Author: Chris Ángel
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List of Online Mass Settings
I have compiled this list of “online” Mass settings — settings which are self-published, made freely available, or otherwise not available through a major publisher.
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Was Vatican II a “rupture” with tradition?
Was the renewal brought about by Vatican II so great as to cause a “rupture” with the tradition of the church? Ironically, there are progressives and traditionalists who would agree that there was in fact a rupture.
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Goodness gracious, Athanasius!
“At Nicea, your ideas were the answer to the fuss. Athanasius, so loquacious, now from heaven, pray for us.”
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Where are the young people?
It’s one of the most common worries of every parish: Where are the young adults? Why aren’t there more of them in the pews?
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The Jews and the (readmitted) old liturgy
It is irresponsible to promote the older forms while these problems remain unresolved… Anti-Jewish liturgical texts are unacceptable today, and will be a continuing source of confusion and embarrassment for the Church if the difficulties they present are not addressed in a straightforward and comprehensive manner.
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Benedict XVI in his own words
What the Pope said in UK these four days.
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Hymn Society, Thursday close
The Hymn Society reports on current hymnological research, and it also fosters further research.
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Hymn Society, Wednesday Evening
This evening offered an intriguing commingling of music inside and outside church walls. It was also, in many ways, a taste of the South.
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Hymn Society, Wednesday
I have learned seemingly dozens of spirituals this week that are all new to me…Our third plenary was given by Andrew Donaldson, who gave us a history of global church music. It was largely a story of the last thirty years, and it’s amazing to me how many of these songs have already entered the…