As church musicians, what sustains us?
As musicians, what sustains us? Certainly, good music is a requirement. Not just good music, but beauty itself.
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I Have No Idea How to Solve this Problem
A dilemma for parents that has resurfaced many times is how to manage raising children in the faith while working for the Church, and I have no idea how to solve it.
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Why It is Truly Right and Just to Sing the Preface
Like the Creed, the Preface is a unique place in the Mass where dogma of the Church is expressed. Furthermore, it expresses thanksgiving for the work of salvation.
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Bigger Fish to Fry
Weddings, with all of their challenges offer an important chance to evangelize. God calls us to be fishers of women and men. That’s the most important catch of all.
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BENEDICTA: Marian Chant from Norcia ~ Number 1 on the Billboard Charts
Perhaps the recent commercial success of sacred music is indicative of humanity’s natural hunger for transcendent union with the Divine.
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Dancing on the Edge with Truth and Beauty
“I encourage you to make music at the highest levels possible in your parishes. Our people deserve it and our God is worthy of the highest forms of praise.” — John Romeri
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Are We Humble Enough To Open The Door And Walk In?
Anyone who knew him expected no less. But it was extraordinary to witness.
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Veni Sancte Spiritus | Two Free Resources
Two free resources for the Pentecost Sequence, “Veni Sancte Spiritus”
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Do not mistake competence for conservatism.
The more knowledgeable a musician is about the Roman Rite, the Vatican II documents, and the GIRM, the more likely that musician is to be labeled “conservative” in their views. This is nonsense.
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Why Should We Sing the Psalms at Mass?
if we do not sing the antiphons proper to the day—and the corresponding Psalm verses—we risk having a narrow view of the Psalms.
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Bill Belichick and the Liturgy
Bill Belichick, Gisele, Darelle Revis, and the Roman Rite.
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“Choral music is not one of life’s frills.”
Would that our church and school budgets reflect this profound importance, our praise of God would be greater, our churches fuller, and our relationship with the Lord and each other deeper.
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“Proper Of The Mass” (Ignatius Press) • Part 2 of 7
That this resource—and a flood of new ones—are becoming available, points to a new awakening in the Church.
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Let This Holy Building Shake with Joy!
Sometimes everything comes together. How is this achieved? Here are a few ways.
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“O Sacred Head Surrounded” | Buxtehude
Dieterich Buxtehude was a direct influence on Johann Sebastian Bach—and for good reason.
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