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Views from the Choir Loft

Articles

Dr. Samuel Backman · October 11, 2025

Dr. Samuel Backman • “Rooted In Tradition: The Allegory of a Tree”

Most readers would not find themselves in the category of people who are looking to try a “clown Mass” or some other dubious experiment!

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Mark Haas · October 10, 2025

Every Diocesan Music Commission Should Do This

“To assist this process, I have compiled links to the documents…” —Mark Haas

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Dr. Alfred Calabrese · October 9, 2025

Exclusive Interview • “Púeri Cantóres” President

On 9 October 2025, I was pleased to interview the legendary Paul French.

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Dr. Charles Weaver · October 8, 2025

The Real Miracle of Gregorian Chant

It may not have been dictated into a saintly pope’s ear by a dove, but the real story is no less wonderful.

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Daniel Marshall · October 7, 2025

“Three Reasons To Shun Bad Hymns” • Daniel B. Marshall

Ever wonder why the Church is so particular about sacred music? There’s more at stake than you think.

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Jeff Ostrowski · October 7, 2025

“Puzzling Comment” • By A Respected FSSP Priest

Once upon a time, Catholics were supposed to attend Mass within their “parochial boundaries.”

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Jeff Ostrowski · October 4, 2025

Involving Women in the Communion?

Not long ago, I received a weird telephone call from a man appointed “director of music” for a large USA diocese.

Dr. Myrna Keough · October 3, 2025

“Toward a More Sacred Style With Pastoral Charity” • Guest Article by Dr. Myrna Keough

“Their response was ironic, as we continued to sing both an entrance and communion hymn—and neither were in Latin!” —Dr. Keough

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Corpus Christi Watershed · October 2, 2025

“Fulfilled!” • Bride’s Musical Request

Sophia Institute Press has been generous in this regard.

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Richard J. Clark · October 2, 2025

Incredible Message of Hope from Michael Olbash

“I’m convinced many of them will go on to be great parish priests, bishops, great theologians, and great political leaders…” —Michael Olbash

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Mark Haas · October 1, 2025

My choir is devoid of this generation (And it’s a healthy sign)

“This unique vitality is nowhere more visible than in the choir loft.”

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Jeff Ostrowski · September 30, 2025

Good News From The Vatican

This concerns you!

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Richard J. Clark · September 29, 2025

I’m tired of tribalism.

“Forgive this recounting of my personal background…” —Richard J. Clark

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Corpus Christi Watershed · September 28, 2025

“Allow Us to protect your interests, even against your own will.” —Pope Saint Paul VI

“A choir which eliminates Gregorian Chant will be like a snuffed candle, which no more attracts the eyes and minds of men.”

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Julie Huebner · September 27, 2025

Unison • “Deceptively Easy, Relentlessly Unforgiving”

“That’s not just music. That’s Catholicism at its most apostolic, most bold, and most timeless.” —Julie Huebner

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President’s Corner

    Knox. Has. No. Equal.
    Dr. Finberg (of the University of Leicester) famously said: “No living writer possesses a greater command over the English language than Monsignor Ronald Knox.” A lifetime spent among his works would not exhaust them; always another thing to see, never once a reason to look away. Consider the marvelous way Knox Englished the famous VERBUM SUPERNUM of Saint Thomas Aquinas. The 4th verse (in Latin) means: “By being born, He became man’s companion; at this supper, He became man’s food; in dying, He became man’s ransom; in reigning, He is man’s reward.” Knox brilliantly makes the English fit the Latin meter: The manger, Christ their equal made, | That upper room, their souls’ repast, | The Cross, their ransom dearly paid, | And heav’n, their high reward at last. I believe the meaning of the French word “manger” was not absent from his thoughts when he penned that stanza.
    —Jeff Ostrowski
    Proportionalist Plainchant • (Documented)
    On this website, we believe: “If we don’t know where we came from, we can’t know where we’re going.” As a result, we often spend hours scanning old books of GREGORIAN CHANT (and organ accompaniments). We don’t claim those items are useful or desirable for today’s circumstances; the goal is understanding where we came from. Here is a fascinating musical score from the 19th century. At that time, it was believed that MENSURALISM (a.k.a. “proportionalism”) was the historically correct way to sing plainsong.
    —Jeff Ostrowski
    Garnier Alleluias • “Have They Moved?”

    We received an email asking whether the “Garnier Gospel Acclamations website” has…

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    —Jeff Ostrowski

Quick Thoughts

    “Predictable Rhymes?” • A Follow Up
    We received considerable correspondence regarding my article, Two Ways to Defile a Hymn. More specifically, what really raised certain people’s hackles was its follow-up article dealing with the keyboard accompaniment for the CHRIST THE KING HYMNAL. But to quote Eliza Doolittle: “Have I said anything I oughtn’t?” Please examine this PDF file and see whether you agree. Were the editors of the BRÉBEUF HYMNAL incorrect to insist upon sophisticated and clever rhymes, rather than mind-numbingly predictable rhymes?
    —Jeff Ostrowski
    ‘Ould’ But Not Good
    Dom Samuel Gregory Ould (note the spelling) was a Benedictine monk at FORT AUGUSTUS ABBEY in Scotland. As musician, organist, and composer, Dom Ould was highly regarded. Moreover, he was considered an authority on Gregorian Chant. But not everything found in an old book—or, in this case, an “Ould” book—is necessarily praiseworthy. Consider this page from Dom Ould’s hymnal. Do you see the rhymes? They offend severely by ABR (“Abuse By Reuse”) and are utterly predictable. In my recent article—Two Ways to Defile a Hymn—I addressed this topic.
    —Jeff Ostrowski
    “Reader Feedback” • 22 June 2026
    A reader wrote to us from Virginia: “I really appreciate the 23 harmonizations that you posted on CORPUS CHRISTI WATERSHED for the Daily, Daily, Sing to Mary hymn. I hope to find willing voices in our small Schola Cantorum to try the three-voice version. Carry on, sir! You’re doing the Lord’s work.” While we don’t know this gentleman personally, we note that he earned a Ph.D. (which demonstrates that our blog has something for everybody). 😊
    —Corpus Christi Watershed

Random Quote

“The Humanists abominated the rhythmical poetry of the Middle Ages from an exaggerated enthusiasm for ancient classical forms and meters. Hymnody then received its death blow as, on the revision of the Breviary under Pope Urban VIII, the medieval rhythmical hymns were forced into more classical forms by means of so-called corrections.”

— Father Clemens Blume, S.J.

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