Episode 18 - Diving into the Church Documents: “On Sacred Music” by Pope St. Pius X, Part II: The Different Kinds of Sacred Music

Fr. Kyle and Steven talk about the third and fourth paragraphs of Pope Pius X’s document “On Sacred Music.” We wade through how we understand chant as the ‘supreme model’ as sacred music. And then talk about chant can aid in the active participation in the liturgy. Finally, they talk about sacred polyphony. If anything, listen for a good laugh.

https://adoremus.org/1903/11/tra-le-sollecitudini/

Episode 17 - A Reflection in Preparation for Christmas

Fr. Kyle shares a reflection to help prepare us for Christmas.

Episode 16 - Hymn Deep Dive: O Come, O Come, Emmanuel

Fr. Kyle, Ashley Dean Coppola, and Eric Wilkes take a deep dive into the history and significance of the popular timeless hymn O Come O Come Emmanuel.

Text:

O Wisdom - Isaiah 11:2-3 and 28:29

O Adonai (Lord of Might) - Isaiah 11:4-5 and 33:22

O Rod of Jesse’s stem - Isaiah 11:1 and 11:10

O Key of David - Isaiah 22:22 (Matthew 16)

O Oriens (Dayspring) - Isaiah 9:1

O Desire of Nations (Rex Gentium) - Isaiah 9:5-6

O Emmanuel - Isaiah 7:14

Ashley - Lauren Daigle

Eric - Sufjan Stevens and Matt Maher

Fr. Kyle - Page CXVI

Episode 15 - Getting to Know Christ the Musician

Deacon Adam Conque and Julianne Reed join Fr. Kyle again to talk about Christ the Musician, and how every Catholic, musician and not, can incorporate our devotion to Christ the Musician into our spirituality. 

Deacon Adam Conque - stmartindetours.org

Julianne Reed  -  @julianne_elizabeth on Instagram and her group's single Come Back to Me 

Episode 14 - Christ the Musician

Fr. Kyle is joined by Deacon Adam Conque of the Diocese of Lafayette Louisiana and Julianne Reed a musician and singer/songwriter to talk about how Christ is the fulfillment of the Greek myth of Orpheus and how there was early church devotion to Christ the Musician.

Episode 13 - The Problem of the Cry Room

Ashley, Eric, and Fr. Kyle talk about noisy children and how we deal with this normal part of human life and great difficulty for parents. 

Conception Abbey https://www.conceptionabbey.org/

Ep 12 - Diving into the Church Documents: “On Sacred Music” by Pope St. Pius X, Part I: On General Principles

We begin an ongoing series diving into the documents of the Church on sacred music. We start with Pope St. Pius X’s motu proprio on Sacred music, Tra le Sollecitudini. Ashley, Eric, and Fr. Kyle talk about the first two paragraphs on general principles. 

Tra le Sollecitudini https://adoremus.org/1903/11/tra-le-sollecitudini/

Aposotolic Tradition by Hippolytus 

https://www.gutenberg.org/files/61614/61614-h/61614-h.htm

(Fr. Kyle was meaning to reference the Didache which talks about the mass and from which the Second Eucharistic prayer originates) https://www.newadvent.org/fathers/0714.htm

(Eric was right) The First Apology by St. Justin Martyr (see chapters 66-67 for reference to weekly worship of the early church) https://www.newadvent.org/fathers/0126.htm

Ep 11 - What Role Emotions Play within the Liturgy

Emotions can easily feel like a bad word when it comes to the faith. This week Fr. Kyle, Ashley, and Steven discuss how we can have a more well rounded view of emotions and what role they play in helping actively participate in the liturgy. 

Steven’s article on Emotions in the Liturgy (link coming soon).

St. Thomas gives his treatment on the passions in the Prima Secundae paragraphs 22-48 which you can find here: https://www.newadvent.org/summa/2.htm

Law of Inertia https://www.britannica.com/science/law-of-inertia

Fr. Timothy Gallagher treats the spiritual dimension of our feelings in his reflection on St. Ignatius of Loyola’s rules of discernment here: https://www.frtimothygallagher.org/product-page/the-discernment-of-spirits-an-ignatian-guide-for-everyday-living

Ep 10 - Fr. Kyle’s Sermon on Sacred Music

This is a recording of a teaching sermon Fr. Kyle gave to his parish about music within the liturgy. 

Tra Le Sollecitudini by Pope St. Pius X ⁠https://adoremus.org/1903/11/tra-le-sollecitudini/⁠

Chirograph of the Supreme Pontiff John Paul II for the Centenary of the Motu Proprio “Tra Le Sollecitudini” on Sacred Music ⁠https://www.vatican.va/content/john-paul-ii/en/letters/2003/documents/hf_jp-ii_let_20031203_musica-sacra.html⁠

“Then, after singing a hymn, they went out to the Mount of Olives.” Matthew 26:30

“Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly, as in all wisdom you teach and admonish one another, singing psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs with gratitude in your hearts to God.” Colossians 3:16

Fr. Kyle’s Homilies ⁠https://frkyleshomilies.podbean.com/

Ep 9 - How Can We Incorporate Music into the National Eucharistic Revival

During NOVUM COLLECTIVE’s annual writer’s retreat, Fr. Kyle and Steven welcome Cristina Bernal to talk about the power of music and how we can use it to foster an encounter with Christ in the Eucharist. 

Find Cristina Bernal on Spotify and follow her on Instagram

Pew Research Study on the Eucharist https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2019/08/05/transubstantiation-eucharist-u-s-catholics/

A More Measured Look at the Pew Research Study https://media.ascensionpress.com/2019/08/16/how-accurate-is-the-pew-survey-on-the-eucharist/

National Eucharistic Revival https://www.eucharisticrevival.org/

O Bone Jesu by Palestrina https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8ZYmO4IiT3Q

Missa de Angelis https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EAOmVGdc7c8

The Four Invitations of the Eucharistic Revival (scroll down a little bit) https://www.eucharisticrevival.org/lead

Ep 8 - Steven’s Musical Journey

During NOVUM COLLECTIVE’s annual writer’s retreat, the team gathers together for Steven to share his story of music and liturgy. 

This Reddit thread goes over some of the more popular Christian emo bands https://www.reddit.com/r/ChristianMusic/comments/5xf9ou/looking_for_christian_emo_bands/?rdt=42629

Ayleron https://open.spotify.com/artist/5kYB4jcX01BS8FdXZvfUQd

Abbey Youth Festival https://www.facebook.com/abbeyyouthfest/

Relient K https://www.relientk.com/

All God’s People https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FNROce-uQLw

Steven Joubert’s Music https://open.spotify.com/artist/7Lz8mPb3mCynI0QuuJRIMJ

Five Iron Frenzy https://www.fiveironfrenzy.com/

Ep 7 - Ashley’s Music Journey

During NOVUM COLLECTIVE’s annual writer’s retreat, the team gathers together for Ashley shares her story of music and liturgy. 

Life Teen Missionaries https://lifeteen.com/missions/

Onward and Upward Worship https://www.facebook.com/onwardandupwardworship/

Gabby Banzon https://www.gabbybanzon.com/

Ashley Dean’s Ministry, Music, and Discography https://www.ashleydeanmusic.com/

Liturgy Resources Psalms https://www.liturgyresources.com/psalms

Alive in You https://aliveinyou.com/

Ep 6 - The Place of the Choir in the Building of the Church

Eric and Fr. Kyle converse about where the choir should be in the building of the Church. 

“The schola cantorum (choir) should be so positioned with respect to the arrangement of each church that its nature may be clearly evident, namely as part of the assembled community of the faithful undertaking a specific function. The positioning should also help the choir to exercise this function more easily and allow each choir member full sacramental participation in the Mass in a convenient manner.” - General Instruction of the Roman Missal, 312. 

Ep 5 - The Theology of the Body and Music

Recording at the ECHO Community House, Eric and Fr. Kyle talk a little bit about how the Theology of the Body connects to music. 

ECHO Community https://www.echocommunity.us/

Theology of the Body Institute https://tobinstitute.org/

Small Introduction to the Theology of the Body by Dr. Edward Sri https://www.catholiceducation.org/en/marriage-and-family/sexuality/five-key-features-of-the-theology-of-the-body.html

Pope Benedict XVI and The Power of Music Video by the Theology of the Body Institute https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H4STzJzfnvY

Greek Muses https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muses (FYI Fr. Kyle was wrong there isn’t a Muse for sculpture)

Holy Water by We the Kingdom https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7KLQ2AXQmtA

Ep 4 - How We Use the Word “Worship

Spurred from a conversation that Eric had with Fr. Brice Higginbotham, Eric and Fr. Kyle talk about the word “worship” and in what context it should be used.

Ep 3 - Eric’s Story

Eric shares his story of music and the liturgy.


Net Ministries https://netusa.org/

Dark Night of the Soul https://media.ascensionpress.com/podcast/the-dark-night-of-the-soul/#:~:text=The%20Dark%20Night%20of%20the%20Soul%20allows%20God%20to%20enter,faith%2C%20revealing%20its%20true%20foundations.

NOVUM RECORDS https://www.novumrecords.com/

NOVUM https://open.spotify.com/artist/6mz5DQTJEumO5PZBnyFQi0?si=BTr-jxLjTEmgyZpqDjcqOQ&nd=1

Ep 2 - Fr. Kyle’s Story

Fr. Kyle shares his story of music and the liturgy. 

St. Joseph Seminary College https://www.sjasc.edu/

St. Joseph’s Abbey https://www.saintjosephabbey.com/  (Both are called locally called St. Ben’s)

Easter Sequence Chant https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uxbcYmn-Kag

Palestrina O Bone Jesu https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8ZYmO4IiT3Q

Tallis Spem in Allium https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iT-ZAAi4UQQ

Covenant 7 https://myspace.com/covenant7/music/songs

Shoegaze https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shoegaze

Ep 1 - The Prologue

Eric and Fr. Kyle start by talking about liturgy, music, and liturgical music and how these three things will guide our little conversations on this podcast. He hope is display a search for the heart of liturgical music in the Catholic Church. We hope to act as a resource for liturgical musicians and anyone interested in the liturgy, lay, consecrated, or ordained. 


Liturgy at New Advent https://www.newadvent.org/cathen/09306a.htm

Music in the Oxford English Dictionary https://www.oed.com/search/dictionary/?scope=Entries&q=music

Charlie Puth https://www.instagram.com/charlieputh/reels/

Liturgical Music in the Encyclopedia Britannica https://www.britannica.com/topic/liturgical-music

Musicam Sacram - “By sacred music is understood that which, being created for the celebration of divine worship, is endowed with a certain holy sincerity of form.” https://www.vatican.va/archive/hist_councils/ii_vatican_council/documents/vat-ii_instr_19670305_musicam-sacram_en.html