Should Catholics Sing Protestant Christmas Carols?
Including the “music list” I have prepared for Christmas Midnight Mass.
Archives for December 2025
PDF • “Music List” (Xmas Midnight Mass)
Readers have expressed interest in examining the “music list” I prepared for Christmas Midnight Mass.
What does this mean? “Pre-Urbanite”
This topic I had believed to be fairly well understood—but I was wrong.
“He never had a single day of conflict with anyone.”
Upon the death of of the Very Reverend Canon Edgard De Laet.
PDF • “Standard Gregorian Chants for Schools, Churches, Seminaries, & Convents” (1946) —123 pages
Until a few days ago, I knew nothing of this (extremely rare) book. Now it’s been scanned and uploaded—free to all.
The “Word of the Father” Chord: Theology and Harmony Meet at Christmas
It is fitting that the most exquisite chord in Adeste Fideles coincides with the most profound line of theology.
PDF • “Music List” (4th Sunday of Advent)
Readers have expressed interest in examining the “music list” I prepared for the 4th Sunday of Advent.
PDF Download • “Santo Santo Santo”
A brief, bright, stately setting.
Crucial Tips • “Teaching Children How to Sing”
When it comes to the children, I help them memorize each word…
Soloists in Gregorian Chant?
An “ensemble of soloists” will never sound the same as a true choir.
PDF • Our Lady of Guadalupe (12 Dec.)
Why should that feast overpower Our Lady of Guadalupe?
“Alma Redemptóris Mater” • Everything There Is To Know About This Marian Antiphon
Including a new harmonization for the pipe organ.
Simplified Accompaniment (Advent Hymn)
Simplified keyboard accompaniment for “Come, Thou Long-Expected Jesus” (Advent hymn).
Pope Leo XIV on Sacred Music
On 5 December 2025, the pope said…
(5 Dec. 2025) • Pope Leo XIV Speaks on Liturgical Music
“In the liturgy, in particular, singing is never a ‘soundtrack’, a simple backdrop, but is intended to lift the soul…” —Pope Leo XIV