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For the first time in history, we release today the accompaniment edition of Father Hacker’s Hymnal.
A message from the CCW president on 17 May 2026.
Dr. Edward Schaefer once said: “I hate the ictus because it’s so confusing. I use white out on each ictus before distributing the music to my singers.”
This conference aims to provide a rigorous, interdisciplinary investigation of the tensions between tradition and reform…
Such fantastic scholarship from a young contributor provides hope to our Church.
I share my thoughts on whether the Introit should come before or after the procession hymn.
It’s been a while since we printed any reader feedback.
Since a new month has arrived, it’s my pleasure to remind you that…
This is the closest I’ve come to putting down on paper exactly what I heard in my head.
To my knowledge, this is the first online recording of the simple Norbertine “Regina Caeli.”
There’s no question Knox sometimes enjoyed “pushing the envelope” or stepping outside the box.
A choir member’s visit to find Dom Pothier in Normandy’s Abbaye Saint-Wandrille de Fontenelle. She finds beauty and peace.
More than once, Father Valentine told me: “When I sing this beautiful Introit, I can almost see the apostles standing there.”
Every artist must enter into the interior life. In doing so one becomes a finer musician and a better servant of God and of each other.
I fought for this one—but lost the battle.
