![“I have heard some great sermons throughout my life on truth and on goodness, [but] not enough on beauty yet,” says the celebrated Scottish composer Sir James MacMillan, shown here conducting The Catholic University of America Chorale on April 9, 2025.](https://publisher-ncreg.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/pb-ncregister/swp/hv9hms/media/2025041107040_2d630421adc57e8cf9863f6d2e4ed03ffc487462c13b5e777505f3ccc98292aa.png "“I have heard some great sermons throughout my life on truth and on goodness, [but] not enough on beauty yet,” says the celebrated Scottish composer Sir James MacMillan, shown here conducting The Catholic University of America Chorale on April 9, 2025.")
Composer Sir James MacMillan Speaks at Catholic University On Beauty, Music, and Faith
MacMillan explained how cultural art, in this case music, is 'an important part of the search for God.'
Results from Tag: 'sacred music'
National Shrine Choir Goes on Musical Pilgrimage to Rome
Through concerts in the Eternal City for the 2025 Jubilee, the shrine choir sought to help uplift and transform the hearts and minds of fellow pilgrims through the power and beauty of sacred music.
A Sacred Farewell: Honoring William Mahrt and His Legacy in Sacred Music
William Mahrt, a towering figure in sacred music, left a legacy of preserving the Church’s traditional liturgical songs.
Archbishop Cordileone to Bring the ‘Mass of the Americas’ to Guadalupe Shrine in ’25
The San Francisco shepherd is answering Pope Francis’ call to prepare for the 500th anniversary of the Marian miracle.
The Revival of Sacred Music
Choirs and ensembles dedicated to preserving and transmitting the Church’s timeless musical heritage are surging, inspiring faith and drawing hearts closer to God through beauty.
Diocese Reverses Hymn Ban in Favor of ‘Synodal’ Selection of Sacred Music
‘Moving forward with an open mind and an open heart’
Why Music and Silence Are Deeply Spiritual
Composer Sir James MacMillan transforms silence into song.
Agatha Christie Letter 2.0: The Traditional Latin Mass as a Cultural, as Well as Liturgical, Treasure
COMMENTARY: The cultural argument, which apparently won the day in 1971 with Pope St. Paul VI, may be used against the TLM today.
A Renaissance in Sacred Music: Will Fritz and the Catholic Composition Institute
A spirit of abundance inspires the next generation of Catholic liturgical composers, with the latest event set for June 15.
Beethoven, Garth Brooks and Tom Brady Converge at the Vatican
COMMENTARY: The German composer’s effort will provide a sublime exhortation to universal brotherhood at the World Meeting on Human Fraternity.
