Recovering the Greatness of the Roman Rite
Why did we suppress the most precious, most beautiful gift the Lord had given to us? What were we thinking? A child’s perspective brings out the importance of the solemn sung liturgy.
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Why did we suppress the most precious, most beautiful gift the Lord had given to us? What were we thinking? A child’s perspective brings out the importance of the solemn sung liturgy.

The Pope Emeritus “prays, reads, listens to music, dedicates himself to his correspondence, which is a lot, and receives visitors. Every day we walk together in the woods behind the monastery, reciting the rosary.” — Archbishop Ganswein (10/22/13)

“We request His Eminence the Cardinal Prefect of the Sacred Congregation of Rites the permission to point out the manifest danger of adopting either of these solutions.” — Dom Joseph Gajard, OSB

Everyone should be forced to type the words of the pieces they use.

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I will be releasing hundreds of these B/W religious line art drawings for free and instant download. These beautiful Catholic “woodcuts” were done with magnificent skill. “Download Free Traditional Catholic Clipart”

Ironically, that’s the spot you’re least likely to hear a hymn at Mass!

John Paul II asked your forgiveness in 1980 … did you forgive him?

Why are our Catholic bookstores full of bad art?

Might Chant Scholas Flourish in Prisons?
The new Gregorian Missal (Solesmes, 2012) is a marvelous book.

Cards, gifts, wreaths, trees and candles. How do you keep Advent?

I have a challenge to the “Big Three” publishers. The propers are the new frontier of liturgical composition. I propose that they get ahead of the curve now.

The Liturgical Model of Gratitude

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