Did Fr. Lombardi Contradict Cardinal Sarah?
Perhaps a better phrase would be Bishop Gracida’s version: “Renewal of the Renewal.”
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The Vatican Has Already Responded To Cardinal Nichols Regarding “Ad Orientem”
“No preference is expressed in the liturgical legislation for either position.”
“Quam Singulari” • Decree on First Communion (1910)
Pope St. Pius X wanted this decree to be read each year from the pulpit by all Catholic priests.
Those Pesky Letters of Complaint
As surely as the sun rises in the East and sets in the West, someone will be unhappy. Displeasure does not discriminate.
Cardinal Sarah “Reform of the Reform” (5 July 2016) • Full Address in French & English
Breathtaking statements from the Vatican’s chief liturgist who—while on retreat—goes 72 hours without food or water.
Pope Francis to Cardinal Sarah: Investigate an Official Reform of the Reform
Highlights from Cardinal Sarah’s Lecture at Sacra Liturgia UK 2016
Sensational Hymn for St. Joseph … with Modern Polyphony!
We’ll be singing this piece a lot because our priest has a special devotion to St. Joseph.
Sing the Mass
Whether your particular parishes are rich or poor, big or small, love sacred music or hate it, there is one thing that I challenge all of you to do, and that is to sing the Mass.
Make A Donation Using PayPal
You can also donate using PayPal, even though we prefer Cornerstone.
“Confiteor” Before Communion • Should It Be Done?
Six reasons in favor of the “Second Confiteor” and my thoughts.
Rev’d Fr. Adrian Fortescue (1874-1923)
At the time of his death, Fortescue was Professor of Church History at St. Edmund’s College, Ware—the oldest Catholic school in England.
The Frontier of Liturgical Composition
The frontier of composition is clearly producing new settings of the propers in the vernacular, useful for a typical parish.
Do My Eyes Deceive Me?
I’ve often told my choir members that before I die they will be singing from music displayed on some form of a tablet, but I never thought I’d see the Capella Sistina blazing the trail!
The Positive Impact Of Parish Events
These things must begin at the parish level.
“Salve Virgo Singularis” • For Three Voices
I cannot imagine a more powerful text.