Courage through faith
Fight for truth. Our faith and nation are in peril. We are called to stand our ground, holding to the tradition, knowledge and belief that we’ve inherited from our one true God. Truth, beauty and goodness are necessary to form courage as the battle for our souls continues.
Courage through faith
Fight for truth. Our faith and nation are in peril. We are called to stand our ground, holding to the tradition, knowledge and belief that we’ve inherited from our one true God. Truth, beauty and goodness are necessary to form courage as the battle for our souls continues.
Life’s greatest adventure
Host: When we look at the Catholic church and its decline in recent years—less young people going, less people signing up for a religious life, and since, you could say the 60s… Jordan Peterson: Well, it’s all guitar and hippies. Who the hell cares? Host: (laughing)…...
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ChantWorks Advent
Watch on RumbleJoin ChantWorks in exploration of the historical and spiritual significance of the Advent.
FEAR NOT with Kathleen Carr
ChantWorks presents Fear Not. Host Linda Hoffman speaks with Kathleen Carr, founder of the Catholic Art Institute.
FEAR NOT with Floriani
ChantWorks presents Fear Not. Host Linda Hoffman speaks with Thomas Quackenbush, Graham Crawly, Georgio Navarini and Joe Daly, members of Floriani.
The Chanted Word: Ascension 2023
Ascension is the ascent of Jesus Christ into heaven on the 40th day after his Resurrection (Easter being reckoned as the first day). The Solemnity of the Ascension of Jesus Christ, also called Ascension Day, Ascension Thursday, or sometimes Holy Thursday, commemorates the bodily Ascension of Jesus into Heaven. It is one of the ecumenical feasts, ranking with the feasts of the Passion and Pentecost.
Recent columns
Is Kneeling for Communion a Disruption?
His Eminence Cardinal Blase Cupich of Chicago has recently written a letter in his archdiocesan publication discouraging the practice of kneeling for the reception of Holy Communion. Now, I state straightaway that I am not here to encourage anyone to be disrespectful...
German Archaeological Find Sheds Light on Christianity’s Spread Into Europe
Researchers in Germany have translated what they believe is the oldest evidence of the spread of Christianity into Europe. In 2018, archaeologists discovered what they’re calling the “Frankfurt silver inscription,” a rolled foil engraving inside a protective amulet,...
Restoring the Beauty of the Liturgy
If the Church is to continue to transform and humanize the world, how can she dispense with beauty in her liturgies, that beauty which is so closely linked with love and with the radiance of the Resurrection? —Cardinal Ratzinger (Pope Benedict XVI) This question,...
What to Sing and When?
Musicam Sacram, 1967, highlights the importance of singing in the sacred liturgy and provides useful instruction for prioritizing the parts of the Mass that should be sung. Additionally, Musicam Sacram specifically retains the distinctions between Solemn, Sung, and...
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ChantWorks Advent
Watch on RumbleJoin ChantWorks in exploration of the historical and spiritual significance of the Advent.
The Chanted Word: Christmas Mass during the Night 2021
In many Western Christian traditions Midnight Mass is the first liturgy of Christmastide that is celebrated on the night of Christmas Eve, traditionally beginning at midnight when Christmas Eve gives way to Christmas Day. This popular Christmas custom is a jubilant celebration of the Mass or Service of Worship in honor of the Nativity of Jesus.
The Chanted Word: Pentecost
ChantWorks presents: Pentecost. The Catholic holiday of Pentecost is a moveable feast, which is celebrated on the 50th day from Easter Sunday. It commemorates the descent of the Holy Spirit upon the Apostles and other followers of Jesus Christ while they were in Jerusalem celebrating the Feast of Weeks, as described in the Acts of the Apostles.
The Chanted Word: Easter Sunday Mass
Easter Sunday celebrates the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead. Described in the New Testament as having occurred on the third day after his burial following his crucifixion by the Romans at Calvary c. 30 AD.
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Chanted Passion of our Lord Jesus Christ according to Mark—for practice or meditation
Chanted Passion of our Lord Jesus Christ according to Mark—for practice or meditation
A chanted prayer to Saint Michael
A new chanted setting of the Prayer to St. Michael.