Why Did You Become a Church Musician?
Including two (2) haunting and powerful Eucharistic hymns.
Heretical GIA Hymns
New Lectionary for the USA • Coming in 2028?
“Work hasn’t even begun on the next Lectionary, and there’s nothing definite about 2028 as a date.” — Father Andrew V. Menke, director of the USCCB liturgical committee
Liturgical Translation: Your Thoughts?
The National Association of Pastoral Musicians has created “liturgical” materials honoring Buddha and Darwin.
“Just how Tridentine are you?” • Quiz by GIA Publications
GIA’s 2004 article Re: “masses of yesteryear” seems absurd on this 13th Anniversary of Summorum Pontificum.
PDF Download • “Hymnal of Christian Unity” (1964)
There’s something comforting about the Brébeuf hymnal translations, since they were created by Catholic priests.
Bishop Barron Vs. Hymn by Marty Haugen (2018)
“Heaven is not light-years away; that’s a silly way to think about it.” —Most Rev’d Robert Barron
“Outer Space Hymn” (1966) • In A Catholic Hymnal
Discussion of horrible things that have (sadly) appeared in Catholic hymnals, such as: “And as we float along through outer space, | Past galaxies aglow in dark’s embrace, | Toward other worlds where brothers may await, | Do care for us now in our weightless state.” (Imprimatur 1966)+
“Contemporary” Catholic Music • Is it truly dead?
Today we announce a special guest who will be present at the Sacred Music Symposium!
GIA Publications: “Painful Blessing Of A New Sensitivity”
I really don’t “get” the lyrics in Catholic hymnals by the major publishers.
Review • “American Catholic Hymnbook” (1992)
“Hymns that are directed to the Trinity should not be used, no matter how familiar they may be.”
Heretical Hymns & Transformation
I hope Dr. Tappan will tell us someday how such a transformation happened!
Any Hope For Modern Catholic Hymnody? Yes!
Major publishers include Haugen’s verse “not in some heaven, light-years away”—what can be done about it?
“Adoremus In Æternum” … Heretical?
“Will you still love your girlfriend after she becomes your wife?”
The Gather Hymnal
Excuse me, but . . . Say what? “If Christ entered the room, we’d be on our feet in an instant. We would not kneel.”