Failure, The Liturgy, & Today’s Mr. Know-It-All
The priest who rejected my submission was very professional, polite, and encouraging.
Sibelius 7 • Get Rid Of Multi Rests!
“How can I get rid of those stupid multirests in Sibelius?”
In Search Of Polyphonic Recordings By Good Choirs
Does anyone have any suggestions?
Fulton Sheen & The Holy Eucharist
Sheen’s book “Life of Christ” is such a treasure.
The Church Is Alive And Strong!
“The Church asks those who will lead and shepherd her communities of Faith to give up the possibility of marital love as a prophetic witness that there is something even more important to our happiness than even beautiful intimacy possible in Christian marriage.” — Archbishop Naumann, 18 May 2013
Controversial Statements About The Mass Propers
The notion that the texts are there “to remind us that we should be singing something else” could not be further from the truth.
American Airlines & Anti-Catholic Lies
I took out my iPhone to record his exact words (“we don’t have any more airplanes”) and he called security on me. Classy.
Poterack Vs. Tucker — Uh, Sort Of . . .
The Sacred Congregation of Rites and the Consilium issued a joint statement on December 29,1966 prohibiting profane music in church. When Consilium spokesman Monsignor Annibale Bugnini was asked at a press conference what was meant by “profane” music, he said that this referred to such things as “jazz” Masses and instruments such as the guitar.
Why The Vatican II Hymnal Is The Best Hymn Book Ever Of All Time!
This hymn almost brought me to tears. I was shaking as I played it. It’s really beautiful and even haunting. But I was worried about the ending until I realized it was like the “smile” on the Mona Lisa.
Fr. Rumble Of “Radio Replies” Comments On Folksinging At Mass
“We have had pressreports of eccentric behaviour at Mass and of the introduction of singing more appropriate to music-halls than to the atmosphere of reverence that should prevail in a church. These reports have come mainly from America, and they refer only to isolated instances.” — Fr. Leslie Rumble of Radio Replies, writing in the early 1970s.
Why No Offertory Antiphon In Roman Missal?
At last! We finally have the answer! . . . Er, sort of . . .
Irrefutable Proof That Some People Are Jerks
Verbal abuse of a mentally handicapped man was something hard to watch. But why do I mention such a thing on a Blog devoted to Sacred music?
CMAA President Has His Own “STAR” In Hollywood
Did you know a former president of the Church Music Association of America has his own STAR on the Hollywood Walk of Fame? That’s correct! Just like Michael Jackson, Rex Harrison, Alfred Hitchcock, Harrison Ford, and all the rest.
Solesmes Salicus & Scandicus Vs. Pure Vatican Edition
Does noticing this officially make me a “Chant Geek” ? Or is it the mere fact that I actually care about such things . . .
Catholics in the United States Can Kneel Now!
A change has been made in the United States with regard to kneeling for Holy Communion: “the exhortation to catechesis is removed and the exception to the norm of standing is left to the discretion of the faithful.”
Rev. Fr. Christopher Smith on the Campion Missal
“And so, I launched out into the deep and asked for donations. Within 72 hours we had not only covered the cost, but also had more donations than we could possibly use for that project.” — Fr. Smith
Introducing the Lalemant Propers (391 Pages) — Free Download !
The Lalemant Propers are extremely simple settings (in English) of the Mass Propers which make it possible for any person to sing these sacred prayers . . . even people who have no musical training whatsoever.
“Episcopalian” Music vs. “Catholic” Music? Wrong question!
Can you hear “Jesus Christ is Risen Today” in this video from an Episcopalian Church taken on Easter Sunday, 2013?
A Tale Of Two Monsignori: Schmitt & Vyverman
Did Msgr. Schmitt malign Msgr. Vyverman of Malines? And did Fr. Schmitt truly forget Gogniat’s name?
Fr. George Rutler Weighs In On The Campion Missal
“Attractively, even elegantly, produced, the appearance of this Missal and Hymnal is appropriate to the high quality of the contents . . .” — Rev. George William Rutler