More On Secular Music At Mass … John Lennon?
It might just be my imagination, but isn’t the John Lennon’s “So this is Christmas” the same as that Alleluia?
PDF Download: Father Charles Dreisoerner’s “Graduale Romanum” In English (202 pages)
Did you know the entire Roman Gradual was set to English texts in 1984?
True Devotion to Jesus
You will definitely want to read the quotes from Paul VI about reception of Communion in the hand.
The Miracle of Mozart (and Friends)
Modern evidence that “modern” music may not be so “great” as the moderns would like you to think.
The Legacy of Simon Le Moyne & the Jesuit Martyrs in Upstate New York
Le Moyne attained the name Ondessonk (“Leader”) among the natives—a name originally given to St. Isaac Jogues, until his martyrdom.
Weak-Kneed Prayers or Religious Patrimony?
“How do we answer a question posed 30 years ago about learning prayers?” — Fr. Alan Guanella
Fr. Alan M. Guanella Reviews The Jogues Missal
“No other pew Missal has done such a beautiful job setting the Ordinary of the Mass.” — Fr. Alan M. Guanella
Music & Beauty
The chants of the Sacred Liturgy in particular, form a perfect marriage of text and melody, which St. Basil describes as a type of divine pedagogy.
Homily: 20th Sunday in Ordinary Time (Year A)
How much faith and confidence do I have when I pray for the conversion of a loved one? Do I have as much faith as this woman who asked for the cure of her daughter?
Important Resources for Liturgical Reform (5 of 7)
“Simple English Choral Propers” by Jon Naples
Homily: 19th Sunday in Ordinary Time (Year A)
It’s easy now to say that the disciples had nothing to fear since Jesus was so close. But that is not how it works in real life situations.
EF Homily: 9th Sunday after Pentecost
Yes, God is merciful, but there is a limit to His mercy.
Forty Hours Sermon
The Church in which I was preaching happened to be one of those Churches which didn’t have the Blessed Sacrament in it, and my remark caused quite a stir.
Homily: 18th Sunday in Ordinary Time (Year A)
God is a provident God. This in turn should make us want to love God.
Homily: 17th Sunday in Ordinary Time (Year A)
Not too long ago I was talking with a priest who said that he did not believe that there was anyone in hell. I told him that was a very nice thought, and I too would love to believe it, but I don’t think we can count on it.