PDF Download • “Taste and see the goodness of the Lord” (Responsorial Psalm)
Including a written tutorial on how to perform Chabanel Psalms correctly.
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How to Stay Prayerful as a Church Musician
It all boils down to recollection. This 39-page book will help. (And so will one weird trick with your computer, as the clickbaiters would say.)
“Homily for the 20th Sunday after Pentecost” (EF) • Father Valentine Young, OFM
I think we can learn something from this pagan official.
Catholic Architecture • “Modern vs. Ancient”
A picture is worth 1,000 words…
Sacred Music Boot Camp 2020
Three days of practical chant instruction and immersion in the treasury of Catholic sacred music
“Arranging Polyphony for One Voice” • (Live Rec.)
When faced with restrictions on the size of the choir, history suggests that we can adapt music for smaller groups, including groups with only one singer.
Photo • Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen
…praying the holy rosary with his office staff.
PDF Download • Communion Antiphon (Mt 16:24) with Organ Accompaniment
To give you an idea how this sounds, I recorded the piece on my toy organ.
(Installment #10) “Catholic Hymnals” • Chris Mueller
Father Rutler makes five crucial points.
“Homily for the 19th Sunday after Pentecost” (EF) • Father Valentine Young, OFM
The word “grace” means a gift given to us by God. Sanctifying grace is first given to us when we are baptized.
The Real Reason Why Some People Don’t Match Pitch
(Keven Smith) • I’ve come to realize that the vast majority of “tone-deaf” people aren’t really tone-deaf at all. They just haven’t been trained to coordinate their voices with their audiation+
“O Sacrum Convivium” • Recorded by one person
This piece comes from “Motecta Trium Vocum” by Kevin Allen (for three equal voices).
Here’s How the Mass Will Change
A 1964 article reflects on what the liturgy envisioned by “Inter oecumenici” may have looked like.
“Spoken vs. Sung Propers” • The Complete History
Lies containing a little truth are the most difficult to quash • Here is the definitive, final exposé on why the “Spoken Propers” don’t match the “Sung Propers.” • In October of 1972, the Bishops’ Committee on the Liturgy falsely equated the “Spoken Propers” with the “Sung Propers” and proclaimed: “These antiphons are too abrupt for communal recitation” • Several official English translations of the Roman Gradual have received the imprimatur multiple times+
Famous Italian Actor Regrets Aborting Son
“It was the mistake of my life. When I was very young, I had the chance to become a father, but I had my son aborted. Now, I’ve become very strongly against abortion.” —Andrea Roncato