Does music keep kids quiet at Mass?
Maybe music is not the instant solution, but definitely a help.
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02 • Lalemant Interviews: Dr. Jeremy Sienkiewicz
Does the Church really allow the Gospel to be replaced by excerpts from Machiavelli’s THE PRINCE? Seriously? Dr. Jeremy Sienkiewicz of Benedictine College chats about numerous topics, including the Mass Propers.
Adversity Builds Strength
Church musicians carry “battle scars” of the profession. We can all tell “war stories.” But Thomas à Kempis writes in “The Imitation of Christ,” “…the measure of every man’s virtue is best revealed in time of adversity—adversity that does not weaken a man but rather shows what he is.”
Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI Welcomed By Pope Francis
“The emeritus pope, who made the unprecedented decision to step down from his role in February, will now live in a converted monastery near current Pope Francis.” — New York Daily News
CMAA President Has His Own “STAR” In Hollywood
Did you know a former president of the Church Music Association of America has his own STAR on the Hollywood Walk of Fame? That’s correct! Just like Michael Jackson, Rex Harrison, Alfred Hitchcock, Harrison Ford, and all the rest.
Music of High Artistic Value
The papal teaching addresses precisely the question of criteria; it does not attempt to teach people how to listen to music or how to discriminate different qualities of music. If such discriminatory abilities are lacking, the papal teaching can have no meaning for us.
Live for the Moment
The temporal reality of the liturgy that cannot be bound by recordings.
Catholic Line Art, Black and White • Installment #16
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”
Free Responsorial Psalm, 6th Sunday of Easter, Year C
R. O God, let all the nations praise you!
Vs. May God have pity on us and bless us . . .
Solesmes Salicus & Scandicus Vs. Pure Vatican Edition
Does noticing this officially make me a “Chant Geek” ? Or is it the mere fact that I actually care about such things . . .
A preview of Modal Responsorial Psalms and Gospel Acclamations: Round-note SATB Edition
In the near future Corpus Christi Watershed will be releasing the round-note SATB edition of Modal Responsorial Psalms and Gospel Acclamations See a sneak peek of the settings for the Extended Pentecost Vigil here.
Sacrificing Ourselves
The New Commandment
Divided we fall
Appealing to specific age groups weakens a parish.
So, Who Is the “Leader of Song” Anyway?
Is the cantor the “leader of song”? It may be surprising that there are a few answers to this question, but it leads towards one ideal.
Arundel hymns
Chosen and edited by Henry Duke of Norfolk and Charles T. Gatty, with Inroductory letter from Pope Leo XIII., Preface, etc. Complete in one volume (553 pages), price 6s. net.