PDF Download: “Propers” by A. Edmonds Tozer and “Propers” by Father Theodore Labouré
“The law of the Church plainly declares that, whenever High Mass is celebrated, the Proper of the Mass must be sung or at least recited.” — Fr. Labouré (1922)
Articles
Basic Steps To Improve Music At Your Parish — Part 2
I have been asked to recommend some ways in which any parish in the United States could improve the music used at Mass. Some parishes may already have taken the following two steps, in which case my advice will be nugatory for them, but if your parish has not yet done so, now’s the time to begin.
Fr. Enrico Zoffoli and the Passion of the Lord
“And so, for Jesus – and for us – the Passion is everything, the Passion decides everything.” — Fr. Zoffoli
Basic Steps To Improve Music At Your Parish — Part 1
Simple steps to start moving from the “average” Catholic music program to a more reverent liturgy.
Confession 2.0
“You know I will never betray you, lol.” How many Hail Marys would this kind of sin deserve?
I Am Not A Contemporary
Job searching is tough, you say? Try searching as a Church musician who is not “contemporary.”
WLP Vice President Mentions The Jogues Missal (Without Realizing It)
“I am desperately trying to understand how what I experienced yesterday is not a separate rite.” — Dr. Jerry Galipeau
Homily: 15th Monday in Ordinary Time (St. Kateri)
St. Kateri grew up in very unlikely circumstances of ever becoming a saint. But she did.
Benjamin Franklin Composed A String Quartet
Why must the music at Wedding receptions be blasted at such a deafening volume? What can be done?
Catholic Line Art, Black and White • Installment #30
All the vestments used in the Campion Missal were more than 200 years old.
The Real Trouble With Missalettes
Did you catch that last quotation? “Unless proper readings are given.” What does that passage mean?
The “Children’s Liturgy of the Word”
Are We Past This Yet?
Homily: 15th Sunday in Ordinary Time (Year A)
“There’s no doubt that Catholics are hearing a lot more of the Bible now than they used to. However, it’s difficult to say what has been the result of this.”
Dreaming in Latin
Book review: Forty Dreams Of St. John Bosco: From St. John Bosco’s Biographical Memoirs
Unified Repertoire | Piano, Guitar, and Organ Accompaniments for the ICEL Chants
If the ICEL chants (or another Gregorian setting) are used at all the masses in a parish, it develops unity. It also helps a parish refrain from being multiple communities under the same roof.