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Views from the Choir Loft

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Guest Author · July 14, 2014

Homily: 15th Monday in Ordinary Time (St. Kateri)

St. Kateri grew up in very unlikely circumstances of ever becoming a saint. But she did.

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Guest Author · July 13, 2014

Homily: 15th Sunday in Ordinary Time (Year A)

“There’s no doubt that Catholics are hearing a lot more of the Bible now than they used to. However, it’s difficult to say what has been the result of this.”

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Guest Author · July 10, 2014

Sacred Music As Entertainment

The reason we have a choir in the church is for our entertainment at Mass, right?

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Guest Author · July 7, 2014

Homily: 14th Sunday in Ordinary Time (Year A)

“The wonderful thing about Jesus and His teaching is that it is within the grasp of everyone.”

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Guest Author · June 29, 2014

Homily: Solemnity of Saints Peter & Paul

“Recently, our present Holy Father Pope Francis said that there is more persecution of Christians going on now than ever before”

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Guest Author · June 22, 2014

Homily: Corpus Christi (Year A)

All any of us can do on a day like this is say: “Lord, increase the Faith of all who believe in You.”

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Guest Author · June 14, 2014

Homily: Most Holy Trinity (Year A)

“We should consider it a real privilege and honor to be able and allowed to honor and praise the Holy Trinity.”

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Guest Author · June 11, 2014

Review • Saint Isaac Jogues Illuminated Missal, Lectionary, & Gradual

“This publication is sorely needed to help reignite a Catholic imagination.” — Christine Sarti

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Guest Author · June 9, 2014

Homily: Pentecost

A Homily by Fr. Valentine Young, OFM.

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Guest Author · June 2, 2014

Homily: Ascension

St. Paul says, “If you be risen with Christ, seek the things that are above, not the things that are here below.” Do we really believe that?

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Guest Author · May 29, 2014

Simple English Choral Propers by Jon Naples

Free polyphonic offertories for the Simple English Propers.

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Guest Author · May 26, 2014

An Overview of the Music Program at Our Lady of the Atonement Church & Academy (Part 2)

“In 2004, we had one school choir. As of 2014, we have ten.” — Edmund Murray

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Guest Author · May 25, 2014

Homily: 6th Sunday of Easter (Year A)

We keep the commandments to show that we love Jesus, but we do that mainly through the help of the Holy Spirit whom we especially receive in the Sacrament of Confirmation.

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Guest Author · May 19, 2014

An Overview of the Music Program at Our Lady of the Atonement Church & Academy (Part 1)

On Fridays, Mass is celebrated in Latin according to the Ordinary Form. Each day, one of the school choirs leads the liturgical singing.

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Guest Author · May 19, 2014

Homily: 5th Sunday of Easter (Year A)

The Church in its missionary efforts has always looked out also for the temporal well being of individuals.

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President’s Corner

    Music List • “Ascension of the Lord”

    Readers have expressed interest in examining my “music list” for this coming Sunday.

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    —Jeff Ostrowski
    PDF Download • “For Pentecost Sunday”

    There’s a triple ‘allelúja’ and I just love the chord at the end of the 2nd iteration.

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    —Jeff Ostrowski
    PDF Download • “Organ Accompaniment”

    The following declaration will probably smack of “blowing my own horn.”

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    —Jeff Ostrowski

Quick Thoughts

    “Thee” + “Thou” + “Thine”

    Regarding approval for the “Revised Standard Version (Catholic Edition).”

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    —Jeff Ostrowski
    “Reminder” — Month of May (2026)

    Since a new month has arrived, it’s my pleasure to remind you that…

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    —Jeff Ostrowski
    Simplified Version • “Canon in D” (Pachelbel)

    I don’t care what people say; I love this piece!

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    —Jeff Ostrowski

Random Quote

At High Mass the Celebrant is not allowed to proceed with the Offertory while the “Credo” is being sung. Likewise he should not proceed with the Consecration until the singing of the “Sanctus” is completed.

— Father Carlo Rossini (1939)

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