Do not mistake competence for conservatism.
The more knowledgeable a musician is about the Roman Rite, the Vatican II documents, and the GIRM, the more likely that musician is to be labeled “conservative” in their views. This is nonsense.
Why Should We Sing the Psalms at Mass?
if we do not sing the antiphons proper to the day—and the corresponding Psalm verses—we risk having a narrow view of the Psalms.
Bill Belichick and the Liturgy
Bill Belichick, Gisele, Darelle Revis, and the Roman Rite.
“Choral music is not one of life’s frills.”
Would that our church and school budgets reflect this profound importance, our praise of God would be greater, our churches fuller, and our relationship with the Lord and each other deeper.
“Proper Of The Mass” (Ignatius Press) • Part 2 of 7
That this resource—and a flood of new ones—are becoming available, points to a new awakening in the Church.
Let This Holy Building Shake with Joy!
Sometimes everything comes together. How is this achieved? Here are a few ways.
“O Sacred Head Surrounded” | Buxtehude
Dieterich Buxtehude was a direct influence on Johann Sebastian Bach—and for good reason.
Five Things Directors and Choirs Must Remember This Week
You may forever change the lives of someone you do not know in ways you will never know.
St. Joseph, Fatherhood, and Inclusive Language
This is a hot-button topic I should not touch with a 100-foot pole. But what is not at debate is the inclusive nature of the message of the Gospel.
Simply Stunning | Sacred Music of Paul Jernberg
A simply stunning “Salve Regina” and the “Mass of Saint Philip Neri”
Pope Francis and “recovering the allure of beauty”
If the priest is “excessively” focused on the rubrics “…I do not enter into the mystery” “…if I am a showman, the protagonist” of the Mass, “then I do not enter into the mystery” either.
Helping Your Deacon or Priest Learn the Exsultet
Singing the “Exsultet” can be intimidating! Six pages of endless notes and words? Here are some helpful tools.
Permission Needed to Replace the Propers?—(1 of 7)
“Tacit approval” alone isn’t getting the job done. It is abdicating authority to composers and publishers, pastors and liturgists.
Choir Rehearsal Is Prayer
It is quite possible we won’t get to sing the music we rehearsed — a problem everyone in Boston is facing this Sunday. But choir rehearsal itself is a prayer.
World Day for Consecrated Life and Leadership from the Laity
Priests and musicians need each other and must mutually support each other. Both are immersed in the work of the liturgy, the most important act of evangelization.