Saint Paul’s Choir School • “My Reflections”
Saint Paul’s Choir School is the only all boys Catholic choir school in the nation.
“If we do not love those whom we see, how can we love God, Whom we do not see?” Bishop Fulton J. Sheen
Saint Paul’s Choir School is the only all boys Catholic choir school in the nation.
“The more I learn about Marier, the more I am inspired to be a better human being.” —Richard J. Clark
One priest on this committee said something I’ll never forget…
Including an “added bonus” I discovered while researching Julius Bas (an Italian musicologist and organist).
As Americans, we’re “bred from birth” to think of ourselves as little gods who already know everything and require no correction.
“One person I spoke to frequently—although I never met him…” (?)
This treatise (324 pages) is a “must read” for anyone who cares about liturgical music in the Catholic Church.
Father Valentine used to say: “The cemeteries are full of people who thought they were indispensable.”
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If you fail to carefully plan your rehearsal, you’ll be eaten alive. And rightfully so!
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“Once there were lost islands, but most of them have been found…”
The Pentecost Sequence harmonized by Father Green, Father Jones, Dom Gregory Murray, Max Springer, Achille P. Bragers, and more!
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Did you know I communicate with dead Catholic composers? I’m not joking.
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Covid-19 has forced many parishes to remove all hymnals from their pews: A perfect opportunity for change!
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We’re under tremendous pressure to transfer our website to a “subscription model.”
We don’t want to do this. We believe our website should remain free to all. It’s annoying to have to search for login credentials (e.g. if you’re away from your desk).
Our president has written the following letter:
* Thirteen Men & Coins (Holy Thursday Appeal)
Traditionally on Holy Thursday, the priest washed the feet of thirteen men. Theologians held various opinions regarding whom the “13th man” represented. Before the liturgical changes of Pope Pius XII (which changed the number from thirteen to twelve), the priest washed each man’s feet, kissed his foot, and gave him a coin.
This “coin” business seems providential—inasmuch as our appeal begins on Holy Thursday this year.
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