The first ever Graduale Romanum in English?
Deacon Cunningham was responsible for an early effort to “English” the Roman Gradual, as Msgr. Schmitt would say.
Articles
More thoughts about Communion in the hand.
“At the same time, however, this reform cannot and does not repudiate the past. It tries to guard carefully.” — Cardinal Knox, writing on behalf of Pope Paul VI in 1974
Music for the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary
Several FREE downloads of sacred music for the Solemnity of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary
The Dawkins Delusion
Faith As Evidence
Communion in the hand?
Catholics in America are free to receive the Holy Eucharist in their hands, but the way Cardinal Bernardin forced this issue is disturbing.
The Living Parish Hymn Book
Clearing up a mystery of childhood memories for certain Australians.
1949 Mass at the ruins of the Nagasaki Cathedral
Extraordinary photographs of a 1949 Pontifical Mass for the 400th anniversary of the arrival of St. Francis Xavier in Japan.
Reason for Encouragement
Great congregational singing points to great work being done by music directors and pastors all over the country. Know that your influence and reach may be much farther than you will ever dream or know.
Pope Francis’s Counsel: Do Not Waste What God Has Given Us
Pope Francis, no less than Pope Benedict, has a way of formulating universal principles of thought and action that apply to any number of related topics, including the sacred liturgy.
Reading Honestly
In which I’m tempted to do the same thing I am frustrated by another doing.
First Look Images! • Campion Second Edition
“The scribes seldom knew Greek, so these renderings of Greek texts in Latin characters teem with mistakes of every kind.” — Dr. Peter Wagner
Catholic Line Art, Black and White • Installment #28
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”
The Little Rock Nine
How would you like to have the United States army escort you to school each day?
Paul VI “Disturbed And Saddened” By Purge Of Latin
“On 26th September, 1964, it was decreed as follows: In celebrating the divine office in choir, clerics are bound to preserve the Latin language.” — Pope Paul VI, 15 August 1966
Medieval Latin Catholics Sometimes Sang In Greek?
“The scribes seldom knew Greek, and so these renderings of Greek texts in Latin characters teem with mistakes of every kind.” — Dr. Peter Wagner (1903)