“Translations Approved for Liturgical Use”
There are three (3) translations of the Bible which can be used in the sacred liturgy.
Archives for November 2025
“Sacred Music Pilgrimage to Italy” with Grace Feltoe
Including a tour of the Pontifical Institute of Sacred Music with Father Robert Mehlhart, OP.
Dr. Mahrt explains the ‘Spoken’ Propers
This image is found on the first page of a 1974 Sacramentary.
PDF • “Music List” (1st Sunday of Advent)
Readers have expressed interest in examining the “music list” I prepared for this coming Sunday.
Kid’s Repertoire • “Jeffrey’s 3 Recommendations”
Growing up, I remember hearing this adage…
A Quote Worth Reading
From a mother of 11 children whose brother-in-law is a Catholic priest.
PDF Download • ‘Choral Extension’ for the Sanctus (especially useful in the Ordinary Form)
It’d be easier to accept if they admitted they were explicitly contradicting Vatican II … but instead, they lied egregiously.
Kid’s Repertoire • 3 Recommendations (Mark Haas)
“My children’s choir absolutely loves this piece.”
Veni Emmanuel: An Argument for the Anglican Rhythm
The bells ring, the opening hymn rises from the organ, and you hear that haunting melody every Catholic recognizes: O come, O come, Emmanuel.
PDF Download • “Hymn for Christ the King”
“Catholic parishes are slow to change their habits. They still sing what the oldest members learned at school.” —Evelyn Waugh
“Music List” • Christ the King Sunday
Readers have expressed interest in examining the “music list” I prepared for this coming Sunday.
PDF Download • “Pope Pius XII Psalter” — English, Latin, and Commentary (532 pages)
I know of no greater commentary on the psalms. Its author—an erudite Dominican priest—founded the famous “Homiletic and Pastoral Review.”
“Simplified” Keyboard Accompaniment (PDF)
A simplified keyboard accompaniment for the “O Jesus Christ, Remember” hymn.
‘Bogey’ of the Half-Educated: Paraphrase
This is something Monsignor Ronald Knox had to explain time and again…
Father Cuthbert Lattey • “The Hebrew MSS”
“the ancient Christian versions (and some other ancient sources) seem to have been based upon a better Hebrew text…”