“Re: Vigil Masses” • Reader Feedback (3 June 2025)
“This question comes up twice this month, both for Pentecost and the Feast of Ss. Peter and Paul.” —Marissa R.
Reform of the Reform
Is the USCCB trolling us?
Confusing! The 2nd reading & Gospel from the 7th Sunday of Easter may be read on the 6th Sunday of Easter.
“A New Era Of Church Music”
Also included are three (3) versions of the Stations of the Cross, by Fulton J. Sheen, Cardinal Ratzinger, and Alphonsus Liguori.
A Puzzling Assertion by Bishop Arthur Roche (Congregation for Divine Worship)
Is backroom bowdlerization of Sacred Scripture truly irreversible?
“Reform of the Reform” • Eight Lies We Were Told
We should evaluate things based on their merit.
What to Do with the “Fourth Option”
A new Adoremus article explores how best to overthrow the tyranny of “alius cantus congruus.”
Update on Sacra Liturgia Milano 2017
Preliminary Speaker List and Background Information
New Sacred Music Magazine — “Altare Dei”
Announcing the first issue of a brand new publication focusing on liturgy and sacred music.
Cardinal Sarah’s Missing Paragraph…
This article includes live recordings from a conference (“Society for Catholic Liturgy”) in Los Angeles.
A Serious Question About Vatican II
Vatican II spoke of “useless repetitions” in the liturgy, and said these should be examined…
A Different Kind of World Youth Day
Sacred Music Helped to Transform Tauron Arena Kraków into a House of Prayer
Showdown in Arkansas over “Ad Orientem”
The Bishop of Little Rock has sent a letter (14 July 2016) forbidding his priests to celebrate Mass “ad orientem.”
Instruction on Sacred Music by Bishop John Doerfler
Introducing a Five-Year Plan for the Future of Sacred Music in the Diocese of Marquette
Repetition in the Roman Missal
A Literary Approach in an Adoremus Bulletin Article
Too Many Options
Allowing Adolescents to Choose Their Faith & the Wide-Open Permissions of the GIRM