Is Recorded Music Okay for Children?
There is a prevalent notion that young people somehow need to be accommodated in the work of divine worship. As a former child, I find this to be an errant hankering.
Gregorian Chant
Colloquium Update IV
The Glories of A Single Proper
Mass in Honor of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Star of the Sea
Michael Olbash’s “Mass in Honor of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Star of the Sea” demonstrates the mandate of Pope Saint Pius X that music for the liturgy be Sacred, Beautiful, and Universal.
Misereris omnium | Ash Wednesday Introit
Few parishes are willing to sing Gregorian Introits for the Entrance Procession, but it is SIGNIFICANT that the very first Introit of Lent sings of God’s infinite MERCY.
Preparing for Lent
Renewing the adventure of exploring Gregorian chant by making recordings.
Color by “Neum”ber
A Gregorian chant workbook for kids (there’s one for adults too).
Disparagement Is Not Helping the Cause of Liturgical Reform
Disparagement is not catechesis. It is destructive. If we are to catechize and evangelize, we must put God first, not our own preferences. Meanwhile, we must catechize and strive for the ideal.
Youth in Favor of Sacred Music
Not a Negligible Niche
Is Chant Just for Old-Heads?
The NY Frassati Fellowship Chant Workshop
Chant Behind Bars
Might Chant Scholas Flourish in Prisons?
Uh Oh … How do you spell “Ressurection” ?
The new Gregorian Missal (Solesmes, 2012) is a marvelous book.
“In Medio Ecclesiae” Album Release
The Dominican House of Studies schola has just released its first album, In Medio Ecclesiae, under the aegis of the newly founded Dominicana Records. The album is available now for download at www.dominicanablog.com/records; CD purchase coming soon.
The Secret “Mora Vocis” of the Vatican Edition
Here are seven (7) videos explaining how to sing according to the rhythm of the Editio Vaticana (Vatican Edition) created by Abbot Pothier at the request of Pope Pius X.
Gregorian Chant Chironomy Video
What’s it like to attend the Sacred Music Colloquium?