Whence Came The New Eucharistic Prayers?
When the three new Canons were published, the Consilium sent the conferences a letter (dated 2 June 1968) “to assist catechesis on the anaphoras of the Mass.”
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Catholic Line Art, Black and White • Installment #50
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”
Mp3 Audio: “Why Do I Use My Paper, Ink, And Pen”
The fact that this recording was created by one person will astound you. The fact that it’s offered to you free of charge is even better!
“Polls Ye Shall Always Have With You”
When was the last time you saw the music of today’s popular Catholic composers treated in a serious way?
The Heresy of Formlessness
How have I not read Martin Mosebach’s book before now?
Youth in Favor of Sacred Music
Not a Negligible Niche
Changing the Culture: Progress, Not Perfection
Musicians and liturgists are something of a perfectionist lot. We often berate ourselves for lack of perfection and are highly critical when liturgy falls short of rubrics or expectations.
Poverty, Self-Denial, and Peace – Part I
The remedy for disordered desire is mortification and the longing for God, the living God, who calls us to intimate union. How different is Christian redemption from a Buddhist annihilation of self!
Richard Sherman and Self-Confidence
The importance of confidence in performance.
Benedict Brought Peace To The Church With “Summorum Pontificum”
“If the right is given to African tribes to include their pagan traditions in the liturgy, I think the same should also be given to the rite of a thousand year-old Christian Church, based on a much older Roman tradition.” — László Dobszay
Do You Like This Painting or Not?
Help me decide what to think on the feast of St. John Chrysostom.
Comparing Canons
Does Using Eucharistic Prayer II Really “Save Time”?
“Cannot” vs. “Will Not” in Sacred Music
Maybe I should have used the annoying little saying I learned as a kid: “I would if I could, but I can’t, so I won’t.”
Now Online! Fr. Josef Jungmann’s Study of the Roman Rite “Missarum Sollemnia”
Freely PDF download of Fr. Jungmann’s masterpiece, “The Mass of the Roman Rite: its origins and development.”
Extending a music lesson
Would you like to help people make the connection between the Latin and the English translations?