Yes, the weekly song of the assembly needs a connection to the lections of the day. […] No, we cannot sing just anything at Mass.
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Tag: Liturgical Music
Behold, I Tell You a Mystery
Part of this decrease in church choirs—but only part of the decrease—can be explained by the overall decrease in churches and church attendance.
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Singing Properly
Yes, let us glory in the Cross. Let us also keep channels of communication clear and open. Let us strive to bring the gifts of our various ministries together for the service of God’s people. Let us continue to learn and reflect on the richness of our liturgical heritage, using every skill to offer its richness for a deepened spirituality in the Paschal Mystery.
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Eugenio Costa SJ, 1934-2021
With his death we come to the end of an era of the great post-Vatican II liturgical pioneers.
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Review: The Parish Book of Chant
The prayer of the Church, however, remains central and crucial at every time, and so—even if filed away for a future day—we need to keep evaluating the resources we offer people for sung prayer.
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Church — Music — Interpreters
Dialogue, dialogue, dialogue
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Monday Morning Confessions
Even with as many ministerial miles as I have in the rear-view mirror, there’s still much progress to be made.
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Vatican Conference for Composers
This gathering will be significantly different from the previous music conference.
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Liturgical Composers’ Forum Celebrates Its Twentieth Anniversary
Attendees are invited to submit new (not published) pieces ahead of time, which are then anonymously reviewed by the group. After each, an opportunity is given for comment and/or critique by the whole group.
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Unnecessary Impoverishments Part 4: Quenching the Tuneful Spirit (or…a Tale of Two Texts)
“… this is what I call the ‘pasta’ approach to hymn tunes: that, by and large, the tunes don’t contribute all that much, since it is the text that provides the real flavor, the ‘sauce’ of the hymn.”
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