Jesus said to them: “I have come into this world so that a sentence may fall upon it, that those who are blind should see, and those who see should become blind. If you were blind, you would not be guilty. It is because you protest, ‘We can see clearly,’ that you cannot be rid of your guilt.”
“When I introduce young minds to the beautiful heritage of Church music, it’s always amazing to see just how much they love the great music we have been given.” — John Robinson
Fascinating transcripts dealing with polyphony (“old and new”) and many other topics.
Two choral workshops for church choirs were held in Hong Kong over the summer.
“Grant us, we beseech Thee, O Lord, that this saving Victim may become both the cleansing of our sins, and the propitiation of Thy might.”
The workshop presenter will be Peter Carter, a graduate of Westminster Choir College in organ performance.
Filmed at the 2017 Sacred Music Symposium
Lessons from a Trappist Monastery
Responsorial Psalms and Alleluias in honor of St. Therese of Lisieux.
The liturgical battle over celebrating Mass “ad orientem” is insignificant at this time. Far more important is reverent liturgy and the proper implementation of Vatican II.
“Having received Thy heavenly sacraments, O Lord, we beseech Thee that we may profit unto the increase of everlasting salvation…”
A word about depression and discouragement.
‘Til Death Do Us Part
Fourth: musicians who beguile their way into religious orders are for the most part silly, idle, vacillating, vain, effeminate, and even vicious individuals.
About 65 musicians attended the Summer Sacred Music Workshop III and the next annual workshop is already in planning!
“…and it chanced that a certain priest went down the same way, and seeing him, passed by.”
