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.
Forgotten Customs of the Easter Octave and Eastertide
Easter itself is an 8-day celebration, and even after the Octave concludes on Low Sunday, the Easter Season lasts for a total of fifty days until the completion of Ascensiontide and the celebration of Pentecost Sunday. This period of time, especially for the Octave of Easter, is enriched with many rich customs all expressing the…
Dangerous Words and the Silent Impact of Ideologies
Which is an error just as great...
Thomistic Hylomorphism vs. Evolutionism
Hylomorphism excludes any evolutionary hypothesis.
Forgotten Customs of St. Joseph
"I never knew any one who was particularly devout to him, that did not continually advance more and more in virtue."
The Little Way of Beauty
A key facet of the Little Way is blind surrender of our efforts to the Hand of God.
Secular Music in the Mass Before Vatican II
"Not suitable for liturgical functions."
World Premiere in Rome: Aurelio Porfiri’s New Oratorio “Una con Lui”
Traditional and contemporary sacred music.
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.