“Lacuna” • An Actual One—Not A Fake One
Read these entries—and then tell me your head isn’t spinning!
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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).
Read these entries—and then tell me your head isn’t spinning!
This morning, fascinating versions of the Credo arrived in my inbox—versions I had never seen!
I’m not someone who believes everything was perfect before Vatican II—but calling the EF “worldly” compared to the OF is just silly.
Oh, if only…if only you knew what’s going on behind the scenes!
Do you see the part where it specifically asks for humiliation?
I submit to you that calling the same tune by multiple names in the same hymnal is unacceptable.
An extremely rare book from 1941, containing all your favorite Gregorian chants!
“New evidence of wondrous pow’r | Behold in Cana’s marriage-dow’r; | Swift its own nature to resign, | The water blushes into wine.” —Msgr. Knox
“Heaven is not light-years away; that’s a silly way to think about it.” —Most Rev’d Robert Barron
Mass should be a peaceful experience for the congregation, not an opportunity to be harassed.
Many people don’t realize that gorgeous plainsong books were printed in the 19th century…but they were not in Latin.
Corpus Christi Watershed is a 501(c)3 public charity dedicated to exploring and embodying as our calling the relationship of religion, culture, and the arts. This non-profit organization employs the creative media in service of theology, the Church, and Christian culture for the enrichment and enjoyment of the public.
The election of Pope Leo XIV has been exciting, and we’re filled with hope for our apostolate’s future!
But we’re under pressure to transfer our website to a “subscription model.”
We don’t want to do that. We believe our website should remain free to all.
Our president has written the following letter:
President’s Message (dated 30 May 2025)
Time's up