Thoughts on Benedict
St. Benedict, Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI, and “Ars Celebrandi”
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.”
“Light most blessèd, shine on the hearts of Your faithful—even into their darkest corners…”
In the words of Kurt Cobain, “Here we are now, entertain us.” Sometimes, our jobs can feel this way. But church musicians have responsibilities that are anything but entertainment.
A new article on the Sequences of the Roman Rite in the “Adoremus Bulletin”
To sing in prayer and with joy is pastorally imperative for they are all we have.
Josquin surely belongs in the pantheon of history’s most important composers.
Seven men will be ordained to the Sacred Priesthood for the FSSP in North America on 26 May 2017.
I realize it is hard, but perhaps this is the balance we are called to live—truth in charity.
Once upon a time, Catholic composers were trained from birth in a special art of musical composition…
“At times, it’s hard because I feel as if I’m the only one in church wearing one.” —Crystalina Evert
A new Mass by Michael Duryea and two short works by Thomas J. Mosser.
“Sisters in pants distribute communion, while priests sit idle in the sanctuary. This ‘option’ results from a decay of the reverence for the Lord’s Presence.” —Fulton J. Sheen (1976)
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