The Final Message of the Synod on the Family
The official broadcast from the Vatican.
Pope Pius XII’s First Communion Day
“Pope Pius XII was, in his own way, perhaps the boldest innovator among the Popes of the twentieth century.”
Peace and St Francis
St Francis worked for peace through prayer. If by singing we pray twice, then this collection of music could multiply our efforts today!
Choirs give hope
Like the precious ointment on the head, that ran down upon the beard, the beard of Aaron
A New Book of Old Hymns 4th edition out now!
60 hymns, 92 pages. Get 25% off with code MATEY25 now through 22 September – good for all books on Lulu
PDF Download: “Pray the Mass” (1959) Booklet & Cards
A booklet in PDF to download, plus a flashcard set and a slight digression into Lego(R).
Richard Terry’s Hymnal in PDF and paperback
“There can be no doubt that it will conduce very much to the devotion and decorum of extra-liturgical worship and popular services to have one common manual of Hymns, which at once offers a suitable variety and prevents the undesirable introduction of amateur efforts and unedifying novelties.”
Learning Latin in the new millennium
Two approaches to learning a little Latin language for praying with understanding.
Let’s bury the term “highbrow”
Wherein Veronica rails against the public perception of traditional Church music and hopes to break down barriers to unleash the joy planted by musicians of earlier ages.
Daily martyrology
When the going gets tough, the liturgy of the hours puts things in perspective.
Important Resources for Liturgical Reform (2 of 7)
Planting the seeds for liturgical reform with a new book of old hymns.
Five signs you might be a Hymn Geek
Hymns are influential, popular and full of history and trivial details, making a fertile ground for susceptible personalities to develop their geekish tendencies.
Basic Steps To Improve Music At Your Parish — Part 4
Importing singers is the quickest way to get good music into your parish, even if it is only for one occasion.
Dreaming in Latin
Book review: Forty Dreams Of St. John Bosco: From St. John Bosco’s Biographical Memoirs
If we took music seriously
“Great importance is to be attached to the teaching and practice of music in seminaries, in the novitiates and houses of study of religious of both sexes, and also in other Catholic institutions and schools. To impart this instruction, teachers are to be carefully trained and put in charge of the teaching of sacred music.”