Five Questions No Liturgist Can Answer
“The present welter of discardable booklets, mimeographed sheets, divergent paperback hymnals, and so on … has unfortunate psychological effects.” — Dr. James Hitchcock
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Modernity Impact
For me tradition is not going to the past, but going to the origins.
The 15th Station?
The 9/11 Memorial and Conveying Catharsis through Art
Please Help Watershed Survive
I hate asking people for money; and some Catholic organizations drive me crazy by constantly begging with an alarmist manner.
How Dare We Complain?
Can you imagine trying to feed your family in the year 1300AD?
Homily: 18th Sunday in Ordinary Time (Year A)
God is a provident God. This in turn should make us want to love God.
The Necessity of Interior Prayer for Directors, Composers, and Publishers
Are we bringing forth treasures? Are we cultivating these treasures or do we leave them in the back of the storeroom?
Away with the World—Let Heaven Enter
Music, for a Christian, should serve the same purpose as everything else in life: weaning us from excessive attachment to this world and lifting our souls heavenward.
“Convent Mass” For Two Sopranos — A. E. Tozer (1911)
Published in 1911, this “Convent Mass” is for two sopranos.
A Different Offering
What about NOT having congregational song during the Offertory?
Felix Culpa
Life is not a piece of cake. And the Mass is not a Sunday recreational moment. We need to feel the burning of being close to God.
Difference Between “Modern” and “Dark Ages”
Does modern architecture compare favorably to the architecture of the dark ages?
Missionaries
Maybe today we need missionaries of a different kind, ready to announce the beauty of our faith and tradition with an understanding of the new needs of a changing world.
Free PDF Download: Complete Gospel Acclamations (172 pages) • Couture & Quentin
Download the entire book for free or purchase the beautiful book (spiral-bound).
Are Priests Permitted To Add More Scripture To The Ordinary Form? Yes!
Vatican II wanted more Scripture in the Mass, but somehow the reformers missed that memo.