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Palm Sunday of the Passion of the Lord
As I’ve come to experience many different pieces and methods of playing and composing music, I’ve come to really enjoy some forms of it, perhaps more than other forms. Toccatas,…
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The Fifth Sunday of Lent
Imagine the scene: you are in a courtroom, standing before a judge. The worst things that you have ever done laid out for all to see. Adversaries left and right-…
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The Fourth Sunday of Lent
One of my favorite things that I would do on a routine basis during my years in the seminary was “going home.” It wasn’t just myself, but every seminarian would…
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The Third Sunday of Lent
I remember the feeling quite well. It was about this time two years ago, I was still studying at Kenrick-Glennon Seminary, preparing with my classmates for the last few months…
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The Second Sunday of Lent
One of the questions that I often get asked as a musician: what is the secret? How do you become a better organist? Is there some sort of trick? Why…
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The First Sunday of Lent
We’ve all heard that term: fair-weather friend. We can likely deduce what it is, even if we have never heard or had one before. A friend that, just like fair…
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Ash Wednesday
Whenever I was little, I was always captivated by the beginning of Lent- not because I was necessarily excited about it, or because I had a particular affection to the…
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The Eighth Sunday in Ordinary Time
One of my favorite things to do for the guys at the seminary was computer shopping. Now, this isn’t out of any sort of materialism or anything like that, but…
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The Seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time
We’ve probably all said this phrase at some point or another: “I owe you one.” When we say this phrase, it is because someone has just helped us out of…
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The Sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time
“It builds character!” Have any of you heard this ominous phrase before? I know I remember hearing it often with dad at home, typically when we were complaining about doing…