25 years of music ministry in Lourdes ~ The end of a chapter
As I write, pilgrims from across the Archdiocese of Birmingham are in Lourdes on our annual diocesan pilgrimage. And, for the first time in about… Read More →
An 8-part Video Series exploring the Season of Lent
If you’re an RE Lead, Lay Chaplain or Catechist exploring the season of Lent with young people, you’ll love this powerful Lent Series from Mustard… Read More →
Common Responsorial Psalms for Ordinary Time
The Responsorial Psalm is meant to be sung – especially on a Sunday. And sung in such a way as to help “foster meditation on… Read More →
Teach us to Pray: Prayer and Liturgy CPD Resource ~ Pre-order Now!
The Church teaches us that the celebration of the liturgy is the “source and summit of the Christian life” (Lumen gentium, 11) These days, though,… Read More →
3 Keys for Renewing Parish Music Ministry – Music Ministry Matters, Episode 1
Welcome to the first release of our new series, Music Ministry Matters! This is a series to help us think about where we are as… Read More →
Keeping the song of faith alive in our parishes
It’s probably fair to say that long before COVID-19 came along, there were some real challenges facing music ministry in many of our parishes. For… Read More →
011 ~ BBC Sunday Service Broadcast Replay [PODCAST]
This episode features a replay of Mass for the Feast of the Baptism of the Lord, Year C. It was broadcast live on BBC Radio… Read More →
12 Days of Christmas Playlist 2021
After four weeks of Advent, it can sometimes be difficult to sustain the 12 Days of Christmas all the way through to the great feast of… Read More →
Responsorial Psalms for the Season of Christmas
Christmas is more than a day – it’s a season. It seems to be a bit of a challenge to celebrate Christmas for the duration of… Read More →
Responsorial Psalms for Ordinary Time, Year B (Part III)
After Eastertide and the great mid-year Solemnities of Pentecost, Trinity Sunday and Corpus Christi, we have some 20 weeks or so of Ordinary Time. In… Read More →
Taste and See Guitar Tutorial [Video]
The ostinato-style Communion processional song, Taste and See was written by the CJM team one Easter week during the Celebrate Conference at Ilfracombe. It debuted during one of… Read More →
Responsorial Psalms for Ordinary Time, Year B (Part II)
After Eastertide and the great mid-year Solemnities of Pentecost, Trinity Sunday and Corpus Christi, we have some 20 weeks or so of Ordinary Time. In… Read More →
Responsorial Psalms for Ordinary Time, Year B (Part I)
We follow Jesus’ early ministry in the weeks of Ordinary Time between Christmastide and the beginning of Lent. In Year B, we begin in John’s… Read More →
010 Longing for the Light ~ with David Wells [Podcast]
In this episode Jo Boyce is back with author, speaker and catechist David Wells to reflect on our longing for light in the darkness. In… Read More →
Give the gift of music with these Special Advent Offers
As we continue to accustom ourselves to living during a pandemic, this Advent and Christmas will be like none we’ve experienced before. In an effort… Read More →
Hail Mary Guitar Tutorial [Video]
In this video tutorial Jo Boyce shares a few useful guitar tips and techniques for playing the very popular setting of Hail Mary from the Boyce &… Read More →
