Why Pope Won’t Fire Marini: “Put the Treasure of Tradition to Use”
Pope Francis: “Many have asked me about my choice to remove him from office and be replaced. I said no, just that I prefer him to even benefit me by his traditional formation.”
Articles
Catholic Line Art, Black and White • Installment #18
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”
Disney’s “That Darn Cat,” Life Teen Masses, and More
“Music has the capability of evoking a place and a context.” — Dr. William Mahrt of Stanford
Mass In Honor of St. Ralph Sherwin • Practice Videos
ICEL, New Translation, Roman Missal, Third Edition, 3rd, Mass, Catholic, English,
Sung Propers: Various Simple Settings In English
Here’s a comparison of several complete musical settings of the Mass Propers by Fr. Guy Nicholls, Fr. Paul Arbogast, and others.
Failure, The Liturgy, & Today’s Mr. Know-It-All
The priest who rejected my submission was very professional, polite, and encouraging.
How To Chant The Readings At Mass
Instructions for deacons learning to sing the Gospel during the Catholic Mass.
“Father, Not Everyone Can Sing”
How to Respond
Sibelius 7 • Get Rid Of Multi Rests!
“How can I get rid of those stupid multirests in Sibelius?”
Fulton Sheen & The Holy Eucharist
Sheen’s book “Life of Christ” is such a treasure.
In Search Of Polyphonic Recordings By Good Choirs
Does anyone have any suggestions?
Top five resources for teaching chant to children
The staples in my bag for teaching Gregorian chant to an informal group of homeschoolers.
Msgr. Andrew Wadsworth On Sacrosanctum Concilium
“The singing of the Proper texts rather than the endless substitution of songs and hymns, are only now being seriously considered and implemented.” — Executive Director of the International Commission on English in the Liturgy (ICEL)
Surprise! Musical Hierarchy in “Sing to the Lord: Music in Divine Worship”
The priorities of what we should sing at mass are full of surprises for some. I hope in the end that the greater “surprise” will be in how our prayer is formed by what we sing. I hope this will be the most pleasant surprise of all.
Controversial Statements About The Mass Propers
The notion that the texts are there “to remind us that we should be singing something else” could not be further from the truth.