Easy Organ Hymns for Catholics
There is a built in tendency for nervous musicians to rush things – I think as your heart beats faster, your perception of time is dilated. As you build more confidence your sense of timing improves too.
Pipe Organ
The Death of a Parish | A Promise of New Life?
One of the most painful spiritual experiences many Catholics suffer is the closure of their parish.
Organists: Know Thy Sheep!
To what extent does the pipe organ’s inclusion as a worship component influence
the quality of your worship experience?
The Thoughts of His Heart
It is striking to even consider that Jesus has his own “thoughts” or “designs” within his own Heart.
The Pipe Organ and Propers Flourish with Vexo and Weismann
While the pipe organ languishes in some places, it flourishes in others. There are three reasons why.
The Pipe Organ in Survival Mode
Organists can no longer take for granted the dominant use—or for that matter, any use of the organ despite anything Sacrosanctum Concilium states.
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.
Improvising – and Praying – on the Propers
A close friend, a priest once told me years ago something I’ve never forgotten. “The people don’t need to know what it is to understand it.” They will understand the prayer interiorly if not in words. Since hearing that, I have always thought it important to play and pray music related to a relevant text.