Clamator in Deserta

An occasional rant or two on matters liturgical and musical, with other stuff thrown in for good measure.

About Me

Chris Allen: California City, California, United States; ...is the choir director at a small parish in the Mojave Desert of California, where he tries to bring the New Liturgical Movement into a world of Praise and Worship. As always, posts here are my own opinions and not necessarily those of anyone connected with my parish or diocese.

New Liturgical Movement

The Iconographic Style, #2: Images Not Made with Human Hands - Does an icon truly resemble our heavenly destiny, or only symbolize it — and what does Our Lady of Guadalupe tell us about the answer?This is the second of...
10 hours ago
What Does The Prayer Really Say?

“And that, to be restored, our sickness must grow worse…” - From The Four Quartets East Coker […] IV. The wounded surgeon plies the steel That questions the distempered part; Beneath the bleeding hands we feel The s...
6 months ago
The Chant Café

Praying with chant - Beautifully and practically, Stephanie Mann writes on praying with Gregorian chant. The post Praying with chant appeared first on Chant Café.
6 years ago
Optima Musica Dei Donum

- It's My Birthday and I'll Ply if I Want to- Part the First After forty-five years in the biz (so to speak), I believe there’s only one certain conclusion I...
10 years ago
St. Landry Catholic Church Bell

- I'm tolling 10 AM. BONG BONG BONG BONG BONG BONG BONG BONG BONG BONG
13 years ago