Review • “American Catholic Hymnbook” (1992)
“Hymns that are directed to the Trinity should not be used, no matter how familiar they may be.”
Jesus said to them: “I have come into this world so that a sentence may fall upon it, that those who are blind should see, and those who see should become blind. If you were blind, you would not be guilty. It is because you protest, ‘We can see clearly,’ that you cannot be rid of your guilt.”
A theorist, organist, and conductor, Jeff Ostrowski holds his B.M. in Music Theory from the University of Kansas (2004). He completed studies in Education and Musicology at the graduate level. Having worked as a church musician in Los Angeles for ten years, in 2024 he accepted a position as choirmaster for Saint Mary of the Immaculate Conception in Michigan, where he resides with his wife and children. —Read full biography (with photographs).
“Hymns that are directed to the Trinity should not be used, no matter how familiar they may be.”
Joseph Ratzinger, an expert at the Council, was also the private secretary of Cardinal Frings, Archbishop of Cologne.
If they were set upon avoiding the word “men,” I wish ICEL would have done something like “peace on earth to *those* of good will.”
We are getting close to Pentecost, when the FSSP Superior General will visit our parish.
Including an (optional) organ accompaniment you won’t want to miss!
We need a few more people willing to give $5.00 per month—please help! Thank you!
Perhaps it requires a comedian to realize that not all musical styles are appropriate for Mass.
I hope Dr. Tappan will tell us someday how such a transformation happened!
A story about Victoria—perhaps a myth—says Palestrina was jealous of his student’s first drafts.
We are getting close to Pentecost, when the FSSP Superior General will visit our parish.
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