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Music Ministry Alive!

Help us spread the word, especially to those young people whom you know who show a passion not only for liturgical music, but also for their faith and vocation. There is still time for youth and adult participants to apply, but not much – the hope is that all applications and materials be postmarked by May 15th.

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A Palm Sunday Near You

Videos and service leaflets are beginning to appear across the Internet from last Sunday’s Palm Sunday Services. What did you do in your parish?

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The Sacred Music Cardinal Bergoglio (Pope Francis) Likes: Misa Criolla

Contacts from Argentina tell me that Missa Criolla is the Pope’s favorite Mass and was a favorite gift for him to give visitors to Argentina.

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Luther Seminary cuts faculty and staff, suspends Sacred Music and Ph.D. programs

“This is a hard day for Luther Seminary as we announce very difficult decisions,” said Rick Foss, interim president.

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Bishop Sample’s Pastoral Letter on Sacred Music in Divine Worship

The reinterpretation of Vatican II continues apace.

New DMA degree at Notre Dame

The University of Notre Dame is launching a new Doctor of Musical Arts (DMA) program with majors in organ and choral conducting beginning in fall 2013.

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Garbage in, Bach out

The town of Cateura, Paraguay was literally built on top of a landfill – a landfill that receives over 1,500 tons of waste each day.

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Applications Being Accepted for the 2013 National Catholic Youth Choir

The National Catholic Youth Choir is currently accepting applicants for its 14th season to be held June 17 – July 2, 2013.

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Academy of Sacred Music in Scotland will counteract “lousy music at Mass”

“Young people need the transformative power of sacred music to balance that, but instead they are getting banal, happy-clappy stuff at Mass. Sacred music can lift young people up and help them embrace more noble ideas, yet it is not sung in many Catholic churches in Scotland.”

Table Graces

What are your favorite table graces?