This looks like a very unfortunate misunderstanding.
Read moreMonth: May 2011
Who has more brains?
Mainline Protestants seem to have larger brains than born-again Christians, Roman Catholics, and the religiously unaffiliated.
Read moreGerman Catholics call for reform, many leaving
Many would welcome a signal from the pope that he supports such discussion, but there are no exchanges with parishioners or lay people scheduled during his Sept. 22-25 visit. “The bishops will not want to confront the pope with the problems facing Germany’s church,” Kruip said.
Read moreIs the ban on women’s ordination infallibly taught?
No, argues the National Catholic Reporter.
Read moreJames Savage: 30 years at Seattle cathedral
“The music program of St. James Cathedral has come to be recognized throughout this country as both superior and superb: the organists, the Cathedral Choir of St. James, the Women of St. James Schola, the Cathedral Cantorei, the Cathedral Chamber Orchestra, and the Cathedral’s three children’s choirs (Schola Cantorum, St. Gregory Choir, St. Cecilia Singers). When Jim Savage arrived on the scene, there was an organist and a rather small choir.” – Fr. Mike Ryan, Seattle
Read moreChurch musician makes Wall Street Journal
“Choral music is the art form with the most participation in this country,” Mr. Tritle maintains. “According to a survey by Chorus America, around 22 million Americans participate in choral music. One in every five or six households has a member who participates in a church choir, synagogue choir, school choir, and so on. It’s still very much a grass-roots form.”
Read morePerth Council of Priests fully supports the new missal translation
Priests in Perth, Australia, support the forthcoming English missal.
Read moreOur first auxiliary, my first episcopal ordination
Our Diocese of San Jose is getting its first auxiliary bishop in this, our 30th anniversary as a diocese. It will be my first ordination of a bishop I will prepare…or witness! How do you prepare a liturgy you’ve never seen before?
Read moreA codicil to Simply Fred
I just finished the book (the first time in months I read a book in one day)….
Read moreThe Hymns in GIA’s Worship 4
I have high hopes for a renewal of biblical piety for Catholics who sing the hymn texts in Worship, 4th edition.
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