“Sacred Time” Framed on our Wall
According to Cardinal Ratzinger “man is woven into the fabric of the universe. Time is first of all a cosmic phenomenon. Man lives with the stars.”
Young Boys Who “Play” Mass
A mother describes her son’s love for the Mass. He memorizes and recruits friends to “play Mass.” We are a people of hope.
“A Mother’s New Missal” • Part 1
A mother and her children open the 2022 edition of the “Campion Missal” and find it more compact and very beautiful. Initial impressions include new images, a golden ribbon, and a newly-textured cover.
Church Music Jobs • “January 2023” Installment
Know of additional church music job openings? Please share them!
“Mom, Does This Mean We Can’t Go To Our Mass Anymore?”
We’re still reeling from what “Traditionis Custodes” will mean for the life we’ve built.
Homeschooling & Consecration To Saint Joseph
The life I lead is not glamorous—nor do I feel like I am making a ‘big difference’ most days…
(Installment #12) “Catholic Hymnals” • Veronica Moreno
A Catholic homeschooler shares her preparations for hymn study for the upcoming Advent season. She presents pieces from deep in the Brébeuf Hymnal, one from fond memories at her Catholic school, and closes with bells intoning the “Angelus”.
Homeschool Snapshots: Take 2
A homeschooling mother offers a few verses that inspire her during the dark times of teaching, when cooperation is lacking and patience must grow. Hang them on your walls to remind you of God’s good graces.
Homeschool Snapshots: Take 1
Summer planning brings homeschooling mother to poetry by Robert Frost and St. Thomas Aquinas. “Poems are the food of faith.”
O Sacred Heart, On Earth Thou Art An Exile’s Rest
A homeschooling mother teaches a hymn and a chant to her children, in the hopes that they “stick” in their hearts forevermore. The hymn is “O Sacred Heart” and the chant is “Ave Verum Corpus”.
It’s not too late to “Crown Mary”
A mother remembers the time she was chosen to “crown Mary” and describes organizing a “May Crowning” for her family during the pandemic.
Is Liturgy Essential?
A mother recounts her son’s yearning for a return to Holy Communion and she reflects on our absolute necessity for the Sacrifice of the Holy Mass.
“Ransomed” during a pandemic
a mother and musician looks to Our Lady of Ransom for succor.
One more regrettable mistake by the Bishop of Boise, Idaho
See for yourself. On the left is the letter from 2020; on the right is a blog from 2016.
Repeating Repertoire? • Veronica Moreno
My own growth as a musician for the Liturgy has culminated in my pastor allowing me to sing the Propers in English: the realization of a decade-long dream.