Ronald Reagan: “My Greatest Dread”
Excerpt (60 seconds) from an interview done in 1985 by the “Reader’s Digest” magazine.
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Paul Inwood: It’s a “Miracle” (his word) the Traditional Latin Mass Still Exists
How dare I broach such a subject?
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Re: “Sacred Music Symposium” (2024)
Today, an announcement was sent out regarding the 2024 Sacred Music Symposium. If you’re not subscribed to our mailing list, you missed this announcement. I’ve tried everything I can think of to get folks to subscribe to our mailing list. Simply scroll to the bottom of any CCW article and enter your email address. It […]
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“The Christian Can Only Be an Optimist!”
From a classic interview with Father Robert Skeris on EWTN.
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“The Most Captivating Chorale” • (J. S. Bach)
“The mocking reed, and cruell ſpear, Their hate, his love diſplay.”
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“Simplified” Keyboard Accompaniment
Are you an inexperienced organist? Were you formally a pianist? I invite you to download this simplified organ accompaniment for hymn #124 in the Saint Jean de Brébeuf Hymnal. I’m toying with the idea of creating a whole bunch of these, to benefit amateur organists. What is your opinion of such a project? Let me […]
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“Stabat Mater” • Jeff Attempts to Sing All the Voices
A gorgeous, luscious, contemporary setting by Gustaaf Nees (d. 1965).
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Relics of Father Brébeuf Touring the United States!
“They are the relics of the love of God which alone triumphs in the death of martyrs,” exclaimed Father Ragueneau.
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“Palestrina500” • Sacred Heart Parish (Michigan)
Jean Calvin (d. 1564) famously detested sacred music. Ironically, Jonathan Bading—a convert from Calvinism!—has become one of the Church’s “leading lights” when it comes to authentic church music.
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PDF Download • “Two-Voice Polyphony For Lent”
Found in a special choral collection by Maria von Trapp.
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PDF Download • “For the Season of Lent” (SATB)
It even sounds great with four (4) singers: Soprano, Alto, Tenor, and Bass!
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Offered in a Spirit of Dialogue
Pope Francis said famously: “To dialogue entails a cordial reception, not a prior condemnation.” The following brief utterances of mine are offered in that spirit. Pope Saint Pius X called the sacred liturgy “the primary and indispensable source of the true Christian spirit.” If the reformers had told the fathers of Vatican II they desired […]
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Josquin Des Prez Was A Vandal • (Not Kidding)
Also included: the day my life changed forever.
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Polyphony For Three Voices!
Writing excellent music is easier in four voices than three. We often sing from MATRI DIVINAE GRATIAE, a 3-voice collection by Kevin Allen for Soprano, Alto, and Bass. Someone made a recording of my volunteer choir singing “Si Ambulávero” (from that collection). This “raw recording” starts toward the end of the psalm tone then launches […]
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“Ite, Missa Est” • What Does That Actually Mean?
Bishop Ambo’s assertion that Mass was attended—for centuries—by a single woman (and nobody else) is bizarre.
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