Repeating Repertoire? • Richard J. Clark
“Repetition” in the Age of Streaming Masses…
The Fruit of Silence is Prayer
The list of concerns is endless. Today, we may be given the gift of an overabundance of silence, but perhaps its fruit will reverberate for years.
Two Reasons for Fewer Vocations
The marketing and commercialization of sacred music has had vastly mixed results, some positive, but some deleterious.
Liturgy is the work of Christ and His Body, the Church.
When we consider the redemptive power of the Mass, our eyes, hearts, and minds are opened wide!
Chant, Mighty Pipe Organs • Two Sundays, Two Cathedrals
Gregorian Chant and mighty pipe organs will be front and center at two concerts: Boston’s Cathedral of the Holy Cross and Saint Patrick’s Cathedral, New York City.
Announcement of Easter & the Movable Feasts • 2020
Free download of The Announcement of Easter and the Moveable Feasts for 2020
New England Pueri Cantores Choral Festival and Mass • Cathedral of the Holy Cross
Find Registration and info here.
The Tradition Continues! • Seven Organists Perform
“…every bit of carpeting was removed and replaced with marble and stone…”
Pope Francis’ Address on Sacred Music: “Liturgy is the first ‘teacher’ of catechism.”
“Do not forget this: the liturgy is the first ‘teacher’ of catechism.” — Pope Francis
Saint Paul’s Choir School • Open Houses
Saint Paul Choir School cordially invites you and your son to thier Open Houses and vocal auditions on the following dates:
Leo Abbott to Rededicate Landmark E. & G. G. Hook & Hastings Organ, Opus 801
This pipe organ will be heard as it has never been in our lifetimes.
Broken Rosaries and a Triptych of Wisdom
Three priests — three pearls of wisdom
Our children must at the very least be exposed to the great music of the Church.
Traditional hymnody is often easier to sing: simpler melodically and rhythmically, and generally more substantive in theology.
In Gratitude for Choral Singers
I am deeply grateful to faith-filled choral singers because of their willingness to understand these 10 things
Funerals: The Most Challenging Pastoral Responsibility
The centrality of Christ in the Funeral Mass is a priceless gem, a lifeline urgently needed in grief.
