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Archive for August, 2007

Liturgical Synergy

Posted in Catholic Liturgy on August 13, 2007 | Leave a Comment »

I went to my colleague’s parish on Saturday and played bass for him at their 5:30 liturgy.  He was playing acoustic piano and there was a cantor and myself.  It was a nice mix of instruments and voices. 
The parish priest is a long time friend of myself and my family.  In fact, I first met him [...]

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Praying for our Family

Posted in On Being a Father on August 8, 2007 | Leave a Comment »

My eldest daughter Erin who is 24, married her high school sweetheart Sam.  His dream was to become a Marine and serve his country with honor.  She is now at his bedside at the National Naval Medical Center in Bethesda Maryland.  Last week he was in a convoy in Iraq and was hit by a [...]

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Parable

Posted in Uncategorized on August 6, 2007 | Leave a Comment »

My choir is taking a break in August which gives me an opportunity to visit other parishes in the Sacramento area.  I always enjoy visiting other Catholic church liturgies.  Sometimes I cringe at what I hear or see and sometimes I have “a-ha” moments that I bring back to my liturgy team. 
On Saturday I got [...]

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Eternal Vision

Posted in Life and Death on August 4, 2007 | Leave a Comment »

ETERNAL VISION
“They know me not who think that I am only flesh and blood. a transient dweller on this fragile planet earth that gave me human birth. For I am spirit, eternal, indestructible, not confined to this space, or this time.
“And when my sojourn here is through, my roles fulfilled, and my assignments done, I [...]

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What’s important in life?

Posted in Uncategorized on August 3, 2007 | Leave a Comment »

Isn’t it interesting—we get so caught up in the little things:  “that piece of music has a word or phrase that isn’t based on main-line Catholic theology“ or “he shouldn’t be playing that dulcimer in a Catholic church because (fill in the blank)”.  I’m not saying that anything goes—far from it!  But I’m just thinking there [...]

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Looking for love in all the wrong places

Posted in Uncategorized on August 3, 2007 | Leave a Comment »

The web is a wonderful thing. People can come together in communities, forums, etc. to share their thoughts and ideas about their particular area of interest. Occasionally I do a search for “liturgical musician”, “pastoral musician”, “liturgical music”, etc. looking for ideas, inspiration and support. To my amazement, much of what I [...]

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