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… when people have to read the reviews to find out if they enjoyed the concert?
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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).

… when people have to read the reviews to find out if they enjoyed the concert?

“I had a special relationship with Pope Paul VI that began with his election to the papacy.” — Bishop René H. Gracida

“Will you still love your girlfriend after she becomes your wife?”

If a choir sings the “Kyrie Eleison” in Greek, is it still considered a “Latin Mass?” Archbishop Bugnini disagrees.

“It might surprise a stranger that, after we have solemnly told the people to go away, they stay and the service continues.” — Adrian Fortescue

As he lay dying, St. John Vianney’s confessor whispered, “Hide my whip, hair shirt, and other instruments of penance. If people find them, they’ll think I’m in Heaven, and won’t pray for me.”

I’m reminded of my years as a high school teacher. There were always 5-6 parents who had too much time on their hands, and they pestered the administration for changes.

Cardinal Cushing famously left the Second Vatican Council, claiming, “I cannot speak Latin.”

Billy claims all Americans can swim. Joseph is an American. Billy says Joseph can swim. Where’s the news?

I’ve asked many priests this question, but nobody seems to know the answer.

Catholics must distinguish between true, authentic Liturgical dance and the “goofy type.”

Fr. Godfrey Diekmann, OSB, was a major proponent of the “hootenanny Mass” following the Second Vatican Council.

“Across the board the Catholic faith can be understood as God’s family in every way. You don’t need a PhD in theology. You don’t even need courses in theology.” — Dr. Scott Hahn

I have a hard time believing that nuns told young Catholics, “Whatever you do, don’t read the Bible!” Seriously?

A particular Greek manuscript may or may not be more ancient than, for instance, St. Jerome’s Latin Vulgate.
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