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Sacred Music Symposium, Los Angeles, 29-31st May
Corpus Christi Watershed has announced the first details of their Sacred Music Symposium. Subtitled Best Practices: Working with Amateur Church Choirs, the symposium is aimed at choir directors who are...
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First Sunday of Lent: EF Polyphonic Mass in Grand Rapids, Michigan
The student Capella of Calvin College, Grand Rapids, will sing polyphonic works of Victoria, Palestrina, and Duruflé at a celebration of the Extraordinary Form of the Roman Rite on the First Sunday of...
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Free Franciscan Publications
Our college library has received donations of many boxes of journals over the years, and as we are running out of space on our shelves, we have to simplify our collection. As the College's librarian, I...
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Latin-English Dominican Rite Hand Missal Available for Download
I am happy to announce that though the labors of Fr Sebastian White, O.P., I can make available the text of the Saint Dominic Missal: Latin--English (New York, 1959). This hand missal contains all the...
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Customary of Our Lady of Walsingham Available in the US
Thank you to reader Justin Legault for contacting me with this information. If any are having trouble getting hold of the Customary of Our Lady of Walshingham (as described recently) at a reasonable,...
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A Reader’s Home Oratory
Reader Richard Seto sent us these photos of a small oratory space which he set up in his home, along with a description of how he made it. The decorations seen here are an example of the classic Lenten...
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A Beautiful Byzantine Chant for Lent
Now the powers of heaven invisibly worship with us, for behold, the King of Glory entereth! Behold, the mystical sacrifice, being perfected, is carried forth in triumph. With faith and love, let us...
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T&T Clark Interviews Dom Alcuin Reid
We recently noted the publication of The T&T Clark Companion to Liturgy, edited by Dom Alcuin Reid a collection of 22 essays, with supplementary material, covering a wide variety of topics in the...
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The Charterhouse of Milan
The Charterhouse of Milan was founded in 1349 by Archbishop Giovanni Visconti when, at the death of his brother Luchino, he had to take on responsibility for the government of the city. He donated a...
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The Benedictus Residential Summer School 2016
Benedictus, the Catholic Liberal Arts College, is running its third residential Summer School in Kensington, London UK from 31 July to 13 August. Benedictus was founded by Dr Clare Hornsby, who will...
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Catholic Children's Choirs
Following my recent post about the importance of opportunities for Catholic choristers, a number of readers have been in touch to ask for information about Children's Choirs. I have therefore...
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The Unlikely Prophet Jonah as a Model for Us in Lent
When is the last time you read the little book of the prophet Jonah? It’s one of the most vivid short stories in the Old Testament, with many colorful and even humorous touches to it (in that regard,...
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The Devil Hates Latin, Says Exorcist
I just attended a talk by the exorcist for diocese of San Jose, Fr Gary Thomas. He is the subject of a book and a film called The Rite, starring Anthony Hopkins. (The talk was organized by a group...
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A Roman Pilgrim at the Station Churches 2016 (Part 1)
This year, my friend Agnese is once again attending the Stational Masses organized by the Vicariate of Rome throughout Lent, and as she has so kindly done on many previous occasions, is sharing her...
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Lenten Musical Oratories and the St Matthew Passion at the London Oratory
Lenten Musical Oratories begin this evening at the London Oratory. These services, held at 6.30pm on Wednesday evenings during Lent, last a little over an hour and combine music with spiritual...
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Fr. Samuel Weber’s “Propers of the Mass”: An Interview with Dr. Peter...
This interview was originally published in the Homiletic and Pastoral Review, as part of an article by Roseanne Sullivan titled “Propers of the Mass Versus the Four-Hymn Sandwich.” It is reproduced...
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Veterum Sapientia Latin Conference in DC, July 31 - Aug. 6
Veterum Sapientia is proud to announce its Fourth Annual Latin Conference for priests, deacons, religious (male and female), and seminarians, hosted this year at the Catholic University of America in...
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Rioting Over Jonah
When reading Peter’s recent article about the prophet Jonah, I was reminded of one of my favorite stories from the writings of the Church Fathers. I saved it for today, since in the traditional...
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Signs of the Holy One: Part II
Fr. Lang takes on the difficult question of sacred signs in our liturgy and sacred arts in his book Signs of the Holy One. It’s an excellent book and I strongly recommend you read it. Copies are...
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A Religious Procession in Macau, China
Thanks to Fr Cyril Law for bring this video to my attention, and providing this description of the procession in honor of Our Lord’s Passion held each year on the Chinese island of Macau.The two-day...
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