Christus Vincit Podcasting

You can listen below, or save the file by clicking here. (30:37/14.0 MB) - Today we chat about the "expression pedal" (typical set pictured at left) on a standard pipe organ, and how it works, plus a word on secular holidays. We also mention a hymn text by our nation's sixth President, John Quincy Adams. - Music: Hail the Day that Sees Him Rise (tune: Llanfair) God Mounts His Throne (Psalm 47) and another organ impromptu, both written by yours truly - Music lists: Ascension and Seventh Sunday of Easter - Christus Vincit Sports: BISHOPS IN SPORTS NHL/NBA Playoff Finals edition - The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly: Orphans Edition, brought to you by Christ Our Buddy - Commercials: Intermountain Catholic Broadcasting (related link: Cathedral of the Madeleine), iPadre (check out his new episode), Disciples with Microphones - Shamus sings the same Vote for Us at Podcast Alley jingle to the tune Hyfrydol, which is used for the hymn Alleluia! Sing to Jesus! By the way, don't forget to vote. - Requiescat in Pace: Rev. Todd Reitmeyer, author of the blog A Son Becomes a Father (extra related links: Obituary - Leave Condolensces) Message Board / Subscribe at iTunes

You can listen below, or save the file by clicking here. (49:15/22.5 MB) Learn about organ voices, their colors, pipe sizes, and why someone told me that I "play like a Protestant!" Today's show also doubles as our Pentecost Special. We have some extra Pentecost music, and another impromptu as well. A little longer than usual. Music list: Pentecost Music: Come, Holy Ghost, Creator Blest (tune: Lambillotte) Veni, Sancte Spiritus (Mode I) Alleluia for Pentecost (Mode II) Creator Spirit, by Whose Aid (tune: Lasst uns Erfreuen) Veni, Creator Spiritus (Mode VIII) and an impromptu postlude on Lasst Uns Erfreuen Christus Vincit Sports: BISHOPS IN SPORTS Playoff finals (NHL/NBA) continues - new sports host: Shamus O'Reilly Commercials: Saint Michael's RCIA Podcast Voice of Mary Podcast (extra related link: Fr. Jay Finelli's Medugorje Page) Disciples with Microphones The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly: Benedictines at OCP Editon, brought to you by Eggo and KoolAid, the official food and drink of the so-called Roman Catholic Womenpriest program (WARNING! NOT SANCTIONED by the Roman Catholic Church. Do not try to be a woman priest and call yourself Catholic!) Brittany, my daughter, has a clip of her own here - really cool! She even teases Shamus with it toward the end of the show. Some closing notes, check out the Christus Vincit Blog! Vote at Podcast Alley / Message Board / Subscribe at iTunes

You can listen below, or save the file by clicking here. (30:54/14.1 MB) Today we explore the Trinitarian hymn and some of its structures. Watch for spurts of O Most Holy Trinity, Undivided Unity! Music list: Trinity Christus Vincit Sports: BISHOPS IN SPORTS NHL/NBA Playoff finals continues - your Bush League correspondant: Shamus O'Reilly! Commercials: Catholic: Under the Hood, Voice of Mary Podcast (extra link: Fr. Jay Finelli's Medugorje Page) Disciples with Microphones Music: Holy, Holy, Holy, by Joshua Burke, courtesy of the Podsafe Music Network; a trumpet descant (for the organ) on Nicaea The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly: Hymns based on Scripture for Trinity Sunday edition, brought to you by the Curt Jester's Dissident Book Club Don't forget to vote for us at Podcast Alley! Watch for new jingle, too! Last notes: Singing for the Supper or the Sacrifice, and closing done by some dude with an accent. Message Board / Subscribe at iTunes

You can listen below, or save the file by clicking here. (32:13/14.7 MB) If you hear a few buzzes and hums during this show, that is because for the first time we recorded in an AIR CONDITIONED studio, uh, living room. ;) Today we explore the hymn catalog of Saint Thomas Aquinas. The show intro was done by some dude with a French accent. RUDE INTERRUPTION: New Mass Translation Approved!!! Music List: Corpus Christi Music: I Will Take the Cup of Salvation (written by yours truly) Let All Mortal Flesh Keep Silence, performed by Fugli, courtesy of Podsafe Christus Vincit Sports: starring an impatient Shamus, and the BISHOPS IN SPORTS playoffs (NBA/NHL) are almost done. Commercials: Daily Breakfast, iPadre (he's got two new shows up - check it out!), Disciples with Microphones The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly: Corpus Christi Entrance Hymn Edition, brought to you by the Chateau de Voskeau (Vosko) Dinner Chapel (pictured left) in Toledo, OH. We close with a goofy YouTube clip on Liturgical Dance, and Shamus plays Go Fish with the dude with the French accent. Vote at Podcast Alley / Message Board / Subscribe at iTunes

You can listen below, or save the file by clicking here. (29:25/13.4 MB) A busy show today, but, like the Fall River Diocese and their TV Mass, we managed to cram quite a bit in just less than a half hour. - Today we describe the organs in some Catholic Churches in Woonsocket, Rhode Island. - Music: Exaudi, Domine (Mode I); Regina Caeli (written by Antonio Lotti); a neat organ impromptu I did at 10:30 Mass while the choir was receiving Holy Communion - Christus Vincit Sports: Wheelin' and dealin', and more NHL/NBA Playoff action with BISHOPS IN SPORTS - Commercials: Catholicism - The Sure Thing, iPadre, Disciples with Microphones - The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly: First Communion edition, brought to you by Rain - Music lists: Confirmation and the Sixth Sunday of Easter - Top Ten List: Top Ten Least Popular Church Furnishings, brought to you by Liturgical Express - Closing: The forthcoming TV Mass on WLNE Channel 6 (Providence RI/New Bedford MA area), and Shamus meets Canis the Catholic K9 (pictured left) Vote at Podcast Alley / Message Board / Subscribe at iTunes

You can listen below, or save the file by clicking here. (30:47/14.0 MB) Hope all you mothers had a happy Mothers' Day, especially to my own mother, as well as to my wife. ;) Starting with today's show, our new upload night will be Mondays. I actually have more time to get things going. - Today we describe the organs of three Catholic Churches in my alma mater town of Cumberland, RI. We also discover that Shamus is "loco in the cabesa". - Music: Ave Verum Corpus (Mozart), sung by the Holy Ghost Choir Prelude and Fugue in G Major (J.S. Bach), played by Joe Clemens, brought to you by the Podsafe Music Network - Christus Vincit Sports: BISHOPS IN SPORTS (NHL/NBA Playoff edition) continues - Commercials: The New Ignatius Bible, Second Catholic Edition and a podcast on it by Gerald Augustinus at The Cafeteria Is Closed, iPadre, Disciples with Microphones - Music list: an action-packed Fifth Sunday of Easter, including a May Procession, and First Communion - Closing: my forthcoming appearance on a TV Mass, and how my cat reacts to the hymnal Glory and Praise Vote at Podcast Alley / Message Board / Subscribe at iTunes

You can listen below, or save the file by clicking here. (31:16/14.3 MB) Sorry this podcast is a day late. It was actually recorded yesterday, so everything will be as if yesterday (Sunday May 7) was today. The problem was that the podcast host's server crashed, and they're on a new server as of today. Worse, ALL my episodes were lost. The bright side is that they're all on my hard drive. So I'm re-uploading all of them one by one. It may take a while to get them all up, but they'll get there. Please bear with us. Next Sunday is Mother's Day. So next week's show may also be a day late so the kids and I can spend the day with my wife. - Today we describe the organs of the three Catholic Churches in Central Falls, Rhode Island. Also, Shamus tells me, "You play like a Protestant!" - Music: I Sing the Mighty Pow'r of God (Tune: Ellacombe); To Victory! by DJ Topshelf, courtesy of the Podsafe Music Network - Christus Vincit Sports: BISHOPS IN SPORTS (NHL/NBA Playoff edition) continues. - Commercials: Saintcast, iPadre, Disciples with Microphones - Music list: Fourth Sunday of Easter - The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly: Casavant Freres edition (Note: These Quebecors are amongst the premier pipe organ builders of our time!), brought to you by the Curt Jester's Haugen-Haas Ice Cream. - Closing: my forthcoming appearance on a TV Mass, and How to Train Your Cat. Vote at Podcast Alley Message Board Subscribe at iTunes

You can listen below, or save the file by clicking here. (24:46/11.3 MB) - Here we chat about hymns that are actually part of larger hymns (e.g., Tantum Ergo is the tail end of Pange Lingua). We also mention multiple names of the Sunday in the Easter Octave (e.g., Divine Mercy Sunday - image pictured left), and Shamus starts the "Low Sunday Limbo". Can you say, "Shamus go BOOM?!" - Music List: Second Sunday of Easter - Music: Ye Sons and Daughters (Mode II), sung by Holy Ghost Choir Ex Cathedra by Alan Renkl, courtesy of Podsafe - Commercials: Divine Mercy Podcast, iPadre - The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly: California Dreamin' Edition, courtesy of the Reform of the Reform - Christus Vincit Sports: BISHOPS IN SPORTS! Here we mention a Blog article from Christus Vincit for Bishops and Major League Baseball, NFL, NHL, and NBA, and a Blog article from Catholic Mom for Bishops and Major League Soccer. We also shout out the Baseball Scores from Saturday. Vote at Podcast Alley / Message Board