Can Church Musicians Learn From An Online Role-Playing Game?
Let’s help Catholics appreciate the richness of polyphonic music, which can be quite powerful.
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Unchangeable Things
“What stood out to me was the attention that Bishop Salvado gave to music…”
The Meaning of Marriage 1
Does This Mean That Cohabitation Is Okay Now?
Update * Atonement Parish — San Antonio, Texas
A consistently serious parish whose Pastor never deviates from Catholic doctrine.
PDF Download: “Pray the Mass” (1959) Booklet & Cards
A booklet in PDF to download, plus a flashcard set and a slight digression into Lego(R).
Beauty and Liturgy | Pope Saint John Paul II’s Letter to Artists
Saint John Paul calls artists to a great responsibility–but also gives a warning.
Breaking News: The Communion Hymn is an Optional Add-On
Reading the General Instruction of the Roman Missal can bring many surprises. One of them has to do with the ubiquitous communion hymn.
Vatican Breaks Its Silence On Kneeling For Communion In The USA
“When this Congregation gave ‘recognitio’ to your Bishops’ Conference, this was done on the condition that kneeling communicants are not to be denied Holy Communion.” — Vatican Statement
A Good Reading
“The thoughts of Fr. Barsotti are not devotional or pious, but essential.” — Aurelio Porfiri.
That Inscrutable Creature On The Internet
I’ve come to realize that truth & beauty should be loved for their own sake. Trying to “possess” them is silly.
Have We Lost The Church Music Battle?
The traditional music still triumphs in one important area: parishes run by “no-nonsense” priests.
Fr. Alan M. Guanella Reviews The Jogues Missal
“No other pew Missal has done such a beautiful job setting the Ordinary of the Mass.” — Fr. Alan M. Guanella
Catholic Line Art, Black and White • Installment #56
I will be releasing hundreds of these B/W religious line art drawings for free and instant download. These beautiful Catholic “woodcuts” were done with magnificent skill. “Download Free Traditional Catholic Clipart”
Bishop Sheen Speaks
Pointers on Public Speaking
Richard Terry’s Hymnal in PDF and paperback
“There can be no doubt that it will conduce very much to the devotion and decorum of extra-liturgical worship and popular services to have one common manual of Hymns, which at once offers a suitable variety and prevents the undesirable introduction of amateur efforts and unedifying novelties.”