The Lerner philosophy of parish music: practical solutions to impractical problems
Simple chants (sung well) save souls.
Jeffrey Tucker: “USCCB Deserves Scorn for Maintaining Strict Copyright Over Liturgical Texts.”
Jeffrey Tucker: “Among the many rotten scams in the world…”
Installment #3 • “Serious Problems with the Lectionary Translation”
“All ate a meal fit for heroes.” — Catholics in the pews deserve better than this!
Installment #2 • “Serious Problems with the Lectionary Translation”
Special ‘favors’ or ‘permissions’ or ‘exceptions’ are given to various corporations while others are denied.
PDF Comparison Chart • “Serious Problems with the Lectionary Translation”
The responsorial psalms used in American Masses are—broadly speaking—pirated from the hard work of others.
“Can the Choir Sing Alone at Mass?” • Yes! And Here’s Why That Matters
A priest once suggested to me that we “mic” the people in the pews during Mass to make their responses more audible and robust.
Saint Paul’s Choir School • “My Reflections”
Saint Paul’s Choir School is the only all boys Catholic choir school in the nation.
Father Robbie Low: “The State of Catholic Music”
“Music has an immense part to play in this perception of the divine reality and the heavenward leanings of the soul.” —Fr Robbie Low
Guest Article by Dr. Kurt Poterack
Christendom College offers scholarships and free organ lessons for students starting in the Fall of 2024.
“An Initiation to Gregorian Chant” (Msgr. Turco)
Guest article by Father Stephen Concordia, OSB.
Gregorian Rhythm Wars • “The Counter Tradition”
Guest submission (1 September 2023) by Alasdair Codona of Glasgow, Scotland.
Gregorian Rhythm Wars • “The Hidden Dactyl”
“Perhaps surprisingly, not one word of three syllables in the ancient Easter sequence ‘Laudes Salvatori voce’ is sung to the rhythm of a dactyl.” —Alasdair Codona
Heresy du Jour? • (Orig. Published in 2019)
In the early XIXth century the Duke of Wellington, speaking of infantry battles, is said to have exclaimed, “All soldiers run away. The good ones come back.”
Saint Eulalia Gradual • Guest Article by Josh Carey
“This has been extremely successful in my parish, and I plan to continue until I’ve set the entire church year.” —Joshua D. Carey
“Choral Singing post-COVID” • Perspectives from a Hong Kong Doctor & Chorister
A package of measures to keep choral singing safe.