“For me, Gregorian chant at the Mass was much more consonant with what the Mass truly is…” —Bp. Earl Fernandes
“When things are holy and sacred, they are perceived as such by all.” —Bishop Fernandes
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“Lindisfarne Gospels” • Created circa 705 A.D.
Lusciously resplendent illuminations created 1,300 years ago by Roman Catholic monks in North England—now available to be viewed in high resolution!
PDF Download • “Entrance Chant” for the Fifth Sunday of Easter
I’m not a bishop. I’m not even a priest. I’m a husband & father who just wants to make it to heaven.
“Sanctus XVIII” • Peculiar-Yet-Haunting Accompaniment (Sent To Us)
“When the Vatican Edition began coming off the press in 1905, its strongest supporters did not expect it to last until 1960…” —Mons. Schmitt
Chants That Crowds Roar With Burning Hearts
Something special happens when your Pope intones a chant and everyone sings with full hearts. Neurons, neurotransmitters, and hormones work together to bind people together. This is why sacred music transforms hearts!
Cardinal Prevost (Pope Leo XIV) “Privately Offered the TLM in His Private Chapel”
Allegedly, the source of this information “had the only indult to say the TLM at the USCCB office in Baltimore back in the 1990s.”
Reader Feedback • Mendelssohn’s “Wedding March” at a Nuptial Mass?
“Isn’t Mendelssohn’s wedding march largely frowned upon in the Catholic Church?” —A reader
We (Will) Have A Pope!
Veronica shares a children’s book about the Conclave. Let’s all chant the Veni Creator!
“Basic Catechism of Gregorian Chant” • Fifteen Questions Answered
“Kids, you’re only on this floating rock for a very short time.”
Dramatic & Spectacular Testimonies from Last Year’s Sacred Music Symposium
“I had to stop singing for a moment while trying not to cry.” —2023 Participant
“Simple English Propers” • Error this Sunday?
Did the good of the Church “genuinely and certainly” require this confusing change in 1970?
PDF Download • “Extremely Rare” — German Organ Accompaniment for Hymnal (158 pages)
This year, we did something unusual.
Feast of Life • Two Thomas Aquinas Texts for SATB • GIA Publications
Two Thomas Aquinas, translations in English by Alan J. Hommerding — settings by Richard J. Clark
“Why Choir Directors Fail” • Six Reasons
Re: Singing in front of 580 people!
(2025) • “Vexilla Regis” + “Ubi Caritas”
But they said: “Lord, behold here are two swords.” And He said to them: “It is enough.” —Luke 22:38