The Lorica of St. Patrick
A fifth-century hymn preserved in an eleventh-century manuscript
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A German Franciscan Soldier who Sang
Excerpts from the life of Fr Gereon Goldmann – bombs, concentration camps, espionage and Gregorian chant.
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“Sarum Rite” • Did it exist? What is it?
“To contrast Ancient Sarum with Modern Roman is absurd.” —Fr. Adrian Fortescue (1912)
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Offensive Music in Germany • Ash Wednesday (2019)
Have you ever seen a liturgical “instrument” like this?
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Square Notes: The Sacred Music Podcast
Dedicated to exploring the teaching and vision of the Church on the topic of liturgical music
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Every Church Musician Deserves Music Lessons
In which Veronica describes some unexpected benefits of taking up music lessons.
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“The New Mass” • Discussed by Michael Davies, Malachi Martin, Msgr. Champlin, and William F. Buckley
Fascinating debate recorded 22 April 1980.
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“Lacuna” • An Actual One—Not A Fake One
Read these entries—and then tell me your head isn’t spinning!
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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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