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 morePotential Fulfilled
Sundays are invariably a day filled with potential. Potential mini-dramas, such as the child who wont eat anything you offer for breakfast, and therefore you can predict almost to the…
Read moreRegarding Tuesday
Despite the unanimous vote of my students to continue their “spring break” throughout the Octave of Easter, our Administrator overruled them and set us back to school today. We do have…
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 moreGood Friday
Chanticleer Reproaches and Trisagion Mysteria: Gregorian Chants My people, what have I done to you? How have I offended you? Answer me! I led you out of Egypt, from slavery…
Read moreCelebrations of December: Jeff Turns 50
The notion that my big brother greeted his 50th year this month is pretty much incomprehensible to me. It was hard to imagine a proper way to celebrate a birthday so…
Read moreMusic, music, music
Last night was one of those serendipitous evenings when timing falls into place and it’s just clearly God blessing the whole evening. Because I was sick this week and not…
Read moreA Modest Proposal
I love going to mass. On so many levels, it is nourishment to my soul, whether I am singing or participating in worship with the congregation in the pews, I…
Read moreMiscellaneous Musings
It’s 3pm and 72° outside my open office windows — I’m LOVE-LOVE-LOVING Arizona today!! I’m just going to spot review some elements of the past week. One of my favorite…
Read moreFather’s Day 2013
We are loving these leisurely summer Sunday mornings when we don’t have to leave the house until 8:15 or 8:30, and we can all go to church together in one…
Read moreMy Dad and The Melody Four
In honor of my dad today on the anniversary of his passing from this life to the next, some music that he loved. These were the sounds that filled my…
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