Dan Schutte’s “Missa My Little Pony” (2nd Part)
My original article was shared 4,000 times and generated a surprising amount of hate mail.
Pope John Paul II Wearing The Cappa Magna (As Cardinal Wojtyla)
The most marvelous uniform I’ve seen was the one worn by Prince Charles when he married Diana.
NBC “Meet The Press” & Catholic Church Music
At the program’s conclusion, I felt dumber than when I’d started watching.
Photo: Church Music Association of America (1964)
This historic photograph was taken at the organizational meeting for the CMAA the same year “Inter Oecumenici” was issued by the Vatican.
How To Debunk Four Common Liturgical Myths
The priest returned to the Altar, removed the big red Missal, carried it to the pulpit, and proceeded to translate the entire Gospel into English.
Kirsten Powers & The Hound of Heaven
“I’ll never forget standing outside that apartment and saying to myself, ‘It’s true. It’s completely true.’ … I had not one iota of doubt. I was filled with indescribable joy.”
Breaking News! Pope Francis Refuses To Adopt “Narrative” Of Progressive Liturgists
That Tablet article could best be described as ill-informed gossip from an unqualified author with too much time on his hands…
CALLING ALL PRIESTS! —Your Parishioners Are Waiting… They’re Waiting For…
“Before the Council, liturgical law was regarded as something sacred; but everyone now feels authorized to do what he likes…” — Cardinal Antonelli (24 July 1968)
Some Thoughts On “Englishing” Gregorian Chant
But why bring up this subject at all, when probably 95% of Catholic priests have no familiarity with Gregorian chant? • concerning the challenges of composing Gregorian chant in English+
Important Resources for Liturgical Reform (4 of 7)
Should Church music be fun? Yes!!!
Mass Propers In English
Roosevelt was President while paralyzed. Churchill gave speeches but couldn’t pronounce “S” correctly. Surely, then, we can implement the Mass Propers with these 11 collections! • the Graduale Romanum has been set in English by many composers; here are some collections with audio samples+
The Most Insane Thing Heard By Anyone
I used to think Horowitz’s additions to the Liszt Hungarian Rhapsody were the most amazing virtuoso display I ever heard. I was wrong.
Did The Ancient Mass Really Have Three Readings?
“We are repeatedly assured that there was an Old Testament reading each Sunday morning, but that quite mysteriously these all vanished by the seventh century, and vanished leaving no memory that they had ever existed…” — Fr. John Parsons
Five Questions No Liturgist Can Answer
“The present welter of discardable booklets, mimeographed sheets, divergent paperback hymnals, and so on … has unfortunate psychological effects.” — Dr. James Hitchcock
Intercession by saints? Why not go directly to God?
If I didn’t answer when he called, he’d keep calling my number over and over. If I still didn’t answer, he’d start calling my family members, including siblings who lived 900+ miles away!