What can Men Do Against such Reckless Hate?
“This will be our reply to violence: to make music more intensely, more beautifully, more devotedly than ever before.” —Leonard Bernstein
Articles
PDF Download • Hymnal by Fr. John Selner (1954)
Some of the old Catholic hymnals were dreadful, but this one is splendid.
PDF Download • “Liber Brevior” (1954)
This special Solesmes book contains another version of the “Chants Abrégés.”
Sacred Music & Babies
What’s our end game?
Solesmes is not infallible…
The accent on “adjúva” should be “ádjuva”
Fides et Ratio
Celebrating the Great Balance of Albertus Magnus
Should the Liturgy Be Televised?
Introducing a New Book by Fr. Uwe Michael Lang
How a Priest Saved Thousands in WW2
A movie I have been meaning to see for years and now heartily endorse.
“Liturgy Wars” and Four Universal Principles
An important approach when utilizing multiple styles in one liturgy is to filter all music through the most important musical and liturgical principals.
Sistine Chapel Choir has made Great Improvement
The Sistine Chapel Choir is sounding like a British Boys’ Choir in their new CD
Stunning New Collection Of English Propers
This book of organ accompaniments by John Ainslie covers every season, including ordinary time.
The Sacral Language of Liturgiam Authenticam as Applied to Choral Diction
The Church has its own language and its own culture. Are you a native speaker?
Don’t Fall For It
“God has no grandchildren. Every generation must be a first generation follower of Christ.”
The Only “Credential” That Matters
“They should have been more offended by the Romanian doctor…” —Fr. George Rutler
Liturgical Happenings at Notre Dame
Divine Liturgy and a new pipe organ