“Homily: Sunday after the Ascension” (EF) • Father Valentine Young, OFM
I wanted to become a Franciscan priest, and became one. But I certainly landed in places and assignments I never dreamed of being in.
Archives for May 2021
PDF Download • (1 page) “Agnus Dei for Two Voices”
What is the best way to get your choir singing when they first return? Here are some tips…
Podcast: James Kennerley: Sacred Music in Education, the Church and the World
Maestro Kennerley underscores the myriad salutary benefits of music education for children and that of a community that sings together.
The Ascension Depicted in the Rabbula Gospel Book
This is one of the earliest Christian manuscripts to be illuminated with (the oxymoronic) “large miniatures.”
Being Too Hard On Priests?
…including a fancy capital “A” from a medieval manuscript.
Updated Litany of St Joseph with Chant
Chanting the Litany of St Joseph with the newly announced invocations.
Did Bishop Sheen Favor A Particular Hymnal?
Including a wonderful hymn for the Ascension.
Re: “Christ the King Hymnal” (Imprimatur, 1954)
Venerable Pope Pius XII explicitly allowed vernacular hymns during High Mass in 1958.
Virtual Sacred Music Colloquium 2021
Alongside many familiar faces, several new presenters are joining the faculty this year.
6 May 2021 • FEEDBACK
A reader from St. Louis, Missouri, wrote to us: “The work you and your team do is quite possibly the most valuable resource I have come across as a younger Sacred music director and organist. The Brébeuf Hymnal is my most used and referenced resource. Although my church has not adopted it yet (I will […]
Question & Answer Box • “Which Tune Is This?”
Including a live recording of a hymn about a donkey. (Not kidding!)
(Live Recording) • “Jesus My Lord, My God, My All”
There is a “hidden rule” about Roman Catholic Hymnals.
“Are You God?” On the Impact We Have as Church Musicians
How a small child’s innocent question underscored the significance of what we do as church musicians.
“No hymn deserves more to be reintroduced in our catholic tradition.” —Dom Ermin Vitry
A live recording of the Church’s oldest Latin Eucharistic hymn.
Summer Course in the Ward Method
CUA is pleased to announce that this week-long intensive course will be offered in person this summer.
Calling All Church Musicians!
Is this normal? (Answer: “yes”)