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.”
This wonderful Bishop’s letter on the Blessed Sacrament
A pastoral letter from Most Reverend Anthony Fisher OP, Bishop of Paramatta.
Archbishop Sample’s Letter On Sacred Music (6 of 8)
“Every hour of worship should represent at least two hours of structured preparation at a time and place apart from the congregation.”
Teaching kids to Pray the Mass
Inspiration for enkindling a love of the Mass in the next generation from a booklet over 50 years old.
A simplified Offertory for Pentecost
Our little choir usually psalm tones the Offertory. Until now.
Connection, empowerment and raffle tickets
Is selling raffle tickets a form of almsgiving? Or is it more like begging? Or is it just playing a game?
Gregorian Chant in Star Wars
Dies Irae, Day of Wrath, a 13th century hymn that just won’t die.
Working on a Compline booklet
A booklet for Compline, 95% finished, ready for Holy Week.
Learning the Latin of the Pater Noster
You need to have even just a little bit of understanding to help you love something. You can’t love what you don’t know.
Hymnal of St Pius X
Free download, a hymnbook from 1952, the organ edition, simplified Latin propers, English hymns, especially one for St Patrick for Monday!
Preparing for Lent
Renewing the adventure of exploring Gregorian chant by making recordings.
Color by “Neum”ber
A Gregorian chant workbook for kids (there’s one for adults too).