Square Notes: The Sacred Music Podcast
Dedicated to exploring the teaching and vision of the Church on the topic of liturgical music
Articles
Every Church Musician Deserves Music Lessons
In which Veronica describes some unexpected benefits of taking up music lessons.
“The New Mass” • Discussed by Michael Davies, Malachi Martin, Msgr. Champlin, and William F. Buckley
Fascinating debate recorded 22 April 1980.
“Lacuna” • An Actual One—Not A Fake One
Read these entries—and then tell me your head isn’t spinning!
Leo XIII to St. Katharine Drexel: “What about you?”
Today marks the feast of Mother Katharine Drexel, whom the Holy Father challenged to become a missionary.
God of Mercy and Compassion
Two hymns with the same opening line, but very different content. A mystery rewrite symptomatic of an avoidance of personal contrition.
PDF • “Additional Versions of the Credo” (1934)
This morning, fascinating versions of the Credo arrived in my inbox—versions I had never seen!
Strive for Greatness!
Stop trying to make everything easy, and therefore unimportant.
New Resource! • Chant Videos for Treble Voices
A new website seeks to record the full Gregorian propers each week using a treble voice.
“Woman of No Distinction” World Premiere
What makes this work unique is its perspective: written entirely from the point of view of the Samaritan woman.
When You Go To Mass … Be This Guy!
Bringing a falcon to Mass never crossed my mind…
An Outrageous “Paradox” I Cannot Accept
I’m not someone who believes everything was perfect before Vatican II—but calling the EF “worldly” compared to the OF is just silly.
Sacred Architecture and Brexit
A connecting link in the form of Gothic cathedrals
Update! • Accompaniments for the Brébeuf Hymnal
Oh, if only…if only you knew what’s going on behind the scenes!
The Cantor and Congregational Singing
I wonder if we haven’t lost sight of the cantor’s original purpose of fostering congregational singing…