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Archives for November 2012

Fr. David Friel · November 30, 2012

Andrew’s Orations

Why I Love Being a Roman Catholic

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Fr. David Friel · November 26, 2012

Vision of the Apocalypse

Perfect Harmony

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Fr. David Friel · November 25, 2012

The Underground Church

Long Live Christ the King!

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Guest Author · November 19, 2012

Young Catholic Musicians

A guest article by Mr. Gary Penkala.

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Jeff Ostrowski · November 19, 2012

Graduale Romanum Chants And The New Roman Missal

The best kept secret of the Second Vatican Council …

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Fr. David Friel · November 18, 2012

Will All Men Be Saved?

Hope vs. Certainty

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Cynthia Ostrowski · November 17, 2012

Christus Rex Pilgrimage

The Christus Rex Pilgrimage is a three day walking pilgrimage held annually on the traditional feast of Christ the King.

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Fr. David Friel · November 16, 2012

First Century Progressives

Really?

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Corpus Christi Watershed · November 13, 2012

Chant, Polyphony, and the New Evangelization.

VIDEO: Pope Benedict tells a choir group on pilgrimage in Rome that sacred music can be an effective means of the new evangelization.

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Cynthia Ostrowski · November 12, 2012

Latin Mass at the University of Steubenville

Mass in the Extraordinary Form was recently offered at the Franciscan University of Steubenville.

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Jeff Ostrowski · November 11, 2012

Folding One’s Hands At Mass

“It is a queer type of mind that actually is interested in knowing whether the deacon should stand at the right or the left of someone else at some moment.” Why would Dr. Fortescue say this?

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Jeff Ostrowski · November 8, 2012

The Greatest Blog Entry Ever Of All Time

Edwin Fischer was considered the greatest Swiss pianist. I believe Alfred Cortot was also Swiss, but most people considered him French.

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Fr. David Friel · November 4, 2012

Right Priorities

Public & Private

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Jeff Ostrowski · November 3, 2012

[Book] Benedict XVI And Beauty In Sacred Music

This book looks like it would make a wonderful Christmas gift!

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Jeff Ostrowski · November 2, 2012

Liturgy And Our Television Age

Have you noticed that absolutely everything is shown on television these days?

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President’s Corner

    Music List • “Ascension of the Lord”

    Readers have expressed interest in examining my “music list” for this coming Sunday.

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    —Jeff Ostrowski
    PDF Download • “For Pentecost Sunday”

    There’s a triple ‘allelúja’ and I just love the chord at the end of the 2nd iteration.

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    —Jeff Ostrowski
    PDF Download • “Organ Accompaniment”

    The following declaration will probably smack of “blowing my own horn.”

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    —Jeff Ostrowski

Quick Thoughts

    “Thee” + “Thou” + “Thine”

    Regarding approval for the “Revised Standard Version (Catholic Edition).”

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    —Jeff Ostrowski
    “Reminder” — Month of May (2026)

    Since a new month has arrived, it’s my pleasure to remind you that…

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    Simplified Version • “Canon in D” (Pachelbel)

    I don’t care what people say; I love this piece!

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    —Jeff Ostrowski

Random Quote

“Abbat Pothier’s great accomplishment is having returned to the Catholic world—along with the traditional melody—the traditional way of performing it. The foundations laid by this providential man have been accepted by all those who practice Gregorian chant.”

— Dr. Peter Wagner (Commissionis Pontificiæ Gregorianæ Membrum)

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