“A much greater source of anxiety to Us is the style of action of those who maintain that liturgical worship should shed its sacred character, who foolishly say we should substitute for sacred items & furnishings ordinary common things in daily use.” —Pope Saint Paul VI (14 Oct 1968)
I bet you’ve not seen this fascinating book! • Many pieces in this Anglican collection are actually translations of Roman Catholic hymns, such as Ave Maris Stella, Audi Benigne Conditor, Ad Regias Agni Dapes, and so forth • Readers will mainly be interested in sections 3 and 4 • The “Englished” versions of the propers (e.g. Puer Natus Est) are quite interesting+
A handy resource for priests and servers
Have you noticed liturgical progressives are never happy?
A summary of the complex history of a unique sanctoral feast
This vision of the Church’s relationship with Latin is quite different from the perspective held by many post-conciliar liturgists.
The indispensable “Musician’s Guide to Good Friday,” including a 50-page PDF and rehearsal videos!
Pardon my squeaky Soprano notes, but I wanted to demonstrate how it sounds! • A wonderful setting of the haunting “Easter Alleluia” based on a work by Monsignor Jules Van Nuffel.
A handy online copy of Compline according to the 1962 liturgical books dynamically adapting to the day of the week, feast or feria and looks great on small screen mobile devices.
Two generous young ladies, currently in high school, helped me record this gorgeous Kyrie.
A Duty That Is Not Ours to Surrender
You Will Want To Download These! • Written-out (“notated”) sheets for the Rite of Confirmation in the Extraordinary Form.
Reflections on a Recent Experience
The Difference a Comma Makes
Allowing Adolescents to Choose Their Faith & the Wide-Open Permissions of the GIRM
“Christianity is the perfect development of the Jewish religion…” —Fr. Leslie Rumble
The election of Pope Leo XIV has been exciting, and we’re filled with hope for our apostolate’s future!
But we’re under pressure to transfer our website to a “subscription model.”
We don’t want to do that. We believe our website should remain free to all.
Our president has written the following letter:
President’s Message (dated 30 May 2025)
