Dreaming in Latin
Book review: Forty Dreams Of St. John Bosco: From St. John Bosco’s Biographical Memoirs
Articles
Introductory Rites: Madness or Preparation?
In some cases, the Introductory Rites are among the most misunderstood and mangled part of the mass.
Unified Repertoire | Piano, Guitar, and Organ Accompaniments for the ICEL Chants
If the ICEL chants (or another Gregorian setting) are used at all the masses in a parish, it develops unity. It also helps a parish refrain from being multiple communities under the same roof.
“Pope Francis Hymn Book” … (Published 2014)
The Pope Francis Hymn Book consists of all the hymns from the Vatican II Hymnal, plus an additional forty-five new hymns
Pope Francis on Sound Doctrine, Memory, and Adoration
“One of the most common canards now broadcast is that Pope Francis cares but little for the sacred liturgy…”
Why Did Nobody Inform Me That Latin Was Abolished?
“The request freaked the Deacon out, and, through sweat, he answered that the Council had abolished Latin.”
Sacred Music As Entertainment
The reason we have a choir in the church is for our entertainment at Mass, right?
Priests Embarrassed To Wear Distinctive Garb
Boy … what a difference a true leader makes!
CMAA Colloquium and Hoosier Hospitality
People should always be valued more than systems, and so it was with this gathering.
Free PDF Download: Complete Gospel Acclamations (172 pages) • Le Moyne & Le Jeune
Download the entire book for free or purchase the beautiful book (spiral-bound).
Colloquium Roundup
How to Experience Colloquium XXIV Belatedly and From Afar
A 1969 Quote Bugnini Wishes He Could Retract
“Hundreds of millions of Catholics can now pray to God in their own languages and not in meaningless sounds…” — Annibale Bugnini
Remembering Cardinal Virgilio Noè
If you think that he did not care, as many prelates, about who and what was playing, you would be “hugely wrong.”
Family Von Trapp & Celebration “Versus Populum”
Is the Trapp Family priest saying Mass “facing the people” in the 1930s?
Homily: 14th Sunday in Ordinary Time (Year A)
“The wonderful thing about Jesus and His teaching is that it is within the grasp of everyone.”