A couple of months ago, on the recommendation of a catechumen with whom I am blessed to work, I watched The Secret of Kells, an animated Irish film. As one involved in evangelization and especially as a one who draws inspiration from (or is infatuated with) the monastic tradition I was impressed with the amazing Paschal themes of the main character, the young Brother Brendan, going down into the underworld, chaining the forces of darkness [MORE...]
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Whatever happened to private confession? According to Annemarie Kidder’s recent book, Making Confession, Hearing Confession: A History of the Cure of Souls, it simply moved out of church.
Catholic Music Throughout the Ages
Subtitle: Balancing the Needs of a Worshipping Church
Edward Schaefer MSM DMA
Hillenbrand Books, an imprint of Liturgy Training Publications and the Liturgical Institute of the University of St Mary of the Lake (Mundelein Seminary)
xii + 204 + 54 pages of bibliography, appendices and indexes.
ISBN 978-1-59525-020-9, $28.00, available in the UK from Gracewing Publishing, £20.00
Anyone looking for an apologia for the use (in the author’s ideal world, the use exclusively) of Gregorian chant [MORE...]
Subtitle: The Reception and Implementation of the New Missal
Published by Burns & Oates (Continuum) – UK (ISBN 978-1-4411-0403-8, £10.99); Liturgical Press – USA (ISBN 978-0-8146-6021-8, $19.95)
Five brief chapters and a conclusion in the space of 118 pages may not sound like a big deal, but this book packs a punch far above its size and weight. The author, Professor of Liturgy at the Pontifical Gregorian University and Professor of Liturgical History at the Pontifical Liturgical [MORE...]
Here is a really important and I’m sure very interesting book edited by Pray Tell contributor Max Johnson.