Instruction on Sacred Music by Bishop John Doerfler
Introducing a Five-Year Plan for the Future of Sacred Music in the Diocese of Marquette
Propers
The Phrasing of the Sanctus
The Difference a Comma Makes
Too Many Options
Allowing Adolescents to Choose Their Faith & the Wide-Open Permissions of the GIRM
Communion Antiphons for Lent • RCIA and Scripture
Propers for Lent and their relationship with RCIA and the scriptures
Podcast • Advent Communion Propers on “Sounds from the Spires”
There is such richness in the scriptures we sing in Advent. This is the kind of thing I find exciting! I am grateful to have discussed the propers with Dr. Pascual, Director of Music at St. Patrick’s Cathedral.
Communion Antiphons for Advent • World Library Publications
World Library Publications has published settings of Communion propers for Advent. Listen here to beautiful recordings directed by Paul French.
Sacra Liturgia 2015 — Update II
Fourteen (14) practical ideas for how a priest might transform his celebration of the Ordinary Form
Why Should We Sing the Psalms at Mass?
if we do not sing the antiphons proper to the day—and the corresponding Psalm verses—we risk having a narrow view of the Psalms.
Taking the easy way out, relatively speaking
Starting a collection of easier propers for the Extraordinary Form. A pair of Alleluias and two Offertory antiphons to start the ball rolling.
Preparing Funeral Liturgies
Who Should Pick the Readings?
Scripture, Sacred Music, and the Actions of Our Lives
Let’s not minimize the role of the psalms in the mass to the Responsorial! Plus a FREE download of the Epiphany Communion antiphon.
Colloquium Friends & Chant Workshops
“Adventus Dona” in the Diocese of San Diego
The Society for Catholic Liturgy
Two Contributions from CCW Bloggers
Colloquium Update IV
The Glories of A Single Proper
Mass in Honor of Pope Saint John Paul II on “Sounds from the Spires” and the Youth-Based Chant Movement
On air discussion with Dr. Jennifer Pascual, Director of Music at St. Patrick’s Cathedral – the youth-propelled chant movement, the new economic model of publishing, and how these are reshaping the liturgical landscape…and broadcast of the “Mass in Honor of Pope Saint John Paul II”.