Fulton J. Sheen • “24-Hour Catechism”
(2 of 50) “Conscience”
Articles
Comm. Fauxbourdon • “What does it sound like?”
Remember the days you prayed for what you have now!
“Ad Te Levavi” • Variant
This particular variant hints at “tone painting.”
Now That You’re Shunning Bad Hymns … Stop Announcing Them!
“When we announce hymn numbers, we’re not facilitating participation—we’re disrupting it.” —Daniel Marshall
Bach’s Psychotically Awesome Walking Bassline
Thirty-six (36) pedal notes without interruption!
A Simple Way to Utilize Handbells
The method itself is wonderfully simple.
Fulton J. Sheen • “24-Hour Catechism”
(1 of 50) “Philosophy of Life”
Hymn Translation • “Was Dr. John Mason Neale the Greatest of All Time?”
I received permission to reveal publicly this “comparison chart” of hymn translations.
August 1970 • “Graduale Simplex Doc” (12 pages)
Similar to polyester vestments & wreckovations, its sad legacy is bound up with everything regrettable about the 1960s liturgical reforms.
“Puer Natus in Béthlehem” • (Added Fifths)
A dash of something!
How Does The Vatican “Rhythm” Actually Sound?
With an excerpt from the feast of the Baptism of the Lord.
“Adeste Fideles” • Too Many Translations!
Broadly speaking, only one has attained general use throughout the English-speaking world…
Card. Heenan on Ronald Knox: “Perhaps the Church’s greatest figure of the 20th century.”
“Although renowned as a preacher and scholar, the real greatness of Knox lay in his holiness of life.” —Cardinal Heenan (Archbishop of Westminster)
“Kaitrin Drost Strikes Again!” • Plus a Few Random Thoughts and Tirades by Jeff Ostrowski
Imagine walking up into a choir loft and sounding like these young ladies without rehearsal.
Bing Crosby, Christmas, and Catholicism
He served as an unwitting catechist, introducing a young listener to the language and music of Catholicism.