Sacred Music Both Modern and Traditional
There is always something new, beautiful and noble that can be said about her and it is up to us, useless servants, to say it through the little or much talent that God has given us.
Why the Pope Praises Modernist Architects
Sacred places are the first places to be destroyed by invaders and iconoclasts, for whom nothing is more offensive than the enemy’s gods.
Among the Most Important Books of 2023
Shaw’s is a synthesis of a refreshing variety of sources, including the research of secular sociologists, produces an analysis constructive for Catholics in every state of life.
The Modern Bach
It was dedicated to the memory of the German Heroes fallen in the Great War.
The Echoes of God’s Word
Authentic and humble artists are perfectly well aware, no matter what kind of beauty characterizes their handwork, that their paintings, sculptures or creations are nothing else but the reflection of God’s Beauty.
Forgotten Customs of St. Valentine’s Day
Another Catholic feast day with a long tradition.
Mary, Co-Redemptrix in the Stabat Mater
The Sorrowful Virgin shared in the work of redemption with Jesus Christ.
On Singing Gregorian Chant Artfully (part 2)
It’s all very subtle but long experience in seminaries and religious communities shows that the more unified the sound, the more everyone can lose themselves in the prayer of the Church.
Montfortian Music and the Power of Hymns
The hymns he composed were, at the time of French Revolution, on the lips of the Blessed 47 Martyrs of Avrillé.
Two Gems from Silverstream Priory
Above: Silverstream Priory from the website. This past fall I’ve enjoyed reading two little books published by the good monks of Silverstream Priory. The first, Letters to a Soul, consists of fifty-five short letters of spiritual direction written by Dom Hubert van Zeller to an anonymous directee. Written in the social and ecclesiastical upheaval of…
On Singing Gregorian Chant Artfully (Part 1)
This week and next, I will share practical and speculative points on singing Gregorian chant well that I have learned by leading scholas, by participating in them, and by listening to masters discuss what they do and why. My points are not put forward here as “Gospel truths”; they are merely an attempt to put…