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Archives for September 2025
I’m tired of tribalism.
“Forgive this recounting of my personal background…” —Richard J. Clark
“Allow Us to protect your interests, even against your own will.” —Pope Saint Paul VI
“A choir which eliminates Gregorian Chant will be like a snuffed candle, which no more attracts the eyes and minds of men.”
“Music List” • 26th in Ordinary Time (Year C)
Readers have expressed interest in examining the “music list” I prepared for this coming Sunday.
Unison • “Deceptively Easy, Relentlessly Unforgiving”
“That’s not just music. That’s Catholicism at its most apostolic, most bold, and most timeless.” —Julie Huebner
“Reminder” — Month of September (2025)
It’s my pleasure to remind you that…
Church Facelift • Saint Andrew’s (Tipton, Missouri)
You won’t believe this transformation!
PDF Download • Communion (26th Sn. Ord.)
This Communion antiphon sparkles with beauty.
PDF Download • “Hymn by Father Thomas à Kempis” (arranged for 2 voices)
For the upcoming feast on 9 November (which replaces the Sunday Mass).
“Canonic” • Ralph Vaughan Williams
This is quite a clever arrangement of “Come down, O love divine.”
Dr. Alfred Calabrese • “Three Recommendations for Children’s Repertoire”
Below are three compositions I’ve used with great success…
Did they simplify these hymn harmonies?
Looking through a (Roman Catholic) German hymnal printed in 1952…
Installment #7 • Three (3) Questions Re: Forthcoming USA Lectionary
What is the specific criteria for this most recent tinkering?
Can You Identify This “Mystery” Hymn Tune?
Kevin Allen is currently in France.
The Old Gaffer: Parish Choir Director of Middle Earth
“Tending the garden of the liturgy so that, in God’s time, fruit may grow that is destined for eternity.”