The Feast of the Sacred Heart of Jesus
I grew up listening to my dad’s favorite musicians, the Melody Four. In his beautiful tenor voice, he sang along with every song, on every record. One that I loved…
Read moreSanders: The Reproaches
Sung at the Cathedral this afternoon for the Good Friday liturgy. Here is the The Chapel Choir of University College, Hurham, withJohn Sanders’ setting of The Reproaches.
Read morePentecost Sunday, June 8, 2014
“And when the days of Pentecost were drawing to a close, they were all together in one place. And suddenly there came a sound from heaven, as of a…
Read moreRandom Art, Forgetfulness, Overnights, and Speechifying
You know how, as a parent, you have a kind of sixth sense for when your offspring are “up to something?” Well, I can tell you that I know for…
Read moreEaster Vigil 2013
It is so hard to express the height of joy and the awesome beauty of the realization of a long anticipated celebration. There are some very special events in life…
Read moreHoly Thursday
What a beautiful Holy Thursday mass tonight with Bishop Olmsted commemorating Christ’s washing of the disciples feet; holy communion; the stripping of the altar, and the candle-lit procession of the…
Read moreCommuter School
… is what they call it when you have to do most of your school day on the road. Today started out with a surprise: Paul walked in the door…
Read moreFull House
When life is full, the blog is hopping. When life is abundantly filled above and beyond all I could ask or think with more blessings, challenges, and activities than I…
Read moreSaint Edmund Campion Missal Hymnal
A while ago Jeff sent me this link about a new Missal Hymnal coming out in January. It is Part 6 in a 6 part series about the Saint Edmund…
Read moreEpiphany!
The Magi are enlightened so that the goodness of God may be made manifest: so that no one need despair, doubting that salvation through faith will be given to him,…
Read moreHoly Days of Obligation
One of the many culture shocks one receives when coming into the Catholic Church from a predominantly Evangelical background is the existence of “holy days of obligation”. The phrase has…
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