The Verge Of The Abyss
“Fellow church musicians, rejoice and be glad!” —Aurelio Porfiri
Articles
What to Do with Musicam Sacram
Does the 1967 Instruction on Music in the Liturgy have any relevance today?
We want to be fed
What do you think of a new Catechetical Lectionary?
Short And Simple Organ Postludes & Preludes
Many of you asked me to share the results, which I have done below.
The Lowest Musical Aspiration Possible – Or the Highest?
Is being a church musician the lowest musical aspiration possible? Or the Highest?
Musical Resources • Holy Family
Many don’t realize that all the EF chants for the Holy Family can be used at OF—cf. section 397 of the Ordo Cantus Missæ.
“The best I have ever seen. Anywhere. In the world. Period.” —Mr. John Sonnen
“The vitality of the Classical Rite is as fresh as ever.”
Rare Photograph: Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen With Father Joseph Ratzinger in 1965
Archbishop Sheen said nary a word about any liturgical reforms following the Council.
Was Fulton J. Sheen Ever Wrong?
There’s a discrepancy in this Sunday’s EF Introit.
The American Idolization of Liturgy
Sometimes I wish people didn’t have so many opinions about the liturgy.
Why Didn’t Anyone Stop This?
Here is an except from a Church bulletin published in December of 2014.
Organ Processionals & Postludes: Suggestions Needed
“So many of the wonderful Preludes & Fugues by Bach—as splendid as they are—do not work as Processional pieces: they’re simply too long.”
Reflections On Marty Haugen’s “Mass Of Creation” (Revised Version)
Before the revision, Haugen’s Gloria “worked” much better, but I still had serious reservations about it.
L’Anima Mia Ha Sete Sung By Music School In Rome
Recorded for Vatican Radio with organist Aurelio Porfiri. Conducted by Sister Dolores Aguirre.
Catholic Line Art, Black and White • Installment #65
Today’s installment is a rare image of our Lord’s Resurrection.