Communion • 8th Sunday Ord. Time
This communion is particularly beautiful.
Archives for February 2025
From Inspiration to Implementation • “Lenten Choral Extensions” (And a Free Gift!)
I decided to try something different for Lent…
Re: “Abuse of Catholic Church Musicians”
Listening to yourself singing isn’t fun—but it’s crucial if you wish to improve.
“Entrance Chant” • 8th Sunday (Ord. Time)
This English adaptation uses mode 1, as does the authentic Gregorian Chant version.
Did These Public Statements by Father Gelineau Cross the Threshold From Folly to Sin?
Archbishop Sheen said famously: “Freedom is a word much abused.”
Famous Italian Actor Regrets Aborting Son
“It was the mistake of my life. When I was very young, I had the chance to become a father, but I had my son aborted. Now, I’ve become very strongly against abortion.” —Andrea Roncato
A Statement That Still Fills Me With Rage
A choir isn’t some sort of fancy “add-on.”
“Ash Wednesday” • Banned after 93,000 Views!
It would be difficult to imagine “sacred music” more disturbing than this.
“Attendance Policy” • For Volunteer Catholic Choirs
There’s no application fee this year—so you have nothing to lose!
The Funeral Rites of the Graduale Romanum
Lately I have been paging through the 1974 Graduale Romanum (see p. 678 ff.) and have been fascinated by the funeral rites found therein, especially the simply-beautiful Psalmody that is appointed for all the different occasions before and after the funeral Mass: at the vigil/wake, at the house of the deceased, processing to the church, […]
PDF Download • “Music List” for the 7th Sunday in Ordinary Time (Year C)
“One may well wonder what the origin is of this new way of thinking and this sudden dislike for the past.” —Pope Saint Paul VI
PDF Download • “Communion Antiphons” (Complete) for Ordinary Time — 238 pages!
Free Communion Antiphons for Ordinary Time: composed & harmonized by Richard J. Clark.
PDF Download • “Chabanel Tones”
This PDF file contains the various tones—including organ accompaniment—used for the Chabanel Psalter.
“Theology of Worship” • Msgr. Robert Skeris (1998)
Mother Angelica asks Monsignor Skeris why liturgical music must be sacred.
“Reform of the Reform” • Is It Dead or Alive?
In spite of what some claim, the “Reform of the Reform” isn’t dead.