Lies, Lies, Lies
“Narrative lies” cannot exist without a storyteller.
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Archives for January 2021
What Color Is B-Flat? Life as a Musician with Synesthesia
Musicians rely on hearing. Hearing is a sense. Synesthesia makes the senses cross over. And that’s where the fun begins….
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Catholic Choirmasters • Never Fall For This!
Statements so appalling, egregious, and atrocious they must be corrected…
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6 January 2021 • Anglicans on Plainsong
A book published by Anglicans in 1965 has this to say about Abbat Pothier’s Editio Vaticana, the musical edition reproduced by books such as the LIBER USUALIS (Solesmes Abbey): “No performing edition of the music of the Eucharistic Psalmody can afford to ignore the evidence of the current official edition of the Latin Graduale, which […]
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PDF Download • “Essential Liturgical Chart”
I’ve never spent as much time creating a Liturgical Chart as I did for this one.
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PDF Download • “Blessing of Epiphany Water”
An 18-page PDF for the Solemn Blessing of Water on the Eve of the Epiphany.
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Here’s a New Year’s Resolution: Tell Strangers What You Do
A recent encounter made me realize what can happen when we discuss church music with others.
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Practical Reflections on the Restored Order
Thoughts from Bishop Larry Silva of Honolulu
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PDF Download • “Puer Natus In Bethlehem” — Simple Christmas Hymn (2 Pages)
This is one of my favorite Gregorian hymns; very catchy!
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2 January 2021 • Temptation
When I see idiotic statements made on the internet, I go nuts. When I see heretics promoted by people who should know better, I get angry. Learning to ignore such items is difficult—very difficult. I try to remember the words of Fr. Valentine Young: “Do what God places in front of you each day.” When […]
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PDF Download • “No woman shall kiss her child on the Sabbath or fasting day.”
The “Blue Laws” were a series of fanatical laws enacted by the Puritans of the colony of Connecticut…
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“Homily — Feast of Mary, the Mother of God, Years ABC” • Father Valentine Young, OFM
We seem to be sitting around waiting for “that day” when everything in the world, in our country, and in the Church is going to be perfect…
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31 December 2020 • “COMITES CHRISTI”
The feasts for Saint Stephen Proto-Martyr (26 December), Saint John the Evangelist The Disciple Whom Jesus Loved (27 December), and the Feast of the Holy Innocents (28 December) seem untouched by any liturgical reforms. These are very powerful feasts—I believe they once possessed octaves—and I believe they could sometimes “overpower” a Sunday feast. The rules […]
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