Strive for Greatness!
Stop trying to make everything easy, and therefore unimportant.
The Cantor and Congregational Singing
I wonder if we haven’t lost sight of the cantor’s original purpose of fostering congregational singing…
Millennials and Authenticity
But what do we mean by authenticity?
Incredible Advent/Christmas Resource for Families
Download this incredible resource for families who wish to live the liturgical life more deeply with the home.
Chorister Catechesis
Be mindful of the immense power that you as a choir director having in orienting your choristers toward Heaven.
A Refresher on Chorister Training
There are three areas that are especially helpful to be competent in when working with children.
Leeds Cathedral and the Schools Singing Program
In addition to great choir schools at our cathedrals, the Church needs grass roots programs like this throughout our parishes.
The Problem with the Universal Prayer of the Church
Young people today aren’t yearning for the ancient expressions of the Church’s liturgical life merely due to a distorted view of a supposedly golden former age…
New Catholic Choral School…in Detroit!
“Qui bene cantat bis orat!”
Precious in the Eyes of the Lord is the Death of His Faithful One
We have all encountered these moments that sustain us along our pilgrim way and I assume the same could be said of all the Holy Martyrs.
A Model for Parish Revitalization (Ordinary Form)
“Being Evangelical Catholics requires that we know the Gospel, believe the Gospel, live the Gospel, and share the Gospel with others—and this begins and ends for us in the sacred liturgy…”
The Sung Canon
Since the Canon cannot be recited “silently” in the Ordinary Form, I wonder if chanting it might be one answer to the lack of transcendence we often encounter within Mass.
Impressions from Sacred Music Colloquium 2018
I thought today I would share with readers some of my impressions of the wonderful events that took place.
The Beauty of Dance
There shall surely be dancing in Heaven.
Too Much Emphasis On Liturgy? • A Response
Perhaps the supposed over emphasis on the Liturgy among younger Catholics today is just a response to its devaluation since the 1960s.
Choosing Choral Repertoire
Is it okay for choirmasters to program the same piece several Sundays in a row?
Teaching Gregorian Chant to Boys with Changed Voices
The boys encountered the same learning curves the adult men had previously, but their facility in solfege speed up the learning process.
Tone Quality and Your Singers
Ultimately it doesn’t matter if your choir resonates well and sings beautiful vowels but can’t communicate via the music…
Building Your Choir Vocally
If more choirmasters were honest with themselves, they would probably acknowledge that no more than 25 to 40 percent of their singers are actually leaders within their choirs.
Review • Fr. White’s Tools for Rebuilding
I’m edified by Fr. White’s work, but hope his regard for “church growth” doesn’t negate the Sacramental and supernatural nature of the Church.