Music and the Formation of Our Youth
“While it is true that children can make beautiful music, it is more important that music can make beautiful children…”
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.”
“While it is true that children can make beautiful music, it is more important that music can make beautiful children…”
Two generous young ladies, currently in high school, helped me record this gorgeous Kyrie.
Thoughts on “the hidden struggles” of a choirmaster.
It is not found in the Roman Rite. It is not there in the scriptures. We are in fact inserting such self-obsession.
Check out this newest feature on the restored organ in the Chapel of King’s College!
Even more exciting were two developments I learned of while in Detroit.
Due to human nature, I believe most of us won’t reach our potential—unless we’re forced to do so!
This isn’t about chant. This isn’t about a style of music. It is about the urgency we face with vocations.
“All things are in Thy will, O Lord, and there is none that can resist Thy will…”
St. Francis of Assisi is not a “liturgical hippie.” He is a lover of the Roman liturgy and might have sung polyphony…
I have no idea which cathedral this is, but architects should take note!
This article includes live recordings from a conference (“Society for Catholic Liturgy”) in Los Angeles.
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