“Anticipated” Mass or “Vigil” Mass on Saturday Night?
“Father Calewaert opposed the proposal because it would gravely damage Sunday.”
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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).
“Father Calewaert opposed the proposal because it would gravely damage Sunday.”
A drafter of USCCB guidelines on church music has said: “Some individuals and organizations seemingly use chant as a weapon to advance their agenda and judge others.”
“The first task of all specially designated ministers is to serve the assembly. Their conscious and deliberate target is to help the assembly bring itself to life…” — Fr. Eugene Walsh
“Paul VI … declared that he had been hurt by certain arbitrary liturgical experiments and pained by a certain tendency to de-sacralize the liturgy.” — Cardinal Antonelli (19 April 1967)
The author calls people who appreciate Gregorian chant “conservative” and those who don’t “liberal.” Are such labels really helpful?
Do you sing “ain-juhl” or “ain-jell” for the word “ANGEL” ? Do you sing “hevv-ihn” or “heav’n” for the word “HEAVEN” ?
To be absolutely clear: President Barack Obama is not the Second Person of the Blessed Trinity.
Bishop Serratelli says “most bishops are bald” because the confirmandi cannot answer basic questions when they are examined.
Dr. Franz Karl Prassl has given us a tremendous gift.
“How much annoyance among our loyal Catholics could have been avoided if evidence had been provided that various elements had been taken from old sacramentaries and were not arbitrary innovations.” —Bishop of Regensburg (1979)
Many priests and liturgists omit the “Kyrie eleison” when the rubrics clearly forbid this.
“My grandfather was very religious, so I used to go to mass with him at like 6:45am to serve Mass and then you made money too if you did weddings and funerals.”
“How can we celebrate this new rite when we have not yet got a complete missal, and there are still so many uncertainties about what to do?” — Pope Paul VI (1969 General Audience)+
The Cathedral of Our Lady Assumed into Heaven and St. Nicholas, commonly known as Galway Cathedral, is a Roman Catholic cathedral in Galway, Ireland.
Listen to these audio files. Is there any difference between “My Little Pony” and Dan Schutte’s 2012 “Glory To God” setting? Is that a cause for concern?
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The election of Pope Leo XIV has been exciting, and we’re filled with hope for our apostolate’s future!
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Our president has written the following letter:
President’s Message (dated 30 May 2025)
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