“Translations Approved for Liturgical Use”
There are three (3) translations of the Bible which can be used in the sacred liturgy.
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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.
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Dr. Mahrt explains the ‘Spoken’ Propers
This image is found on the first page of a 1974 Sacramentary.
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PDF • “Music List” (1st Sunday of Advent)
Readers have expressed interest in examining the “music list” I prepared for this coming Sunday.
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Kid’s Repertoire • “Jeffrey’s 3 Recommendations”
Growing up, I remember hearing this adage…
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A Quote Worth Reading
From a mother of 11 children whose brother-in-law is a Catholic priest.
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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.
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Kid’s Repertoire • 3 Recommendations (Mark Haas)
“My children’s choir absolutely loves this piece.”
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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.
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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
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“Music List” • Christ the King Sunday
Readers have expressed interest in examining the “music list” I prepared for this coming Sunday.
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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.”
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“Simplified” Keyboard Accompaniment (PDF)
A simplified keyboard accompaniment for the “O Jesus Christ, Remember” hymn.
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‘Bogey’ of the Half-Educated: Paraphrase
This is something Monsignor Ronald Knox had to explain time and again…
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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…”
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