New Musical Settings for the Blessing of the Holy Oils
The USCCB has provided freely downloadable versions of the musical settings of these newly translated texts.
Articles
Upgrading to a Missa Cantata for Singers
One of those fantastic diagrams of the structure of the Mass, expostulated in under 9 minutes.
Funerals: The Most Challenging Pastoral Responsibility
The centrality of Christ in the Funeral Mass is a priceless gem, a lifeline urgently needed in grief.
A Short Piece We’re Singing For Lent
A few weeks ago, I had the opportunity to sit down with one of the smartest Catholic priests alive.
The Lorica of St. Patrick
A fifth-century hymn preserved in an eleventh-century manuscript
A German Franciscan Soldier who Sang
Excerpts from the life of Fr Gereon Goldmann – bombs, concentration camps, espionage and Gregorian chant.
“Sarum Rite” • Did it exist? What is it?
“To contrast Ancient Sarum with Modern Roman is absurd.” —Fr. Adrian Fortescue (1912)
Offensive Music in Germany • Ash Wednesday (2019)
Have you ever seen a liturgical “instrument” like this?
Square Notes: The Sacred Music Podcast
Dedicated to exploring the teaching and vision of the Church on the topic of liturgical music
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!