A Fond Farewell
Changes in my personal life have made it necessary for me to curtail my blogging activity, and so this blog will be my last—at least for a time.
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The Importance of Singing Carols
Let us make a point of singing good carols as much as we can throughout the whole Christmas season, rather than imitating a world that stops celebrating on December 26th.
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Resurgent in the Midst of Crisis
A new book for those who are struggling to understand what has happened to the noble liturgy of the Roman Catholic Church and how we might find our way out of this crisis.
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Advent Meditation
As we turn the corner to Advent, we might draw some inspiration from Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI.
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Why Are the Readings Not Sung at Mass?
The ancient and beautiful practice of chanting readings at Mass has largely disappeared in the Ordinary Form. What happened?
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Difference between the Two Priesthoods
What exactly is the difference between the universal priesthood of the baptized and the ministerial priesthood of the ordained?
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How Liberalism Undermines Itself
Freedom for all sounds nice in theory, but how does it work in practice?
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Music Never Lies
Every piece of music, great or small, contains an indefinable message of the soul, penetrating, communicative, formative.
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The Use and Abuse of the “Via Media”
Everyone likes to think themselves at the golden mean between two extremes. The problem is, this often becomes a substitute for real thinking, and prevents us from striving for the best.
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In Defense of the Organ Postlude
Is the organ postlude after Mass a loud distraction that stands in the way of making one’s thanksgiving? Or is it a wholly fitting conclusion to an act of public divine worship?
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Death and Rebirth of Monastic Life
The death of the monastic life after the Second Vatican Council was the most devastating blow the Church received, and renewal will come from its rebirth.
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Lumen Gentium on Summorum Pontificum
‘Lumen Gentium’ was given to us fifty years ago, but its provisions still apply—and they are relevant to the availability of the Extraordinary Form.
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Confusions about Inculturation
A false notion of inculturation has allowed for a vast profanation and paganization of Catholic life and worship.
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Have We Lost Our Sensitivity to Music?
Educated people in the 19th century feared the influence of opera on moral character. We seem to have lost any sense of music’s power to corrupt us.
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Breaking News: The Communion Hymn is an Optional Add-On
Reading the General Instruction of the Roman Missal can bring many surprises. One of them has to do with the ubiquitous communion hymn.
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