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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
Do you have a plan about which spiritual book you will be reading this Advent?
I’ve encountered priests who believe their job during the sermon is to talk like Rush Limbaugh, Chris Matthews, or Bill O’Reilly.
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”
Christmas is coming! For Catholics, that means its time to think about the Apocalypse.
What Dominates Your Life?
“Acclamationes pro tempore Quadragesimae”
Folks have been requesting a “breakdown” of the St. Edmund Campion Hymnal … so here it is!
What a stark contrast between the (discredited) translation from the 1970s and the 2011 translation!
Are all musical styles acceptable for Mass? Movie directors realize such a notion is bogus.
John Dryden’s Song for Saint Cecilia’s Day – in praise of the power of music
I confront a challenge most musicians of sacred music face: the battle between the Word and musical “feel.” From the Word, emanates a life: all that is love, all that is beauty, all that is sacrifice and service to God.
It is too easy to fall into the trap of thinking that nothing else matters in the liturgy besides “Jesus is present.” This is a superficial and relativistic way of thinking that has to be challenged and corrected, if the Real Presence is to be of any benefit to us—indeed, if our faith in the Real Presence is even going to survive.
For believers, however, the crucifixion is not a moment of despair, but of triumph. We proudly profess our “weak” Savior, for we know that His weakness was the means of our salvation.
