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Father Friel • Article Archive

Ordained in 2011, Father Friel served as Parochial Vicar at Saint Anselm Church in Northeast Philly before earning a doctorate in liturgical theology at The Catholic University of America. He presently serves as Vocation Director for the Archdiocese of Philadelphia.—(Read full biography).

Fr. David Friel · January 12, 2014

The International Institute for Culture

“For the Love of Music” Series

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Fr. David Friel · January 10, 2014

Is Chant Just for Old-Heads?

The NY Frassati Fellowship Chant Workshop

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Fr. David Friel · January 5, 2014

Ministry vs. Edification

Do the People “Minister” to their Priests?

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Fr. David Friel · January 1, 2014

Fruitful Virginity

Flaming, Yet Unconsumed

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Fr. David Friel · December 29, 2013

Singing as a Work of Mercy

The Doylestown Comfort Choir

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Fr. David Friel · December 25, 2013

The Song of the Angels

Divine Worship as a Formula for Peace

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Fr. David Friel · December 22, 2013

The Book of Non-Blessings

Of Advent Wreathes & Christmas Crèches

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Fr. David Friel · December 15, 2013

Tallis Scholars Live

In Praise of A Polyphonic Credo

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Fr. David Friel · December 9, 2013

Nature’s Solitary Boast

In Mary, We Are Capable of God

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Fr. David Friel · December 8, 2013

Is It An Obligation?

What to Do with the Immaculate Conception

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Fr. David Friel · December 1, 2013

Chant Behind Bars

Might Chant Scholas Flourish in Prisons?

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Fr. David Friel · November 28, 2013

Deo Gratias

The Liturgical Model of Gratitude

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Fr. David Friel · November 24, 2013

The Lord as “Dominus”

What Dominates Your Life?

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Fr. David Friel · November 17, 2013

Must Art Be Permanent?

A Thought from Evelyn Waugh

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Fr. David Friel · November 4, 2013

Peculiar Altar Decorations

Reimagining the Altar Steps

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    Music List • (29th Sund. Ordinary Time)
    Readers have expressed interest in seeing the ORDER OF MUSIC which I created for this coming Sunday, the 29th Sunday in Ordinary Time (Year A). If such a thing interests you, feel free to download it as a PDF file. The INTROIT for this Sunday explains why this Sunday is called “Apple Sunday.” As we approach the end of the liturgical year, most of the INTROITS seem to be in Mode III or Mode IV, which are ‘haunting’ tones.
    —Jeff Ostrowski
    “Holy, Holy, Holy” transposed lower

    A simple setting based on a work by Canon Jules Vyverman.

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    —Jeff Ostrowski
    Music List • (27th Sund. Ordinary Time)

    Readers have expressed interest in examining my “music list” for this coming Sunday: 4 October 2026

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    —Jeff Ostrowski

Quick Thoughts

    Preface of Saint Joseph (added by the pope)

    You can see the “Præfatio de Sancto Joseph” inserted directly into the priest’s missal.

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    —Jeff Ostrowski
    “Predictable Rhymes?” • A Follow Up
    We received considerable correspondence regarding my article, Two Ways to Defile a Hymn. More specifically, what really raised certain people’s hackles was its follow-up article dealing with the keyboard accompaniment for the CHRIST THE KING HYMNAL. But to quote Eliza Doolittle: “Have I said anything I oughtn’t?” Please examine this PDF file and see whether you agree. Were the editors of the BRÉBEUF HYMNAL incorrect to insist upon sophisticated and clever rhymes, rather than mind-numbingly predictable rhymes?
    —Jeff Ostrowski
    ‘Ould’ But Not Good
    Dom Samuel Gregory Ould (note the spelling) was a Benedictine monk at FORT AUGUSTUS ABBEY in Scotland. As musician, organist, and composer, Dom Ould was highly regarded. Moreover, he was considered an authority on Gregorian Chant. But not everything found in an old book—or, in this case, an “Ould” book—is necessarily praiseworthy. Consider this page from Dom Ould’s hymnal. Do you see the rhymes? They offend severely by ABR (“Abuse By Reuse”) and are utterly predictable. In my recent article—Two Ways to Defile a Hymn—I addressed this topic.
    —Jeff Ostrowski

Random Quote

“If the cantor goes about the matter correctly, he can in half an hour impart two hymns to the schola which remain forever the inalienable possession of the person.” (Wenn der Kantor die Sache richtig anfaßt, kann er in einer halben Stunde zwei Lieder der Schola vermitteln, die für immer unverlierbares Eigentum des Menschen bleiben.)

— Professor Vinzenz Goller (student of Franz Xaver Haberl) writing in 1952

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