“Easy Polyphonic Agnus Dei” • Part 3 of 3
The ability of your singers to sight-read music instantly does not guarantee a good performance.
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“A Truly Eucharistic Hymn” • Christ the King (SATB)
Did Vatican II “restore” the hymns—as mandated by §93 of Sacrosanctum Concilium?
Clarion Call To All Choirmasters! • (26 Sept.)
Forty images of (IMHO) the patron saints of church musicians.
“Homily for the 17th Sunday after Pentecost” (EF) • Father Valentine Young, OFM
“In our day and age I think it is good that we all be reminded that Christ will eventually overcome his enemies.”
PDF Download • Three Myths About Hymns
Did you know Catholics began translating hymns from Latin into the vernacular about 400 years before the Protestant Revolution?
Reflections On A Prophetic Document
There is much here to contemplate, written by a man with a deep reverence for the Sacred Liturgy and Music of the church…
[re-post] • “Hymn for the Feast of All Saints”
All Saints—November 1st—will be here before you know it!
PDF Download • “Old Catholic Missal” (1909) … for the Schismatic “See of Utrecht”
Readers will enjoy perusing this book.
“Hand-Communion?” • Provocative Quotes
“Accepting Vatican II” seems to mean deliberately contradicting the actual documents of Vatican II.
[re-post] • “Famous Italian Actor Regrets Aborting Son”
“It was the mistake of my life. When I was very young, I had the chance to become a father, but I had my son aborted. Now, I’ve become very strongly against abortion.” —Andrea Roncato
A Call to Publishers and Editors of Roman Catholic Hymnals
Adherence to Roman Catholic doctrine in song is hardly unreasonable. It is imperative. It is the right thing to do.
Breaking! • Joint Statement by Superiors General of “Ecclesia Dei” Communities
“We beg for a humane, personal, trusting dialogue, far from ideologies or the coldness of administrative decrees.”
PDF Download • Bishop Donohoe: “I wish you to definitely confront the priest…”
A bizarre 1976 letter seeks “priest hunters” in the diocese of Fresno.
“Jaw-Dropping Video” • Never expected to see this!
Someone has located rare video footage from the 1950s and 1960s.
Breaking! • Cardinal Cupich Bans “Hail, Mary” Prayer
We are not aware of any Church legislation which prohibits saying the “Hail, Mary” after Mass, but Cardinal Cupich seems not to care.