Draft Document • “Church Music Manifesto” (2020)
We’re living in darkness—but, like the phoenix, authentic Church music can rise from the ashes!
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Real Life in a Large Church Choir Program (Part IV of IV)
We come now to the final installment in my series on our music program at St. Stephen the First Martyr Catholic Church in Sacramento, California.
Chanting and Spiritual Health
In a time of contagion and social unrest, we need plainchant more than ever, even when we stay home.
Homeschool Snapshots: Take 1
Summer planning brings homeschooling mother to poetry by Robert Frost and St. Thomas Aquinas. “Poems are the food of faith.”
New Catholic Hymns: 24 Hymns for the Liturgical Year
New compositions in the timeless style of great Catholic hymns for all the major feasts, plus insights into the hymnodist’s creative process.
Sister Goodchild • “Gregorian Chant for Church and School”
This 130-page book can be downloaded for free.
Best Practices with Current Restrictions • New Resource from Detroit
Best practices and a new antiphon project from the Archdiocese of Detroit
Six Points • The Church and Patronage of the Arts
If we want great artists, we must have places to train them in the best of the tradition and be able to crown their studies with a deeply imbued Catholic ethos.
PDF Download • “Saint Edmund Jennings Mass”
Today comes the third setting. A total of five Masses will be released.
More on the subject of “Mutual Enrichment”
My previous post on this subject was misunderstood in some quarters.
Real Life in a Large Church Choir Program (Part III)
Far from being a mere complement to our parish choir, our young Choristers are, quite frankly, its core.
Coloring Calendars – Liturgical Art
Print an illustrated liturgical calendar with seasonal Gregorian chant excerpts.
Important • Watershed Will Never Be The Same!
On the feast of the Sacred Heart, we present an important memorandum from Corpus Christi Watershed’s president.
Silence and The Thoughts of His Heart
Our souls are hurting and in crisis. I have no words.
“Society of Saint Bede” • Free Liturgical Resources
From what I can tell, the website has been around since 2012.