Why Praise & Worship Music is Praise & Worship

A few days ago, a Fr. Smith posted this article on the Chant Cafe blog: “Why Praise & Worship music is praise, but not worship.” Here’s my response: @font-face { font-family: “Cambria”; }p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal { margin: 0in 0in 10pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: “Times New Roman”; }div.Section1 { page: Section1; } To begin my response [...]

Advent Songs

Hey all, I know it’s been a REALLY long time since I’ve posted.  I’ve recently started a new job as the Asst. Coordinator for the Office of Youth & Young Adult ministry for the diocese of Allentown, PA.  BIG DEAL for me, and especially for my family.  So, I’m still getting settled in, but I [...]

29th Sunday in Ordinary Time Communion Antiphon

Well, here we go again! The Teen Worship Team has the “Teen Mass” on Oct 17th at the 10:30am, and the pastor has been giving us permission to incorporate the “Propers” of the mass. This is my attempt to bring out this “treasure” of the liturgy. Note: the hymnal we use, “Breaking Bread” by OCP [...]

Missa Simplex Acoustic Arrangement

Here’s my arrangement of the Missa Simplex with Acoustic guitar accompaniment.  I’ll be posting audio for the keyboard arrangement too, God bless! Tweet This Post

The Battle belongs to the Lord – (Is battle imagery appropriate in worship?)

A few months back, my band CatholicFX played an event that featured a set list focused on rallying teens to fight in the battle of righteousness. I received an e-mail from a chaperone describing his or her discomfort with the language of war. They described it as “contrary to what I think we’re supposed to [...]

Tom's Instrument & Effects set up

I am currently a loyal MARTIN Guitar player.  I play the DCG16 electric acoustic guitar.  I also play electric guitar.  I recently sold my Fender Mexican Strat and currently have a Gibson Les Paul Studio that I love!  Also, I play a Casio Privia 330 88-key fully weighted keyboard that is incredible!  Lastly, I use [...]

Welcome & Navigation!

Greetings & Blessings, Our site is finally done “catching up” from all the podcasts Tom has put out over the past year. Please check out all the episodes by navigating to the bottom of the page and clicking “older entries”. The best way to navigate the site is by the use of CATEGORIES or SEARCHING. [...]

CW Podcast Ep10 – Ave Maria

In this episode Tom shares a song he wrote based on the Latin version of the Hail Mary, “Ave Maria” Hope you enjoy! If there’s more topics, tips, techniques, and/or songs you’d like Tom to explain please let him know by leaving a comment! Tweet This Post

Welcome!

Welcome to “Catholic Worship” online!  A site and resource for Catholic Worship leaders to share their experiences and struggles in the world of music ministry in the Catholic Church.  The Catholic Church has an incredibly rich history of worship – especially in the liturgy!  It is our prayer that this site may become a resource [...]