Should Catholics Kneel At Mass?
To be absolutely clear: President Barack Obama is not the Second Person of the Blessed Trinity.
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Preparing for Lent
Renewing the adventure of exploring Gregorian chant by making recordings.
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Homily: 8th Sunday in Ordinary Time (Year A)
A homily by Fr. Valentine Young, OFM.
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RCIA and the Importance of Holy Week Choir Rehearsals
He described a sense awe that overwhelmed him during the liturgy. His conclusion at the time was that he should no longer continue with RCIA. Was this a failure of the RCIA program? No, this was success!
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Why the Church Is Dying in Latin America
“We need to realize that beauty is essential to any true notion of progress and human development.”
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A Visual Chronical of Parish Life: Day 4
“A Sad Inheritance” by Joaquin Sorolla y Bastida
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Beethoven’s “Missa Solemnis” and the Five Ways of St. Thomas
An imaginative or imaginary (you decide) correlation between the five movements of the greatest proto-Romantic sacred work and the five greatest proofs for the existence of God.
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A Visual Chronicle of Parish Life: Day 3
“The Daughters of Charity” by Henriette Browne
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Setting an Example Through Funerals
Funerals can be a good time to demonstrate the possibilities of reverent liturgical music at Mass.
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A Visual Chronicle of Parish Life: Day 2
“Choirboys” by Jose Gallegos y Arnosa
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Is the Kyrie part of the Penitential Rite?
Many priests and liturgists omit the “Kyrie eleison” when the rubrics clearly forbid this.
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A Visual Chronicle of Parish Life: Day 1
A week of inspiring images to brighten your day.
Day 1: “The Baptism” by Joaquin Sorolla
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Reform Of The Reform: A Perspective
“How much annoyance among our loyal Catholics could have been avoided if evidence had been provided that various elements had been taken from old sacramentaries and were not arbitrary innovations.” —Bishop of Regensburg (1979)
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St. Therese on Beauty
The Divine Artist of souls is pleased when we do not stop at the exterior.
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Color by “Neum”ber
A Gregorian chant workbook for kids (there’s one for adults too).
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