Pope John Paul II Wearing The Cappa Magna (As Cardinal Wojtyla)
The most marvelous uniform I’ve seen was the one worn by Prince Charles when he married Diana.
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Photo: Church Music Association of America (1964)
This historic photograph was taken at the organizational meeting for the CMAA the same year “Inter Oecumenici” was issued by the Vatican.
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Let’s bury the term “highbrow”
Wherein Veronica rails against the public perception of traditional Church music and hopes to break down barriers to unleash the joy planted by musicians of earlier ages.
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The Art of Negotiation in Liturgy
Progress is never made by making declarations or quoting the Liturgy Documents. It doesn’t work and never will. So what will?
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Why the Mass is the Key to the New Evangelization
We hear a lot these days about the New Evangelization, but not so much about the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass. And yet the Mass is at the very heart of our mission.
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How To Debunk Four Common Liturgical Myths
The priest returned to the Altar, removed the big red Missal, carried it to the pulpit, and proceeded to translate the entire Gospel into English.
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Weddings: Some Practical Advice – Introduction
A curmudgeonly introduction to a series on wedding advice.
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Kirsten Powers & The Hound of Heaven
“I’ll never forget standing outside that apartment and saying to myself, ‘It’s true. It’s completely true.’ … I had not one iota of doubt. I was filled with indescribable joy.”
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Don’t Add Me, Please
If someone tells you “Vatican II wants such-and-such,” ask him where this was said.
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Music & Beauty
The chants of the Sacred Liturgy in particular, form a perfect marriage of text and melody, which St. Basil describes as a type of divine pedagogy.
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Breaking News! Pope Francis Refuses To Adopt “Narrative” Of Progressive Liturgists
That Tablet article could best be described as ill-informed gossip from an unqualified author with too much time on his hands…
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Hippolytus of Rome & Eucharistic Prayer II
What’s the Connection?
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Homily: 20th Sunday in Ordinary Time (Year A)
How much faith and confidence do I have when I pray for the conversion of a loved one? Do I have as much faith as this woman who asked for the cure of her daughter?
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Daily martyrology
When the going gets tough, the liturgy of the hours puts things in perspective.
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The Paradox of Liturgical Reform Amidst Human Suffering
Following the rubrics or enacting the GIRM is not the ends. It is a means towards which we find immediacy with God in prayer and therefore healing for humanity.
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