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Slow down and smell the incense

Posted in Catholic Liturgy, Catholic Music, Drives me crazy, Good Liturgy, Liturgical Music, Taize on August 23, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

About ten years ago, my local Catholic parish had a Wednesday evening centering prayer service.  It wasn’t very well attended…maybe ten or so people.  What I found so wonderful about this form or prayer was the relaxing pace that ensued once we began the service.  Even further back in my childhood (early 70’s), I [...]

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Stations of the Cross with Taize chants

Posted in Catholic Liturgy, Catholic Music Composer, Instrumentation, Liturgical Music, Prayer, Stations of the Cross, Taize on March 19, 2008 | 1 Comment »

During the weeks of Lent, I had the pleasure of participating in a “Stations of the Cross with Taize chants” service.   I’ve never really been drawn to this Catholic tradition but I was very surprised how the music drew me into the prayer.  Much of the impact this service had on me was due to [...]

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Schedule of Music for the 5th Sunday of Lent

Posted in Catholic Liturgy, Catholic Music Composer, GIA, Lenten Music, Liturgical Music, Liturgical Season, Service Music, Taize, WLP on March 4, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

I’m always wondering what music other pastoral musicians are using for various seasons of the year. We are going into the fifth weekend of Lent and I am happy to say that I’ve had my choir practicing the music for Triduum for over a month. For me, that is a pretty big deal. [...]

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