“Entrance Chant” • 5th Sunday of Lent
The Latin words are rendered so beautifully by Monsignor Knox.
Articles
“What is the Best Catholic Missal?” • Video Review by Catholic Family News
“I am shocked this isn’t more well known; this is really a spectacular work.” —Catholic Family News
Regarding “Pay-To-Pray” + Lectionary Errors
Many decisions, even those with monumental consequences, were made in secret.
Possible Error? • 4th Sunday of Lent
Because the post-conciliar liturgical reforms were done with such haste, we sometimes find errors.
PDF Download • “Gloria III” Organ Accompaniment
This is surely one of music history’s great ironies!
“From A Priest” • Reader Feedback (28 March 2025)
“I grew up in an Italian-American family.” —Feedback from a priest.
AI, Primary Things, & Our Parish Choir
Every Sunday, my family and I really want to attend no other Mass than the one the choir is singing at.
PDF Download • “Musical Booklet” (16 Pages) — Solemnity of the Annunciation: 25 March
A simple Mass for Cantor + Organist.
PDF Download • Palestrina “Alleluia” (SATB) for the Ordinary or Extraordinary Form
Last week, a major bombshell was dropped with regard to two major publishing companies of Catholic hymnals.
A Youth Revolution in Sacred Music
“I have a challenge for each of our readers.” —Dr. Lucas Tappan
“Opportunity of a Lifetime” • Don’t Miss This!
The vast majority of these women had never sung plainsong—but they’ve taken to it like a duck to water.
Reader Feedback • “Reform of the Reform”
“Throughout those 40+ years, I designed the music liturgy according to my sense of entertainment, failing to realise what it was supposed to be until much later.” —Chad H.
Can Catholics Fulfill the Sunday Obligation on Saturday Night? • What Happened In 1983?
This concession was granted in part due to “the enormous and ever increasing frequency of weekend trips and skiing excursions…”
“I Hate, Loathe, and Utterly Despise the Trivial Details of Ceremonies.” —Father Adrian Fortescue
“I want never to hear another word about ceremonies for as long as I live. I would rather discuss the symptoms of cancer.” —Dr. Fortescue
Our Own Richard J. Clark Conducts 250 Children in Chant & Polyphony!
Reclaiming Gregorian Chant for children at the New England “Pueri Cantores” choral festival & Mass.