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The Brisbane Oratory
A new oratory is in formation in Brisbane, Australia, and I have a particular interest in this because I will be in Brisbane in late November and early December. How fantastic it would be to meet up...
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Mass Propers, 15th Sunday After Pentecost
For musicians, and for everyone really, a beauty of the old calendar and traditional Latin Mass is its full coherence as a liturgical structure. The Missal is in lock step with the Gradual and the...
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Pontifical Mass at Detroit's Cathedral - This Friday
More wonderful news from Michigan! This Friday evening, August 30th, at 7:00 p.m. at Detroit's Cathedral of the Most Blessed Sacrament, auxiliary Bishop Donald Hanchon, episcopal vicar for the Central...
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Confirmation at FSSP Parish in Omaha
On Tuesday, August 27th, His Excellency, the Most Reverend George J. Lucas, Archbishop of Omaha, confirmed 37 at Immaculate Conception Church, the FSSP apostolate in Omaha, Nebraska. His Excellency...
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Compendium of the 1961 Revision of the Pontificale Romanum - Part 15:...
In its varying revisions over the centuries, the Pontifical has often had removed from it material considered obsolete or otherwise no longer necessary. To give just one example, the edition of 1520...
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In Honor of Saint Augustine, Bishop and Doctor of the Church
We cannot let this august (in every sense) day pass without some small tribute to one of the greatest Doctors, Fathers, Bishops, and Confessors of the Holy Catholic Church: Saint Augustine of Hippo....
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Paraclete, Distributor of Solesmes books, picks up CMAA
Having been involved with the publication of many books from the CMAA over the years, I do consider it a hugely significant thing that Paraclete--long-time distributor of book from the Solesmes...
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Musica Sacra Scotland
A beautiful video -- a look at the thinking of the masters of our age.
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In Honor of Msgr. Richard J. Schuler
I wrote this piece today in Crisis to honor the memory of Richard Schuler and also to draw attention to a very important event in St. Paul, Minnesota, October 13-15. Several years ago, I received a...
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The Visitation - More Modern Work in the Style of the School of St Albans
Here's some more work from the summer painting course I taught in Kansas City, Kansas at the Savior Pastoral Center Kansas. It was sponsored by the Diocese of Kansas City, Kansas which runs the center....
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“Faith and Tradition”, a new series on the NLM
It is with joy that today I bring you the first installment in a new series on the NLM called “Faith and Tradition.” This series will present the stories of people who have had their lives profoundly...
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“Faith and Tradition” part 1: A Priest's Heroic Dedication
The Power of the Old Mass By Fr. “Fidelis” I have been celebrating the Extraordinary Form of the Roman Rite for over 30 years now… Ordained in the mid-1970s in the reformed ceremonies of the Roman...
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The Beatification of Mons. Vladimir Ghika, Priest and Martyr in Romania
A reader from Romania, Viviana Dimcev, has sent us the following information about a Romanian priest, Mons. Vladimir Ghika, who will be beatified as a Martyr today, August 31. The Mass of...
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In the Liturgy, Man is Most Active—and Most Receptive
For this feast of St. Pius X on the traditional Roman calendar and St. Gregory the Great on the new calendar (two great pontiffs whose legacies are fittingly, if strangely, thus intertwined), it...
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Microphones in Church
I just received a query from a person who is dealing with a microphone controversy in her parish. Her director of music is very much against their use but parishioners themselves complain that they...
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Catholic Children's Choirs
Every September, at the start of the academic year, I receive quite a number of enquiries from parents who are seeking a choir for their children. Aside from the usual benefits of singing in a choir,...
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Monk-a-Thon with Regina Magazine!
This weekend, Regina Magazine is running their first "Monk-a-thon", an effort focusing on letting people know about the rise of traditional orders committed to the beautiful celebration of the liturgy...
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Remastered Mozart: Requiem - Solemn Pontifical Requiem Mass in Memory of J.F....
This looks wonderful. It's the Mozart: Requiem - Solemn Pontifical Requiem Mass in Memory of J.F. Kennedy. This is a remarkable recording for several reasons, among them being it was the only...
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A stunning setting of ‘O magnum mysterium’
Around this time of year choir directors tend to start thinking about December, choosing carols and planning Christmas music lists. For those of us in the northern hemisphere, the height of the summer...
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