“Soft Source of Calm Tranquillity”: The Quiet Mass
A poem set to music by Handel perfectly captures the feelings one has at a quiet low Mass. Here I try to say why this form of the Mass is so special and valuable.
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A poem set to music by Handel perfectly captures the feelings one has at a quiet low Mass. Here I try to say why this form of the Mass is so special and valuable.

Approved by the USCCB — 2014 Imprimatur from Bishop Slattery of Tulsa.
Musicians tend to be very “picky” people who don’t get along with one another.
The intellect of the world has been corrupted. Francis Thompson is the antidote.

Was It Worth the Read?

Scripture at Mass is an act of worship: it is not purely didactic, nor is it a make-believe drama that we must re-enact with emotion.

What role does suffering have in our lives and in our work?

A Preparation for the Celebration of Holy Thursday

Frank Sheed is one of my favorite Catholic authors, but when it came time for him to grapple with the liturgical revolution, either his perspicuity or his nerve failed him.

Give your choir some acknowledgement for all their hard work.

Archbishop Sheen did not produce this Missal alone: it was a joint effort by many, especially the Jesuit priests Rev. Philip Caraman and Rev. James Walsh.

What can one say about the “Art of the Fugue” by J. S. Bach? Marvelous. Simply marvelous.

It will be in the extraordinary form with a modern setting by Arvo Part

The “Circular Letter Concerning the Preparation and Celebration of the Easter Feasts”

A booklet for Compline, 95% finished, ready for Holy Week.
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