The Diocese of Jefferson City, Missouri, will implement a formal ban this week on the singing of certain contemporary hymns at Mass because of doctrinal inaccuracies in their lyrics as well as a ...

The maestro was a man of routine. Besides not talking much about his work, which consisted of some of the most memorable film scores in movie history, he was a quiet man of prayer. Every morning at ...

Just days after implementing a formal ban on a dozen “doctrinally problematic” hymns, a Missouri bishop has rescinded his original decree, instead opening a yearlong consultation process to determine ...

The cantor leads the congregation through the musical portions of mass. The congregation could refer to their program for sheet music and lyrics. (Brooke Christensen) The BYU Catholic Newman Club ...

The Scottish composer James MacMillan has denied the use of programmatic elements in his Fourth Symphony (2015), insisting that the work is ‘essentially abstract’. This study, however, reveals the ...