Respected Maestro Excluded from Vatican II
Virgili responded to the post–Vatican II liturgical reforms with clarity and pastoral balance.
Saint Gerard Majella & the Mysticism of Music
Transforming music into a sacred play.
Secular Music in the Mass Before Vatican II
"Not suitable for liturgical functions."
Pius XII: Deeply in Tune with Modern Music
A gesture of gratitude “for the great humanitarian efforts made by His Holiness to save a large number of Jews during the Second World War."
Catholic Music for the Missions
Pius XI spearheaded the creation of a Missionary Museum in the Lateran Palace.
The Armenian Tradition in Italy
The Armenian Catholic tradition flourished and prospered due to the hospitality of the Venetians.
A Requiem for his own Death
Yet it is time his sacred music received its due.
American Baroque for the Indians of the Americas
"...it had reached unto the realm of Paraguay."
The Mass of “the Empire of Christ Over All Nations”
A Kingdom that “receives all nations under its sway."
A Harmony of Modernity with Tradition
"Surely the first among the German representatives of a new musical art."
On the Newly Canonized Saint Bartolo Longo & Sacred Music
St. Bartolo Longo had experienced a profound spiritual reawakening.
