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Views from the Choir Loft

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Fr. David Friel · April 25, 2012

Thoughts on Praise I

The Assembly of the Saints

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Fr. David Friel · April 24, 2012

The Resurrected Christ

We Are Witnesses of These Things

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Jeff Ostrowski · April 23, 2012

Learn A New Word, See It Within 24 Hours (4)

“What I’m tempted to believe rises to the level of an axiom: We always have time for whatever it is that we want to have time for.”

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Fr. David Friel · April 18, 2012

Spare Us, O Lord!

The Meaning of Mercy

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Fr. David Friel · April 9, 2012

A Father Who Keeps His Promises

The Easter Miracle

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Jeff Ostrowski · April 5, 2012

The UBI CARITAS chant for Holy Thursday

Download five (5) different free versions of the “Ubi Caritas”

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Fr. David Friel · April 2, 2012

Hebdomas Sancta

Choose Your Own Character

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Fr. David Friel · March 21, 2012

St. Joseph Triduum — Installment No. 3

Part 3 of 3: Joseph of Nazareth

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Fr. David Friel · March 19, 2012

St. Joseph Triduum — Installment No. 2

Part 2 of 3: Joseph of Arimathea

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Jeff Ostrowski · March 15, 2012

Hymns: Everything You Ever Wanted To Know (2 of 2)

PART 2: How do hymns fit into the Catholic Mass ?

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Fr. David Friel · March 15, 2012

St. Joseph Triduum — Installment No. 1

Part 1 of 3: Joseph of Egypt

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Jeff Ostrowski · March 15, 2012

Hymns: Everything You Ever Wanted To Know (1 of 2)

PART 1: What is a Catholic “hymn” ?

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Jeff Ostrowski · March 13, 2012

Mass Propers: Confusion Resolved

A brief summary: What are the Mass Propers?

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Fr. David Friel · March 9, 2012

The Artist

A Monumental Mission

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Fr. David Friel · March 4, 2012

Women’s Liberation

One Mother’s Story

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President’s Corner

    Proportionalist Plainchant • (Documented)
    On this website, we believe: “If we don’t know where we came from, we can’t know where we’re going.” As a result, we often spend hours scanning old books of GREGORIAN CHANT (and organ accompaniments). We don’t claim those items are useful or desirable for today’s circumstances; the goal is understanding where we came from. Here is a fascinating musical score from the 19th century. At that time, it was believed that MENSURALISM (a.k.a. “proportionalism”) was the historically correct way to sing plainsong.
    —Jeff Ostrowski
    Garnier Alleluias • “Have They Moved?”

    We received an email asking whether the “Garnier Gospel Acclamations website” has…

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    —Jeff Ostrowski
    Absolutely ‘Perfect’ Voice-Leading?

    This brief passage seems (in my humble opinion) to be a delightful specimen.

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    —Jeff Ostrowski

Quick Thoughts

    “Predictable Rhymes?” • A Follow Up
    We received considerable correspondence regarding my article, Two Ways to Defile a Hymn. More specifically, what really raised certain people’s hackles was its follow-up article dealing with the keyboard accompaniment for the CHRIST THE KING HYMNAL. But to quote Eliza Doolittle: “Have I said anything I oughtn’t?” Please examine this PDF file and see whether you agree. Were the editors of the BRÉBEUF HYMNAL incorrect to insist upon sophisticated and clever rhymes, rather than mind-numbingly predictable rhymes?
    —Jeff Ostrowski
    ‘Ould’ But Not Good
    Dom Samuel Gregory Ould (note the spelling) was a Benedictine monk at FORT AUGUSTUS ABBEY in Scotland. As musician, organist, and composer, Dom Ould was highly regarded. Moreover, he was considered an authority on Gregorian Chant. But not everything found in an old book—or, in this case, an “Ould” book—is necessarily praiseworthy. Consider this page from Dom Ould’s hymnal. Do you see the rhymes? They offend severely by ABR (“Abuse By Reuse”) and are utterly predictable. In my recent article—Two Ways to Defile a Hymn—I addressed this topic.
    —Jeff Ostrowski
    “Reader Feedback” • 22 June 2026
    A reader wrote to us from Virginia: “I really appreciate the 23 harmonizations that you posted on CORPUS CHRISTI WATERSHED for the Daily, Daily, Sing to Mary hymn. I hope to find willing voices in our small Schola Cantorum to try the three-voice version. Carry on, sir! You’re doing the Lord’s work.” While we don’t know this gentleman personally, we note that he earned a Ph.D. (which demonstrates that our blog has something for everybody). 😊
    —Corpus Christi Watershed

Random Quote

“A penalty is decreed against clerics, who, being in sacred Orders, or holding benefices, do not wear a dress befitting their Order. […] In these days, the contempt of religion has grown to such a pitch that—making but little account of their own dignity, and of the clerical honor—some even wear in public the dress of laymen…”

— ‘Council of Trent (Session 14, Chapter 6)’

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