Day: March 9, 2010

  • Implementing MS 33 – One Attempt

    You know about the hymns vs. propers debate. As rich as the Latin propers (introit, gradual, etc.) are, they’re seemingly too difficult and inaccessible for most people, as the leaders of the liturgical movement in Europe had already started to conclude by the 1930s. Here’s what we’ve trying at St. John’s Abbey for the introit…

  • Collegeville Conference on Music, Liturgy and the Arts

    Wow, there’s a lot going on in Collegeville this summer. CCMLA, June 21-24, “New Music, New Texts: Preparing for a New Missal.”

  • Idlers at Liturgy

    It is easy enough to find historical examples of chaotic liturgies, but that is not my main point here.