Musician-Saints Throughout the Ages
Short biographical sketches of men and women who were church musicians themselves and who can empathize with the joys and struggles of our profession.
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Daniel Tucker is the Director of Liturgical Music & Organist at the Cathedral of St. Matthew in South Bend, IN. He holds degrees in music and religion from Western Michigan University and Yale University.—(Read full biography).

Short biographical sketches of men and women who were church musicians themselves and who can empathize with the joys and struggles of our profession.

This year, the priest at my parish will be offering the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass ad orientem on Fridays during Lent. I wrote the following “explainer” to help my parishioners understand what’s going on and why.
I had the honor of presenting this material to my parishioners at St. Thérèse Little Flower Catholic Church last week.

St. Thérèse is loved by so many, yet devotional songs to her seem to be few and far between. I hope that this article will serve as a useful starting point for anyone searching for such music…
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To my fellow church musicians: may we all carry our banners bravely forward…
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Mr. Tucker went on to Yale University, from which he graduated in May 2020 with a Master’s degree in choral conducting and a certificate from the Yale Institute of Sacred Music.
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