“Let the Choir Have a Voice” • Jeff Ostrowski’s Essay on Choral Music in the Catholic Mass
“In a world filled with a lot of noise, your sacred song lifts our hearts to heaven…” —Parishioner
Articles
Solfege Volleyball: A Children’s Choir Game
“The children loved it instantly. The game required focus, teamwork, and listening.”
PDF Download • “2-Voice Hymn” (Holy Name)
This arrangement works with a mixed choir (or children singing with men).
Fulton J. Sheen • “24-Hour Catechism”
(6 of 50) “Christ Foretold”
“Pipe Organ Interlude During Funerals?” • (Reader Feedback)
Before I say one word, I should probably…
Alphabetizing Hymn Titles Inside Hymnals • “Does This Make Any Sense?”
“Many breviary hymns are really only fragments of very long compositions.” —Dr. Fortescue
Fulton J. Sheen • “24-Hour Catechism”
(5 of 50) “Good and Evil”
Seminary Music Directors Gather in Houston
What happens to the Church if all seminarians are trained to sing the Mass and value our sacred music tradition?
(January 2026) • “Children Singing Plainsong”
There’s something light and heavenly about children’s voices.
“Inquiry” • For Music Directors of Cathedrals and Larger Parish Churches
I would very much like to hear from you personally!
PDF Download • “Pange Lingua” for Three Voices (Father Edgard De Laet)
For very small choirs, this arrangement can be sung with one male and two females.
Fulton J. Sheen • “24-Hour Catechism”
(4 of 50) “Human Freedom” [a.k.a. “Virgin Birth”]
Good Spiritual Directors Love Chant
For all these reasons, a refresher course on growing in sanctifying grace is very important.
“We don’t do that anymore.”
Don’t shoot the messenger!
My Ode to Kevin Allen
I was privileged to meet Mr. Allen in 2024. He was kind, humble, and gracefully dealt with a brand new music director asking him questions.