“Benedictus” • Palestrina Uses The “Dragnet” Theme!
Our Church is notoriously horrible at keeping up with cultural fads—because they’re so ephemeral.
“Is it not true that prohibiting or suspecting the extraordinary form can only be inspired by the demon who desires our suffocation and spiritual death?” —The Vatican’s chief liturgist from 2014-2021; interview with Edw. Pentin (23-Sep-2019)
Our Church is notoriously horrible at keeping up with cultural fads—because they’re so ephemeral.
I had the pleasure of meeting Mr. Pete Avendaño at the Sacred Music Symposium, held each year in Los Angeles.
Why not pick up a copy of Kevin Allen’s “Matri Divinae” collection?
“May we receive Thy mercy, O Lord, in the midst of Thy temple…”
“Ever wonder why McDonald’s decided in 1962 to put a piece of fish into a hamburger bun?” —Bishop Earl Boyea
Pope Francis has said: “Friar Junípero was one of the founding fathers of the United States.”
A simple setting of “Dominus Dixit ad Me” by Fr. Áureo Castro.
If you read French, you’ll understand these homilies.
Msgr. Marini recently spoke to a group of Italian musicians as part of a choral festival.
This gem by Fr. Nicolas du Peron (d. 1963) incorporates Christmas carols in a most ingenious way.
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