Why We Do What We Do
“The priest would listen to this heavenly music over and over, crying while listening to it. He was brought great comfort through the ministry of this music. He passed away earlier this fall.”
Articles
The Liturgical Style of Pope Francis & John 12:5
Pope Francis is no Judas Iscariot!
Once Upon a Mattress
In which Andrew’s wife Julie writes about the joys of being a music director’s wife at Christmas.
The Song of the Angels
Divine Worship as a Formula for Peace
Light Upon the World
Have a blessed Christmas, and know the Light of Christ shines upon you and dwells within you!
Good King Wenceslas Looked Out When?
The connection between the Feast of the Nativity and the Feast of St. Stephen.
From CCW President’s Desk: Merry Christmas!
Any good we are able to accomplish here at Corpus Christi Watershed is only thanks to your kindness and generosity!
Live Streaming: Lessons and Carols ~ Our Lady of Atonement
Mæstro Edmund Murray directs a special Festival at Our Lady of Atonement in San Antonio, TX.
The Book of Non-Blessings
Of Advent Wreathes & Christmas Crèches
Emotional Baggage and Changing Demographics
As a child growing up in the 1970s, I was well aware of the utter incompetence I was hearing on Sundays. As you can tell, I am still pretty upset about it.
“Ministerial Creativity” by Bishop Donald Trautman
“In the United States we have a very healthy understanding of liturgy. We know something about liturgy, and I think we’re doing it rather well.” — Bishop Trautman (October 2005)
Prayer and Action
If we want our apostolate or our daily round of duties to be fruitful, we need to begin and end with the continually burning fire of adoring union with God.
Nothing Ordinary About It: The Mass Proper as Early Music Jigsaw Puzzle
Doug Shadle has published an article on the Catholic Mass Propers.
“Beauty” by Most Rev. James D. Conley (Bishop of Lincoln, Nebraska)
“Fr. Morganroth would return to his room to play his piano — he played brilliantly. If you had an appointment with him he would leave the door ajar. You were to simply push the door open and take a seat in a chair next to the piano.”
It’s What We Do
Explaining how to handle death at so many funerals.