Fourth Issue of Altare Dei Now Available, with New Layout and New Contributors

As readers of NLM will know, the new magazine Altare Dei has already made quite a splash, with many interesting articles on sacred music, the liturgy in both forms, interviews, commentaries, and especially the musical insert at the heart of each issue, which offers readers several pieces of sheet music, all at a cost that would usually be charged just for a single piece of music.

Thanks to reader feedback and editorial review, Altare Dei has adopted a new format, more elegant and attractive, and easier to read. The fourth issue also features a number of new writers and some very interesting themes. The table of contents may be found below. Allow me to draw your attention in particular to Marco Tosatti on Fatima, Cavalcoli on Schillebeeckx, an article from Denis Crouan (whom we in America have not heard from in a long time), and Fr. Spataro contributing a piece with the explosive title: "The Traditional Liturgy as Field Hospital." And lots of other good stuff. This is the best issue so far.

To purchase a copy (€6.80), visit here.

ALTARE DEI N. 4 – MAY 2017

Editorial
Aurelio Porfiri

TOP STORY

The Mysteries of Fatima
Marco Tosatti

LITURGICAL THEOLOGY

The Eucharist According to Edward Schillebeeckx
Giovanni Cavalcoli

LITURGY

Thoughts from Benedict
David M. Friel

Why does the Church’s liturgy bore the faithful so much
Denis Crouan

The substantial Benedict
David W. Fagerberg

Traditional Liturgy as Field Hospital
Roberto Spataro

The Problem of the Sacred
Samuel Nyom

Breaking Liturgical Bad Habits
Peter A. Kwasniewski

MUSICAL INSERT

DEO GRATIAS (SATB and Organ) Colin Mawby
VIRGO CLEMENS (SATB) Valentino Miserachs
DE MARIA NUMQUAM SATIS (SATB) Aurelio Porfiri
O SALUTARIS HOSTIA (SA and Organ) Aurelio Porfiri

SACRED MUSIC

The Singing of the Ministers in the Eucharistic Celebration
Aurelio Porfiri

CATHOLIC CULTURE

“Tradition is Christ Himself”: an interview with Cardinal Raymond Leo Burke
Aurelio Porfiri

“Tangentitis” and Its Cure
Aldo Maria Valli

Pastoral Practice in the Church
Antonio Livi

Victory over Evil
Silvana De Mari

25 Years Ago, Grace Entered my Life
Massimo Viglione

EVENTS

A Conference of African Theology
Joseph Ahmad

BOOK REVIEW

"The Shroud: History and Mystery"
Zachary J. Thomas

(Issue #4 is available here.)

Third Issue of “Altare Dei” with Special Features for the 50th Anniversary of Musicam Sacram

Maestro Aurelio Porfiri is pleased to announce the publication of Issue 3 of Altare Dei. (The contents of Issue 1 and Issue 2 were published at NLM when they appeared.) Once again, there are many fine articles in this issue, not simply on music but extending to the other sacred arts and beyond, embracing speculative as well as practical matters, and including the characteristic insert of sheet music, this time comprising five pieces.

ALTARE DEI N. 3 -- MARCH 2017

EDITORIAL
Aurelio Porfiri

TOP STORY
Revisiting Musicam Sacram
David M. Friel

LITURGICAL THEOLOGY
Liturgy and Assembly
David W. Fagerberg

Priesthood and Liturgy in Rahner
Giovanni Cavalcoli

LITURGY
The Lectionary of the Extraordinary Form
Joseph Shaw

MUSICAL INSERT
ALMA REDEMPTORIS (Acclamation for the Rosary, SATB and Organ) Alberico Vitalini
LAUS TIBI DOMINE (SATB and Organ) Colin Mawby
COR, ARCA LEGEM CONTINENS (TTB AND ORGAN) Valentino Miserachs
AVE MARIA (Unison and Organ) Aurelio Porfiri
ADORO TE DEVOTE (SATB) Mauro Visconti

CATECHISM ON THE MASS
Part 3
Enrico Zoffoli

SACRED MUSIC
Ulisse Matthey Seventy Years After His Death
Fausto Caporali

Sacred Music as Occasion of Grace for Modern Man
Peter A. Kwasniewski

An Essential Guide to Church Music Job Offerings for Dummies
Aurelio Porfiri

The Gradual of the Passion
Fulvio Rampi

CATHOLIC CULTURE
Money money money: an Interview with Ettore Gotti Tedeschi
Aurelio Porfiri

SACRED ART
The True Purpose of Christian Art
Rodolfo Papa

BOOK REVIEWS
Belinda e il Mostro (Aurelio Porfiri)
Le cronache di Babele (Aurelio Porfiri)
Tempio, Icona e Musica Sacra (Aurelio Porfiri)

The issue may be purchased here for 6 Euros.

Second Issue of “ALTARE DEI” Now Available

NLM readers will remember the launch of the new magazine Altare Dei under the editorship of Aurelio Porfiri. The first issue came out at the end of October. I am happy to announce the appearance of the second issue, featuring an article by somebody or other on the organ postlude, but more importantly, a lot of fine articles and music by talented writers, including Dr. Fagerberg, Dr. Shaw, Fr. Kocik, Fr. Friel, Msgr. Miserachs, and Maestro Porfiri himself. I highly recommend it to your attention, and the price of 6 Euros is incredibly reasonable for 7 pieces of sheet music in the “Musical Insert,” a feature of each issue. Order online PDF here.

The Table of Contents follows.

ALTARE DEI N. 2 – JANUARY 2017
€6.00

EDITORIAL
Aurelio Porfiri

TOP STORY
In defense of the Organ Postlude
Peter A. Kwasniewski

LITURGICAL THEOLOGY
What is the Mystery of the Liturgy
David W. Fagerberg

LITURGY
Toward Holier Communions: A simple suggestion
Thomas M. Kocik

On Celebration Ad Orientem
Joseph Shaw

WITNESSES
Jean Nicolas Grou

MUSICAL INSERT
AVE MARIA (Solo, SATB and Organ) Mauro Visconti
MAGNIFICAT (SATB and Organ) Colin Mawby
EASTER ALLELUIA (SATB) Aurelio Porfiri
QUEM TERRA, PONTUS, SIDERA (2 Equal voices and Organ) Valentino Miserachs
INTERLUDE (Organ) Aurelio Porfiri
SALVASTI NOS, DOMINE (2 Equal voices and Organ)Aurelio Porfiri
EXULTATE IUSTI (Acclamation for the Rosary, SATB and Organ) Alberico Vitalini

CATECHISM
On the Mass, Part 2
Enrico Zoffoli

PROFILES
Priestly dignity according to Blessed Antonio Rosmini
Enrico Finotti

SACRED MUSIC
The earliest Catholic Choir school
David  M. Friel

Sacred Music from St. Pius X to our days
Valentino Miserachs
Gregorian Chant for the First Sunday of Lent: The Sunday of Temptation
Fulvio Rampi

CATHOLIC CULTURE
A Church on her knees (and not in a good sense)…
Aurelio Porfiri

“Only a blind man can deny that there’s now in the Church great confusion…”
Interview with Cardinal Carlo Caffarra (From Il Foglio)

EVENTS
“Miracle” in Trieste: Bach’s celebrated monumental B minor Mass after at least 50 years
Alberto Carosa

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Inaugural Issue of ALTARE DEI: A Magazine on Liturgy and Sacred Music

I am pleased to announce the appearance of a new downloadable magazine, Altare Dei, the content of which will certainly be of interest to readers of NLM. From the publisher:

"Altare Dei will present in English featured articles not only by people in the Anglo-Saxon world, but also by European theologians and liturgists whose work will be translated. We hope in this way to promote a wider awareness of the good work that is taking place in different countries and language spheres. Each issue will also feature an insert of sacred music scores. The inaugural issue contains 6 original pieces (12 pages of music) from fine contemporary Church composers.

"The cost of the issue is 6 Euros (ca. $7 US). You can download the PDF right away, no shipping fees."

Here is the table of contents of the first issue:

EDITORIAL
Aurelio Porfiri

TOP STORY
"Challenging the great liturgical narrative"
Aurelio Porfiri

LITURGICAL THEOLOGY
"Proclaiming the Kingdom of God through Preaching and Sacraments"
David W. Fagerberg

LITURGY
"Applause in Church"
Serafino Tognetti

"Vatican II and the Reform of the Mass"
Peter A. Kwasniewski

"The Role of Psalmody in Catholic Worship"
David M. Friel

INTERVIEW
Three questions for Archbishop Agostino Marchetto

WITNESSES
Benedict XVI

MUSICAL INSERT
Alleluia, Ego Sum Pastor Bonus (SATB and Organ) by Mauro Visconti
Song of Ruth (SATB and Organ) by Colin Mawby
Iustorum Animae (3 Equal voices) by Aurelio Porfiri
Puer Natus (3 Equal voices and Organ) by Valentino Miserachs
Amen (SATB and Organ) by Aurelio Porfiri
O Salutaris Hostia (ATB) by Aurelio Porfiri

CATECHISM ON THE MASS/1
Enrico Zoffoli

PROFILES
"Cornelio Fabro, Christ’s Priest"
Rosa Goglia

SACRED MUSIC
"My life at 80"
Colin Mawby

"Remembering Armando Renzi"
Valentino Miserachs

SACRED ART
"Catholic Painting as 'Living Writing'"
Rodolfo Papa

For more information, see here.