Pastorally Imperative: They are all we have.
To sing in prayer and with joy is pastorally imperative for they are all we have.
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The Older I Get…
The older I get, the more I spend on these. If not, what good am I to the prayer of the people?
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The Dedication of a Church • The Shrine of Our Lady of Good Voyage, Boston
The Dedication of a Church is a rare event in anyone’s lifetime.
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Descent into Hell and The Greatest Act of Love
Read the words of John 3:16 again.
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Sing Everything From the Viewpoint of the Resurrection
Music has a way of describing the indescribable, of bringing to speech the ineffable. That is what our choirs must do this Holy Week.
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New Music in Honor of Óscar Romero • E. Ethelbert Miller & Richard J. Clark
Pope Francis decreed Romero was martyred “in odium fidei” (“in hatred of the faith”). He was beatified in El Salvador on May 23, 2015.
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Not “What” but “Why” is Fascinating
Some people are put off…Some are bored to tears. I am fascinated. Why?
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Pope Francis, Sacred Music, and the Biggest Stage
Such musical exhortations are not new, but the tone and visibility are.
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Pope Francis on musical quality: “mediocrity, superficiality, and banality”
“Sometimes a certain mediocrity, superficiality and banality have prevailed, to the detriment of the beauty and intensity of liturgical celebrations.”
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Four Real Reasons for Roman Catholic Funerals
The real purpose of a Roman Catholic funeral is not what most people think.
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Communion Antiphons for Lent & Easter • NEW • World Library Publications
This is perhaps my favorite collection to date.
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Nuptial Blessings • Practice Videos • Order of Celebrating Matrimony
Fr. Gaspar eloquently emphasis key words and phrases, underscoring the beauty of the sacrament.
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Recording of Announcement of Easter and Movable Feasts • 2017
A very helpful recording for anyone singing this in English for the Ordinary Form.
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Mary was one of the strongest women to ever walk planet Earth.
“Meek,” “mild,” “humble,” and “lowly” are mistaken for submission and weakness. Only a person of great strength could possess such qualities.
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“Immense in the form of God, tiny in the form of a slave”
“Christmas is thus the feast of the loving humility of God….” — Pope Francis
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