Jubilee Museum Sacred Art Biennial 2014
Call for entries for visual artists!
Articles
Secular Architecture
Reneging on the Promise of Public Art
Homily: 3rd Sunday of Lent (Year A)
A homily by Fr. Valentine Young, OFM.
Reverent and welcoming parishes are not mutually exclusive.
Yes, the house is on fire. Yes, liturgy is important. Seriously? Yes.
Why Do Priests Care So Much For The Liturgy and Sacred Music?
Does a desire for liturgical and musical elements that are authentically Catholic and deeply rooted in tradition really have anything to do in the life of a priest?
Catholic Identity Crisis: Who Are We? What Do We Believe? How Should We Live?
Eastern Catholics and Christians have maintained the depth, beauty, and sacredness of their liturgical heritage. How does the institutional failure of Roman Catholics to preserve their own heritage affect their ability to evangelize, or even to live a fully Catholic life?
“Anticipated” Mass or “Vigil” Mass on Saturday Night?
“Father Calewaert opposed the proposal because it would gravely damage Sunday.”
Catholic Line Art, Black and White • Installment #51
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”
Finally! A Manly Saint Joseph
I’m not sure why, but there are an unusually high number of saccharine depictions St. Joseph. This is not one of them.
Gregorian Chant As A “Weapon” — Seriously?
A drafter of USCCB guidelines on church music has said: “Some individuals and organizations seemingly use chant as a weapon to advance their agenda and judge others.”
Homily: 2nd Sunday of Lent (Year A)
How do you envision heaven? Having a better understanding of it will aid you in getting there!
Being Amazed
The Fullness of Beauty
Hymnal of St Pius X
Free download, a hymnbook from 1952, the organ edition, simplified Latin propers, English hymns, especially one for St Patrick for Monday!
The Greatest in the Kingdom
Children grant us enormous perspective on life. They remind us not only what, but WHO is most important— namely, God and family.
The Eternal, Not the Contemporary
Arvo Pärt speaks words of wisdom about why the music of some composers never gets old and why old texts are always young.