Sacred Music for the Poor
Only sacred music, in his view, could inspire behaviors in harmony with Christian life.
Entering the Mystical Cloud with the Angelic Doctor
It is the metaphysics of participation that governs the heavenly vision.
Pope Lambertini
"The greatest of his century."
Domestic Church Customs: Lent
We want every Lent to change our family's souls permanently, instead of just for 46 days.
Michelangelo’s Upward Striving
“No one could have departed from this life with a finer attitude nor with greater devotion.”
Reviver of Sacred Music
The ideals of the Cecilian Movement were largely summarized in the motu proprio Tra le sollecitudini by Pope Pius X († 1914).
Domestic Church Customs for Septuagesima
Above: the burying of the Alleluia. The Lord measures out perfection neither by the multitude of our deeds, but by the manner in which we perform them. – St. John of the Cross Each year Lent almost sneaks up on our busy family. But in her wisdom Mother Church has provided a reminder for preparation…
Musicæ Princeps
Deeply religious and of impeccable morality, Palestrina was also a practical businessman.
The Tale of Joseph Bevan: A Trad Godfather’s Memoir
In Two Families: A Memoir of English Life During and After the Council, Joseph Bevan peels back the curtain on one family’s devastating encounter with liturgical revolution, and another’s inspiring emergence from the ruins. Both of these families are his own, considered in each direction of the family tree: he begins by recounting life with…
The Westernizing Russian Czar
One of the most important and controversial tsars in Russian history.
A Musician who Inspired Mozart
His name evokes Milan and its music in all its nuances.