In Search of the Pius XII Psalter!
Robert B. sent us the following email…
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.”
When the congregation isn’t moved, such a musician will reply: “Well, that’s just because they’re uneducated philistines who don’t know anything.”
Forcing the entire congregation to assume various postures has a rather sordid history.
I’ve been patiently waiting to release this since the summer!
A few years ago, I attended Mass at Westminster Cathedral in London…
I just got off the phone with a very high ranking official at the USCCB…
With a digression on a 1971 film called “Fiddler on the Roof.”
To be a successful choir director is to sacrifice and to persevere in a nearly insane manner.
Dom Ermin Vitry, OSB, was in charge of building the pipe organ for the Cathedral of Saint Mary of the Immaculate Conception in Peoria, IL.
This coming Sunday—13 October 2024—is the 28th in Ordinary Time.
Probably one of the most valuable PDF scores we’ve ever released.
A lovely and practical piece with fantastic safety features for any time adoring the Cross of Jesus.
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Sometimes the ancients just perfectly capture the essence of some experience that we all share.
Let Busoni’s statement serve as a reminder to Catholic music directors everywhere.
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