Welcome to Music, Art & Environment

Here we offer insights and helpful notes on music, the Arts and the overall environment in liturgy through our A Note Or Two Editorials.                            

The key Church documents referred to in the editorials are:

General:

• Constitution on the Sacred Liturgy (CSL) 1963
• The General Instruction of the Roman Missal (GIRM) 2007

 Children:

• Directory for Masses with Children (DMC) 1973

 Music:

• Music in Catholic Worship (MCW) 1972
• Liturgical Music Today (LMT) 1982
• Sing to the Lord (STL) 2007

 Art and Environment:

• Environment and Art in Catholic Worship (EACW) 1978
• Built of Living Stones (BLS)  2000

We also provide here a Monthly Music Review, featuring new and current liturgical music and offering practical suggestions about its use in liturgy and ritual. An Index of Contemporary Music with Christian Themes for youth is also available in this section of the site. In addition to this, you will find here information and links to publishers, composers and liturgical artists

Please view the Resource Categories below and make your selection by clicking on the area of your interest.