Traditional Latin Mass in Maryland

WDTPRS >> Quad Cities: regular TLMs in Davenport and Iowa City WDTPRS >> John Allen on Benedict XVI's recent conference with priests FIRST THINGS: On the Square >> Drawing the Line (Fr. Richard John Neuhaus) RORATE CAELI >> The "Ratzinger" Formula St. Peter Canisius Apostolate >> Friday With the Church Fathers: St. Augustine with Happiness The New Liturgical Movement >> The Sociology of the Chant Movement The Recovering Choir Director >> Media vita in morte sumus

AP >> Solzhenitsyn, chronicler of Soviet gulag, dies (Douglas Birch, AP; from the book, "One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovitch" to the "Gulag Archipelago," this giant of literature chronicled the horrors of Stalinism) RORATE CAELI >>Thank you, Aleksandr Isayevich! Thank you for exposing the true face of Socialism ! The Black Biretta >> ad multos annos! (Fr. Robert J. Levis, 60 years a priest!) The Recovering Choir Director >> The introit chant Sitientes, reconsidered (Props to the NLM and Jeffrey Tucker)

WDTPRS >> Benedict XVI and WYD: pastoral v. intellectual - a look back NCR Cafe.org >> Benedict's vacation spot is significant in his history (John L. Allen, Jr.'s weekly column) The Recovering Choir Director >> Personal Juventutem, WYD and Australia 2008 highlights

Aristotle has a fascinating historical retrospective on Sacrosanctum Concilium . The Archdiocese of Baltimore is mentioned in this recollection (see no 161). It is a fascinating post and shows how we got from there to here.

The Catholic News Agency published a story today entitled, "Bishop's book to aid parishes understanding the role of music in divine worship. " In considering this, you might wish to also see this blog report from " The Recovering Choir Director " that seeks to clarify the precise role this new book has with regard to other documents which already have the formal recognition of Rome . Just for your info...

The New Liturgical Movement >> Fr. Dwight Longenecker and the "Radtrad": A Clarification The New Liturgical Movement >> Virgil Fox's Last Concert (one of my personal favorites is his " Toccata and Fugue in D minor " by J.S. Bach) The Recovering Choir Director >> "A Hero of the Century" Whispers in the Loggia >> Around the Beat (more insights on Archbishop Burke and his new Vatican appointments)

Aristotle mulls the question posed within an article in the Catholic Herald, U.K. The answer is "no" but... Read the rest of the commentary on the story and catch the hyperlink to the Catholic Herald article here .

Whispers in the Loggia >> Roman Triptik The Recovering Choir Director >> "Gregorian chanting 'can reduce blood pressure and stress '" Catholic World News >> Archbishop answers critics on Communion for politicians

AmericanPapist : Video - Bush Praises Pope Today Whispers in the Loggia : At the Synagogue The Recovering Choir Director : Propers for the Votive Mass for the Universal Church (with audio and translations) The New Liturgical Movement : Jeffrey Tucker, "Catholic Music: Hope or Despair" What Does the Prayer Really Say : Archbp. of Anchorage, again on Summorum Pontificum

I found a beautiful site called "The Recovering Choir Director" or "Cantemus Domino.net ." Please examine the website by Aristotle A. Esguerra if you would like. It is a musical treasure trove of information especially regarding the Graduale Romanum . Here are the Propers for the Votive Mass of the Holy Spirit (with audio and translations according to the Graduale Romanum ) . The MP3 links are quite beautiful. I have been listening to the Introit, "Caritas Dei diffusa est " (Romans 5:5, 10-11; Psalm 102:1). It is absolutely marvelous! The site has been added to the Favorites and Blogroll in the right menu.