How Important Is The Poetic Value Of A Hymn?
“If Christians want me to believe in their god, they will have to sing me better hymns.” —Nietzsche
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Innocuous But Uninspired Music At Mass?
In my youth, I recall singing some of these same songs at Mass, but I refused to do the hand gestures.
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Catholic Bulletin Art • Installment #68
Today’s installment is a third picture of the Epiphany—different than the two we’ve previously posted.
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Understanding
“Immanentism means there is no reality beyond what we know…” —Aurelio Porfiri
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PDF Download: Eucharistic Verset By Palestrina
Your more advanced singers will love this piece by Palestrina!
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Father Richard McBrien & The Passing Of An Era
“My Roman collar is my television uniform.” —Fr. Richard McBrien
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Bishop Conley & Advent “Ad Orientem”
The results are in.
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Preparing for Candlemas
Your one-week-to-go guide to preparing for Candlemas.
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PDF Download: Saint Rose Hymnal (1938)
“It contains about two hundred hymns—all from approved sources—and covers every phase of Catholic devotion.” —Foreword by the Bishop of La Crosse
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Musical Resources • Third Sunday after Epiphany
Hymns can be implemented into the Latin High Mass with great effect.
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The Blessing of Daily Mass – Saint Mary’s Chapel, Boston College Reopens
I am at daily mass, but through no virtue of my own. God has a way of drawing us toward him even when we resist.
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True Meaning Of The Word “Liturgy”
Historically, “liturgy” referred to a service done for the people, not by them.
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PDF Download: “Laudate Hymnal” (1942) … An Exceptionally Rare Book!
“We feel that the selection of hymns leaves little to be desired…” —From the 1942 Foreword
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PDF Download: Hymn Book By Sisters Of Notre Dame (1907)
“Yet zephyrs vainly fan me, and flow’rs to groves invite…”
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Showing Off During Mass
“Many years ago I had a spiritual director that gave me a lesson that I have never forgotten…” —Aurelio Porfiri
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