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A message from the CCW president on 17 May 2026.
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7 Suggestions • Singing Gregorian Chant “Correctly”
Dr. Edward Schaefer once said: “I hate the ictus because it’s so confusing. I use white out on each ictus before distributing the music to my singers.”
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Call For Submissions! • ‘Usus Antiquior’ in Contemporary Catholicism (October 2026)
This conference aims to provide a rigorous, interdisciplinary investigation of the tensions between tradition and reform…
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Inspiring Paper from a Graduating High School Senior
Such fantastic scholarship from a young contributor provides hope to our Church.
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Entrance Chant • Before or After Opening Hymn?
I share my thoughts on whether the Introit should come before or after the procession hymn.
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“Unfair Characterization” • (But Good Question)
It’s been a while since we printed any reader feedback.
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“Englished” Gregorian Chant • 5 Considerations
This is the closest I’ve come to putting down on paper exactly what I heard in my head.
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“Regina Caeli” • More Than You Wanted To Know
To my knowledge, this is the first online recording of the simple Norbertine “Regina Caeli.”
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“Translating the Bible” • Msgr. Ronald Knox (1953)
There’s no question Knox sometimes enjoyed “pushing the envelope” or stepping outside the box.
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Re: The “Correct” Way To Sing Gregorian Chant
A choir member’s visit to find Dom Pothier in Normandy’s Abbaye Saint-Wandrille de Fontenelle. She finds beauty and peace.
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PDF Download • Ascension “Entrance Chant”
More than once, Father Valentine told me: “When I sing this beautiful Introit, I can almost see the apostles standing there.”
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Every Artist Needs a Refuge
Every artist must enter into the interior life. In doing so one becomes a finer musician and a better servant of God and of each other.
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“The Unselected Hymn” • Do You Recognize It?
I fought for this one—but lost the battle.
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2026 Sacred Music Pilgrimage (Washington DC) • With Richard J. Clark
This choir pilgrimage is more than a trip—it is a sacred journey.
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“Gregorian Chant Isn’t a Platform for Your Personal Theories, Jeff” • (A Letter We Received)
“My desire, Leroy, is to answer your question in a rigorously straightforward way.” —Jeff Ostrowski
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