Liturgical Music Archives

Eugenio Costa SJ, 1934-2021

January 19, 2021 Paul Inwood Pastoral Theology

With his death we come to the end of an era of the great post-Vatican II liturgical pioneers.

Review: The Parish Book of Chant

June 18, 2020 Alan Hommerding Music: 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.

Church — Music — Interpreters

November 9, 2019 Paul Inwood

Dialogue, dialogue, dialogue

Monday Morning Confessions

March 4, 2019 Alan Hommerding

Even with as many ministerial miles as I have in the rear-view mirror, there’s still much progress to be made.

Vatican Conference for Composers

June 5, 2018 Paul Inwood Announcements Music: General

This gathering will be significantly different from the previous music conference.

Liturgical Composers’ Forum Celebrates Its Twentieth Anniversary

February 1, 2018 Alan Hommerding

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.

Unnecessary Impoverishments Part 4: Quenching the Tuneful Spirit (or…a Tale of Two Texts)

November 7, 2017 Alan Hommerding

“… 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.”