Bishop Sheen Speaks
Pointers on Public Speaking
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Richard Terry’s Hymnal in PDF and paperback
“There can be no doubt that it will conduce very much to the devotion and decorum of extra-liturgical worship and popular services to have one common manual of Hymns, which at once offers a suitable variety and prevents the undesirable introduction of amateur efforts and unedifying novelties.”
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Leadership, Authority, and the Power of Encouragement
“Leave it to the ignorant and stupid who judge by counting only the faults. I can be grateful, and so must you be, for even one note, one wonderful phrase.” — Pablo Casals
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Mass Among the Poor
Does it seem strange that religious orders dedicated to serving the poor would also be rediscovering the traditional Latin Mass?
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When Disobedience Is Not Only Good, But Necessary!
“The majesty of divine worship is not only disapproved by evil men, but defiled and held up to ridicule.” — Pope Gregory XVI
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PDF Download: Mediator Dei Hymnal (1955)
This book’s editor had the reputation of being a “walking encyclopedia” of American hymnology…
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Weddings: Some Practical Advice – The End of the Beginning, Part 2
Finally getting through the Introductory Rites of the Nuptial Mass.
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Barack Obama & Catholic Sacred Music
I wish somebody had explained this to me in 2005, when I began working for the Ordinary Form.
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Liturgy vs. Social Justice
A Classic Case of the Catholic “Both/And”
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Learning Latin in the new millennium
Two approaches to learning a little Latin language for praying with understanding.
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The Awesomeness of the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass
A Benedictine monk helps us appreciate the tremendous miracle of the Mass, which is the central point of all earthly reality.
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Why I No Longer Compose
When I observe our beautiful children, I realize that God is the True Artist.
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Choirs & Singers With Spread Vowels — Best Example Ever!
When teaching your choir to hear the difference between “spread” vowels & proper choral vowels, use this example.
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Dan Schutte’s “Missa My Little Pony” (2nd Part)
My original article was shared 4,000 times and generated a surprising amount of hate mail.
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Weddings: Some Practical Advice – The Very Beginning, Part 1
Some thoughts on the Introductory Rites for the Nuptial Mass.
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