Leo XIII to St. Katharine Drexel: “What about you?”
Today marks the feast of Mother Katharine Drexel, whom the Holy Father challenged to become a missionary.
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God of Mercy and Compassion
Two hymns with the same opening line, but very different content. A mystery rewrite symptomatic of an avoidance of personal contrition.
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PDF • “Additional Versions of the Credo” (1934)
This morning, fascinating versions of the Credo arrived in my inbox—versions I had never seen!
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Strive for Greatness!
Stop trying to make everything easy, and therefore unimportant.
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New Resource! • Chant Videos for Treble Voices
A new website seeks to record the full Gregorian propers each week using a treble voice.
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“Woman of No Distinction” World Premiere
What makes this work unique is its perspective: written entirely from the point of view of the Samaritan woman.
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When You Go To Mass … Be This Guy!
Bringing a falcon to Mass never crossed my mind…
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An Outrageous “Paradox” I Cannot Accept
I’m not someone who believes everything was perfect before Vatican II—but calling the EF “worldly” compared to the OF is just silly.
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Sacred Architecture and Brexit
A connecting link in the form of Gothic cathedrals
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Update! • Accompaniments for the Brébeuf Hymnal
Oh, if only…if only you knew what’s going on behind the scenes!
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The Cantor and Congregational Singing
I wonder if we haven’t lost sight of the cantor’s original purpose of fostering congregational singing…
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Breaking! • Father Edwin C. Dwyer Development?
Did Bishop A. Hurley have a change of heart?
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“Your Choirmaster” • What Nobody Realizes
Do you see the part where it specifically asks for humiliation?
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Fourth-Century Advice for Choir Directors
A passage from Nicetas of Remesiana remains eminently applicable today.
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When Hymn Names Don’t Match
I submit to you that calling the same tune by multiple names in the same hymnal is unacceptable.
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