a marvelous surprise about who’s coming…

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Fr. David Friel · January 14, 2018

Should Liturgy Be Practical?

A Thought from G.K. Chesterton

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Corpus Christi Watershed · January 12, 2018

St. Therese Carmelite School • Bright Ray Of Hope!

Carmelite Friars teaching full time, Carmelite Spirituality, Euclid Geometry, Latin beginning in the second grade…

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Richard J. Clark · January 12, 2018

Msgr. Michael F. Groden’s Contribution to Sacred Music

Quite curiously, the first full-time employee this developer and builder hired as pastor was a musician. A musician? Really? Yes.

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Jeff Ostrowski · January 11, 2018

PDF Download • Easy Hymn with Melody in Tenor

The Brébeuf hymnal contains carefully chosen and flexible melodies; do you see how the following tune (“Old Hundredth”) can be used in the Tenor voice?

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Andrew Leung · January 11, 2018

Don’ts for Choirmasters (Part 2)

John Newton’s practical, spiritual and entertaining ideas and advice for choirmasters.

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Jeff Ostrowski · January 10, 2018

Does CCW Matter? Some Messages…

“Keep on doing what you do; despite criticism.” —A reader

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Jeff Ostrowski · January 8, 2018

PDF Download • Anglican Hymnal (1,151 pages)

I bet you’ve not seen this fascinating book! • Many pieces in this Anglican collection are actually translations of Roman Catholic hymns, such as Ave Maris Stella, Audi Benigne Conditor, Ad Regias Agni Dapes, and so forth • Readers will mainly be interested in sections 3 and 4 • The “Englished” versions of the propers (e.g. Puer Natus Est) are quite interesting+

Fr. David Friel · January 7, 2018

Mutuality vs. Male Headship within Marriage

Liturgical Evidence from Marriage Rituals throughout History

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Veronica Brandt · January 6, 2018

Tweaking Linebreaks Online with Gregorio

You CAN add linebreaks with Illuminare Score Editor. All in the browser.

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Jeff Ostrowski · January 5, 2018

2018 • Christendom College Choral Scholarships!

These will consist of $4,500 in tuition reduction and $1,500 toward voice lessons throughout the year.

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Jeff Ostrowski · January 4, 2018

PDF Download • Best Hymnal Ever Printed?

If you like this, stay tuned—I’ll soon release a 1,200 page treasure!

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Andrew Leung · January 4, 2018

Don’ts for Choirmasters (Part 1)

A recently-discovered manual for choir directors by John Newton.

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President’s Corner

    “Citation Needed” • Dom Foote of ICEL
    Father Basil Foote, OSB, was organist at WESTMINSTER ABBEY MISSION (British Columbia, Canada). In 1984 he published an article called “Chanting in the Vernacular.” Twenty years later, it was republished by ADOREMUS—and that’s how it came to my attention. In that article, Dom Foote makes a claim I consider somewhat outlandish. At the very least, his statement with regard to the Latin accent needs some sort of citation. He has served on the Music Sub-Committee of the International Commission on English in the Liturgy (ICEL).
    —Jeff Ostrowski
    Music List • “Corpus Christi” (Year A)

    The 28-page Singers’ Booklet is included. Our children’s choir will join us for this Mass.

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    —Jeff Ostrowski
    PDF Download • “Rubric Challenge”
    The feast of Corpus Christi is special for TLM altar boys. On that day, two of us thurifers got to walk backwards while using the THURIBLE. (That American custom, if memory serves, is not strictly described in the rubrics.) A few weeks ago on the CCW Facebook Page we posted this screenshot from a 1915 Roman Catholic hymnal. The challenge is to guess what the rubric says, which we blocked from view with a red box. So far, nobody has guessed correctly. Feel free to guess! Our email address is listed at the bottom of each page. UPDATE: The answer has been revealed as of 8 June 2026.
    —Jeff Ostrowski

Quick Thoughts

    Time and Again We Are Asked…
    John Baptist Singenberger (d. 1924) was a central figure of Catholic Church music. In this utterly fascinating excerpt (Single-Page PDF), Singenberger writes: Time and again we are asked: “Is the Gregorian chant to be accompanied by the organ?” As a young student in Saint Gall, Singenberger befriended SEBASTIAN GEBHARD MESSMER, the future Archbishop of Milwaukee (Wisconsin). The two graduated together in 1861. The school they attended (Saint George’s Seminary) was a “seminary”—but in the older European sense. In other words, it provided a classical education without necessarily leading to ordination. Singenberger remained a layman his whole life, but Messmer was eventually made archbishop—by Pope Saint Pius X—of the very archdiocese in Wisconsin where Singenberger would spend his American career, giving him a powerful ecclesiastical ally.
    —Jeff Ostrowski
    “Reminder” — Month of June (2026)
    On a daily basis, I speak to people who don’t realize we publish a free newsletter (although they’ve followed our blog for years). Since we were founded in 2006, not one of our board members has ever accepted any remuneration whatsoever—not a penny. We have no endowment, no major donors, no savings, and refuse to run annoying ads. As a result, our mailing list is crucial to our survival. It couldn’t be easier to subscribe! Just scroll to the bottom of any blog article and enter your email address.
    —Jeff Ostrowski
    “Thee” + “Thou” + “Thine”
    Few musicians realize that various English translations of Sacred Scripture were granted formal approval by the USCCB and the Vatican for liturgical use in the United States of America. But don’t take my word for it! Here are four documents proving this, which you can examine with your own eyes. Some believe the words “Thine” and “Thou” and “Thee” were forbidden after Vatican II—but that’s incorrect. For example, they’re found in the English translation of the ‘Our Father’ at Mass. Moreover, the Revised Standard Version (Catholic Edition) mentioned in those four documents employs “Thine” and “Thou” and “Thee.” It was published with a FOREWORD by Westminster’s Roman Catholic Archbishop (John Cardinal Heenan).
    —Jeff Ostrowski

Random Quote

Is this the dumbest statement ever written? “When considering texts for his motets, Gombert obtained his inspiration from Scripture—such as the Psalms—as opposed to the liturgy of the Roman Catholic church.”

— Wikipedia

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