Working With People With Whom One Disagrees
One’s ability to work effectively with someone else does not actually rely very much on how much one agrees with the other. Why? It comes down to three things.
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Video • Mass during WW2
Vintage video of an army chaplain celebrating Mass during World War II.
Expect The Best—And You Will Get It
If you truly love the children of your parish, fight the elitism that says young children can’t sing, or just can’t appreciate good music.
Does Gregorian Chant Work In English?
“In a musical phrase, each element is a part of the whole and must take its place in that whole.” —Dom Gajard
What Modern Man Cannot Ever Accept: SILENCE
“I believe that more and more people will start to come to this, if nothing else because they wish to find a way in their world to carve out quiet time.”
Video • Cardinal Burke on the Traditional Latin Mass
Here is what Cardinal Burke has to say about the Latin Mass.
Musical Resources • St. Joseph the Worker (1 May)
“Grant, O Lord, that what we have received may—by the intercession of blessed Joseph—crown our work and confirm our reward…”
Regina Chesterton Academy
A Classical Education Track for Catholic High School Students
How to train your dragon and the Easter Vigil Alleluia
Hearing a movie theme in the Alleluia verse from the Easter Vigil. Gregorian chant has all the good tunes.
Children’s Choir in a Typical Suburban Parish? Endless Possibilities!
Children who sing today will be the foundation of our Church in the future.
Musical Works of Mercy
How can we help others spiritually through music?
Propers for St. Joseph the Worker
This Sunday falls on May 1st, so the EF feast is “St. Joseph the Workman.”
The Devil Gets in the Details
Just remember to laugh, thank the Good Lord and keep your coffee off of the piano!
Rehearsal videos • “Veni Creator Spiritus” (Fauxbourdon)
Modern ears don’t always enjoy the sound of extremely ancient music—do you?
Musical Resources • Fourth Sunday after Easter (Extraordinary Form)
“…grant Thy peoples that they may love what Thou commandest and desire what Thou dost promise…”