QfoR (“Questions From Our Readers”) • A New Series
A choirmaster in Alabama who feels “frustrated and confused” wrote to us.
Articles
C-SPAN Clip (1988) • “Return of the Latin Mass?”
“I guess we didn’t know what we had until we lost it…” —Special assistant to Nixon, Ford, and Reagan
“From a Recent Convert” • Symposium Review
“My dad had passed away the previous week, and the Symposium brought me closer to God at a time when I needed it the most.…” — Eric L.
PDF Download • “Contemporary Sanctus” (SATB)
This SATB setting by Father Lhoumeau—although contemporary—certainly adheres to the “rule” of Pope Saint John Paul II.
Isabella Marie • “My Personal Testimony”
“The Sacred Music Symposium was one of the most enjoyable, intense, and spiritually fulfilling experiences of my life.” — Isabella Marie
PDF Comparison Chart • “Which Has More Scripture?” — Ordinary or Extraordinary Form?
The answer surprised me!
Church Music Jobs • “March 2023” Installment
Know of additional church music job openings? Please share them!
Open Letter to Bishop Roche • “12 Considerations”
I write in response to the 6 July 2022 statement by Pope Francis: “Make your voices heard! If they do not listen to you, shout even louder.”
Breaking! • Official Release of “Stowe Missal Eucharistic Motets” for 3 voices (Kevin Allen)
These pieces for “SAB” (Soprano, Alto, Bass) were commissioned by our organization for the National Eucharistic Revival.
Free Folio of New Sacred Music for Parish Liturgies
A gift from The Catholic Sacred Music Project and the Benedict XVI Institute
Pothier Teaches Us to Sing an Antiphon
A look at Dom Pothier’s performance instructions for a communion antiphon reveals a great deal of complexity in this pre-Mocquereau interpretive approach.
PDF Download • Professionally-Scanned “Graduale Romanum” (Schwann, 1908) • 1,129 pages!
This is the “pure” Vatican Edition—technically the only version of the rhythm allowed by Church documents!
The Little Office of the Immaculate Conception
Singing the Little Office of the Immaculate Conception gets a whole lot more approachable.
[video] • “Heartfelt Plea To Cardinal DiNardo”
Gabby shares how attending the Latin Mass has profoundly changed her life.
“Hymn For Mary’s Assumption” (15 August) • By Saint Robert Southwell, Priest & Martyr
Installment 3 • “How Has Nobody Done This Before?” (series)