Sing Salve Regina in Your Rosary
A good chant to begin with. Print a copy with interlinear translation and join with one of the best known chants from the Church Universal.
Articles
PDF Download • “Evening Masses and Days of Obligation” (58 pages)
Permission has been given to post this marvelous 2016 dissertation by Fr. Shawn Tunink.
Unapologetically Roman Catholic in New York City
They open the doors to people of all faiths and backgrounds. But they will celebrate the Eucharist, Adore the Blessed Sacrament, and administer the sacraments boldly out on the open for all to witness and experience.
“Simultaneous Fulfillment” of Mass Obligation?
Christmas falls on a Monday this year—but documentation shows “double dipping” is forbidden.
Arvo Pärt received the Ratzinger Prize
“A beautiful choice, that of the commission, aimed at pointing out that new way for theology that is music”
“Meet Me In St. Louis”
Jeff recently asked if directors take choir pictures and I can’t say I do—but thankfully others did.
PDF Download • Authentic Irish Hymnal (164 pages)
Imagine the amount of time required to typeset something like this!
Pleni sunt coeli et terra gloria tua…
“The heavens and the earth proclaim thy glory…”
Choir Members Photograph
Do you take pictures of your choir? Photographs can serve as nice reminders of wonderful experiences.
A Hymn That Just Keeps Popping Up
Bach’s music inhabits “a still and serious world…without color, without light, without motion” from which we cannot break away.
“23rd” {repeat} Sunday after Pentecost (3rd in November)
“…and without parables He did not speak to them; that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophet, saying, I will open my mouth in parables, I will utter things hidden from the foundation of the world.”
The Man Who Thrice Rejected Knighthood
Excerpt from a documentary on “St. Thomas More” (Paul Scofield) which in 1966 won six Oscars at the Academy Awards.
Music and Evangelization
It’s an incredibly refreshing and dare I say beautiful movement within the Church today…
SATB “Alleluia” (Fr. Morales) • for both OF and EF
This piece is perfect for “stealthily” adding polyphony to the Ordinary Form.
Fulton J. Sheen • “Hints On Public Speaking”
We choirmasters are frequently called upon to speak in public.