Does Our Enlightened Age Still Need “Sacred” Music?
This short clip from “It’s a Wonderful Life” helps us understand…
Pope Saint Paul VI (3 April 1969): “Although the text of the Roman Gradual—at least that which concerns the singing—has not been changed, the Entrance antiphons and Communions antiphons have been revised for Masses without singing.”
A theorist, organist, and conductor, Jeff Ostrowski holds his B.M. in Music Theory from the University of Kansas (2004). He completed studies in Education and Musicology at the graduate level. Having worked as a church musician in Los Angeles for ten years, in 2024 he accepted a position as choirmaster for Saint Mary of the Immaculate Conception in Michigan, where he resides with his wife and children. —Read full biography (with photographs).
This short clip from “It’s a Wonderful Life” helps us understand…
“Let Thy continual pity, O Lord, cleanse and fortify Thy Church…”
Fr. Valentine used to say: “You can play 100 notes right, and miss just one—and people will criticize you for that wrong one!”
Do you prefer polyphony recorded by just my voice, or mixed with “real” voices?
His assertion that “smoking out enemies” is best done by appointing them to high positions in the Vatican is absurd.
A liturgical workshop took place in Licheń, Poland from 4-11 August 2016.
“May Thy Sacraments, O Lord, ever purify and fortify us…”
Until recently, most Catholic hymnals didn’t have a metrical index!
A compositional miracle by Rev’d Tomás Luis de Victoria (d. 1611).
Corpus Christi Watershed is a 501(c)3 public charity dedicated to exploring and embodying as our calling the relationship of religion, culture, and the arts. This non-profit organization employs the creative media in service of theology, the Church, and Christian culture for the enrichment and enjoyment of the public.
The election of Pope Leo XIV has been exciting, and we’re filled with hope for our apostolate’s future!
But we’re under pressure to transfer our website to a “subscription model.”
We don’t want to do that. We believe our website should remain free to all.
Our president has written the following letter:
President’s Message (dated 30 May 2025)
Time's up