Can Church Musicians Learn From An Online Role-Playing Game?
Let’s help Catholics appreciate the richness of polyphonic music, which can be quite powerful.
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Update * Atonement Parish — San Antonio, Texas
A consistently serious parish whose Pastor never deviates from Catholic doctrine.
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Vatican Breaks Its Silence On Kneeling For Communion In The USA
“When this Congregation gave ‘recognitio’ to your Bishops’ Conference, this was done on the condition that kneeling communicants are not to be denied Holy Communion.” — Vatican Statement
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That Inscrutable Creature On The Internet
I’ve come to realize that truth & beauty should be loved for their own sake. Trying to “possess” them is silly.
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Have We Lost The Church Music Battle?
The traditional music still triumphs in one important area: parishes run by “no-nonsense” priests.
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PDF Download: Mediator Dei Hymnal (1955)
This book’s editor had the reputation of being a “walking encyclopedia” of American hymnology…
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Barack Obama & Catholic Sacred Music
I wish somebody had explained this to me in 2005, when I began working for the Ordinary Form.
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Why I No Longer Compose
When I observe our beautiful children, I realize that God is the True Artist.
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Choirs & Singers With Spread Vowels — Best Example Ever!
When teaching your choir to hear the difference between “spread” vowels & proper choral vowels, use this example.
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Dan Schutte’s “Missa My Little Pony” (2nd Part)
My original article was shared 4,000 times and generated a surprising amount of hate mail.
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NBC “Meet The Press” & Catholic Church Music
At the program’s conclusion, I felt dumber than when I’d started watching.
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Pope John Paul II Wearing The Cappa Magna (As Cardinal Wojtyla)
The most marvelous uniform I’ve seen was the one worn by Prince Charles when he married Diana.
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Photo: Church Music Association of America (1964)
This historic photograph was taken at the organizational meeting for the CMAA the same year “Inter Oecumenici” was issued by the Vatican.
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How To Debunk Four Common Liturgical Myths
The priest returned to the Altar, removed the big red Missal, carried it to the pulpit, and proceeded to translate the entire Gospel into English.
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Kirsten Powers & The Hound of Heaven
“I’ll never forget standing outside that apartment and saying to myself, ‘It’s true. It’s completely true.’ … I had not one iota of doubt. I was filled with indescribable joy.”
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