Sound the Bell of Holy Freedom
Hymn for the World Meeting of Families 2015
“If we do not love those whom we see, how can we love God, Whom we do not see?” Bishop Fulton J. Sheen
Young men singing the medieval carol Gaudete in the crypt of St Mary’s Cathedral in Sydney.
When I was young, I never viewed the Blessed Virgin Mary as a great source of inspiration for composition. How wrong that turned out to be!
“I’m not one of those Novus Ordo = bad, Tridentine = good people…” —Carlos de Quesado
A new book for those who are struggling to understand what has happened to the noble liturgy of the Roman Catholic Church and how we might find our way out of this crisis.
A few questions about obligation to attend Mass on the Immaculate Conception.
Colin Mawby, former Master of Music at Westminster Cathedral, travels to Rome in this video, letting you see an original manuscript of Palestrina.
Today’s installment is a rare image of the “Immaculate Conception.”
The phrase “ad populum conversus” does appear in the postconciliar books, and no amount of polemical articles can change this fact.
“What is the role of Liturgical Music?”
Priests often unknowingly drift into another tone, which is not allowed.
But how many times have we heard: “We shouldn’t use that that because nobody can sing it.” This is a self-fulfilling prophecy, is it not?
As we turn the corner to Advent, we might draw some inspiration from Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI.
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We’re under tremendous pressure to transfer our website to a “subscription model.”
We don’t want to do this. We believe our website should remain free to all. It’s annoying to have to search for login credentials (e.g. if you’re away from your desk).
Our president has written the following letter:
* Thirteen Men & Coins (Holy Thursday Appeal)
Traditionally on Holy Thursday, the priest washed the feet of thirteen men. Theologians held various opinions regarding whom the “13th man” represented. Before the liturgical changes of Pope Pius XII (which changed the number from thirteen to twelve), the priest washed each man’s feet, kissed his foot, and gave him a coin.
This “coin” business seems providential—inasmuch as our appeal begins on Holy Thursday this year.
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