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Now it��Ƶapp time to ‘do the good’

afarrow@catholicregister.org (Anna Farrow) — Wed, 28 Jun 2023 12:14:55 -0400

I have just returned from a week singing under the California sun. Not favourite lyrics from the Beach Boys though, but Gregorian chant and Renaissance motets. Along with 74 other choristers, choir directors and organists who attended a Sacred Music Symposium hosted by St. John the Baptist Parish in Orange County, I return to my home parish eager to put into practice what I have learned.

Gregorian chant renewal in the works

Fri, 07 Oct 2022 08:58:22 -0400

Lawrence Harris has a renewed vision of service forged and refined in the fire of COVID-19 that raged across the world for nearly three years.

'Modest resurgence' seen in the use of chant at Mass

Fri, 15 May 2020 08:35:14 -0400

WASHINGTON -- When Catholics return to their churches as coronavirus-induced lockdowns ease up, they're not likely to be confronted with a bunch of unfamiliar words in Latin printed in some medieval-era typeface with notes in the shape of squares rather than ovals.

Ancient music given YouTube makeover

cns@catholicregister.org (Catholic News Service) — Thu, 19 Mar 2020 20:54:29 -0400

FRIBOURG, Switzerland -- Dominican Brothers Stefan Ansinger and Alexandre Frezzato are teaching people to sing 800-year-old Gregorian chant through free weekly lessons on their YouTube channel called OPChant.

Young people are returning to traditional faith practices

Fri, 02 Feb 2018 10:29:52 -0500

In a vast sanctuary filled with kneeling Catholics, the light catches on a single ivory veil, draped over the head of a young woman in prayer.

Gregorian Chant strikes the right note

jean.kodin@catholicregister.org (Jean Ko Din, The Catholic Register) — Fri, 28 Oct 2016 17:59:00 -0400

TORONTO – On a busy downtown street in Toronto, a lofting melody carries out from a Solemn High Mass at St. Patrick��Ƶapp parish.