I'm in Pittsburgh this week for the annual convention of the National Association of Pastoral Musicians (NPM) and will be updating everyone daily on the goings on here. [MORE...]
This is the first in a series of posts from Romano Guardini's short book Sacred Signs. This work reflects on the meaning of the symbols of the Mass. His first reflection is on the gesture of the sign of the cross. [MORE...]
This weekend we will begin singing a new setting of the Gloria, from the Mass of Joy & Peace by Tony Alonso. So let's take a moment to look at the Gloria hymn itself, and its context in the liturgy. [MORE...]
The Penitential Act offers us the opportunity to penitence for our sins at the beginning of the Liturgy in preparation to hear sacred scripture and receive the Eucharist. During the season of Ordinary Time we will be using the second of the three options for the Penitential Act provided in the Roman Missal. [MORE...]