My Reflections On The Election Of Pope Francis
It seems to me, sometimes the choice of a Pope is obvious.
Yet Another Example Added I Just Had To Share
Like many of you, I read voraciously about sacred music, liturgy, and music in general . . .
News About The Papal Election
We live in an age where false information can be “dressed up” and disseminated via the internet with the click of a button.
Getting Rid Of “Gree-vee-uhss” (Mispronunciation)
This blog entry starts out “negative” but ends “positive.” Sadly, most people will not read the entire thing, so they’ll miss the positive section. Will you?
Young Father Ratzinger Offers Mass In Bavaria
Is it allowed to use an American Flag as an Altar Cloth at Mass? That is, an Altar Cloth decorated with the stars from the American flag?
Useless To Sing “Our Hearts Are On Fire” When They Are Not?
“. . . in many instances one feels that the rhyme has shaped the thought rather than the other way around.”—Rev. Francis J. Guentner, S.J.
“On this day O Beautiful Mother” … Blacklisted?
“Catholics in America have been the heirs of a sentimental and subjective hymn tradition that, for some reason or other, has taken a deep and fast hold on the fancy of the average person.” —Rev. Francis Brunner, C.Ss.R.
Endeavor That Playing The Organ Be Not Lascivious Or Obscene
While it is interesting to read about how the organ was used in earlier times, this can be quite shocking!
The Resignation of Pope Benedict XVI
“Say not only prayers of petition, for that is the way of the greedy. Let us pray always for resignation to the will of God. That is the prayers of the saints.” —Bishop Fulton J. Sheen
“Spinning The Wheel” Each Week For Hymns
Each and every week, thousands of Catholics play “Spin the Wheel for Hymns” instead of using the sacred and ancient texts prescribed by the Church. What does this have to do with a rich man born without legs and arms?
The New Translation of the Roman Missal
“One is not only appalled by the banality of that English translation, but what strikes one so forcibly is the damage done to the very content of the Latin prayers in what is supposed to pass as a translation.” (1990 article by Msgr. Schuler)
Easter Proclamation (Exsultet) – LOWER RECORDING – New Translation (Roman Missal 3rd Edition)
Click here to go back to the Exsultet Website. Click here to learn more about the Vatican II Hymnal.
A Word About Hymns . . . OK, A Few Words!
Tozer: “I have, on the other hand, retained several more or less traditional tunes, absolutely valueless and without merit from a musical point of view, but which seem to have become a necessity if a book is to appeal — as I hope this one will — to the varied needs of various churches.”
Famous Conductor Fired Because He Refused To Sing Hymn
The following letter was printed in the “Sacred Music Journal” (Winter of 2002). I was shocked when I first read it. It concerns a conductor famous for his performances of the works of William Byrd.
Astounding Talk Given By Pope
We will have more on this. This is remarkable.