‘Bogey’ of the Half-Educated: Paraphrase
This is something Monsignor Ronald Knox had to explain time and again…
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Father Cuthbert Lattey • “The Hebrew MSS”
“the ancient Christian versions (and some other ancient sources) seem to have been based upon a better Hebrew text…”
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Re: The People’s Mass Book (1974)
“A Man Can Kill With a Gun, a Bomb, or a Lance…”
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PDF Download • “Music List” for 9 November
Readers have expressed interest in examining the “music list” I prepared for this coming Sunday.
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“Music List” • 9 Nov. (Dedic. Lateran)
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PDF Download • Offertory (9 Nov.)
“Mother and Head of all churches of the City and of the World” says the inscription over the entrance.
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Job Opening • $65,000 per year +
Exciting job opening in Michigan for a Roman Catholic choir director!
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“Reminder” — Month of November (2025)
Since a new month has arrived, it’s my pleasure to remind you that…
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Never Work For A Priest Or Bishop Who Believes Sacred Music Should Be “Entertainment”
Unsolicited advice for prospective choir directors.
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“Offertory” at Catholic Funerals
This setting cleverly inserts themes from the absolution of the body.
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“In Paradisum” • Gregorian Chant
While the coffin is being carried to the grave, the following anthem is sung.
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“Music List” • All Souls (2 November)
Readers have expressed interest in examining the “music list” I prepared for this coming Sunday.
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2-Voice Arr. • “Creator of the Starry Height”
Over the centuries, this ancient him became associated with the season of Advent.
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“Equal Voices” Choir Pieces
Including a setting of the “Ave Maria” and “Tantum Ergo.”
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Typo in the “Missale Romanum” (1962)
Father Valentine Young, OFM, pointed out many errors and typos in the 1962 Missal.
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