ChantCD.com - Would it be okay to buy their CDs?

[LaudemGloriae]

Thanks again for more replies!

Yeah, in reply to the above link - that is sad … they are really far from the truth …

Well, I did find many chant CDs here: ourladyoflourdescatholicgifts.com//CatholicMusic.html

and of course at amazon.

The ones at chantcd are a tiny bit cheaper, but I did notice several of the tracts repeat themselves on the different Volumes. So what I’ll probably do is simply write down all the tracts listed on their site, and try to find other resources that have these - which I’m sure are out there. I still might buy a couple from chantcd - we’ll see. I’ll search more to see if I can find most or all the tracts with the organ somewhere else.

It is hard sometimes trying to buy music - as often it ends up you buy a whole CD for $15 or more and there’s only 1 or 2 songs on there that you like or that are helpful, as the others you either have on another CD or you don’t particularly like their version of the song, etc. It’s nice on amazon, when on some albums you can buy MP3s of individual songs.

Okay, thanks again for the help!

I’ve also found on adoremusbooks.com some Traditional Catholic songbooks which seem great, especially for singing AND piano.

 

[tcraig]

Well, I don’t know if this will help you, but here are my thoughts …

When I attended my FSSP TLM parish, our bookstore sold the missal put out by the Angelus Press (the printing arm of the SSPX) along with the Baronius Press missal (printed in cooperation with the FSSP). Baronius Press has also signed on as a sponsor of the Angelqueen website (www.angelqueen.org), which is extremly pro-SSPX.

I’m not a supporter of the SSPX, but I did end up buying the Angelus Press missal, and I would choose something published by the SSPX over something published by a protestant publishing house or one of the more “liberal” (read: heterodox) Catholic publishing companies.

I think the SSPX has some obedience issues, but I don’t look at them as truly schismatic, in the way that I look at the Orthodox or protestants. I would have no hesitation buying CD’s from the site you listed.

 

[bear06]

Well, I don’t know if this will help you, but here are my thoughts …

When I attended my FSSP TLM parish, our bookstore sold the missal put out by the Angelus Press (the printing arm of the SSPX) along with the Baronius Press missal (printed in cooperation with the FSSP). Baronius Press has also signed on as a sponsor of the Angelqueen website (www.angelqueen.org), which is extremly pro-SSPX.

I’m not a supporter of the SSPX, but I did end up buying the Angelus Press missal, and I would choose something published by the SSPX over something published by a protestant publishing house or one of the more “liberal” (read: heterodox) Catholic publishing companies.

I think the SSPX has some obedience issues, but I don’t look at them as truly schismatic, in the way that I look at the Orthodox or protestants. I would have no hesitation buying CD’s from the site you listed.

As far as Baronius goes…First, there used to be a difference beteween “sponsorship” and “advertising”. Sponsorship use to mean one gave money to further the opinons or work of a group. Advertising meant that you wanted people to buy your stuff. And second, from the response I got from Baronius (sorry, I didn’t ask for permission to republish it but feel free to send your own query) they consider themselves to be advertising. Besides that, it would appear that they consider their business and apostolate and those who read their books, no matter what they believe, can only be benefitted by them. I’d have to agree.

 

[tcraig]

As far as Baronius goes…First, there used to be a difference beteween “sponsorship” and “advertising”. Sponsorship use to mean one gave money to further the opinons or work of a group. Advertising meant that you wanted people to buy your stuff. And second, from the response I got from Baronius (sorry, I didn’t ask for permission to republish it but feel free to send your own query) they consider themselves to be advertising. Besides that, it would appear that they consider their business and apostolate and those who read their books, no matter what they believe, can only be benefitted by them. I’d have to agree.

Well, the terms seem to be used pretty interchangeably. Here’s the specific thread on Angelqueen that I was referencing: angelqueen.org/forum/viewtopic.php?t=16657

and here’s the page showing how Angelqueen chooses or screens sponsors/advertisors:

angelqueen.org/advertising.shtml

So while Baronius may technically be advertising rather than sponsoring, I think that if they had any specific qualms about advertising to a strongly pro-SSPX audience, then they wouldn’t be on Angelqueen nor would they have initiated contact. One doesn’t need to spend much time browing the forum to see how the owner stands on the SSPX, or indeed many/most of the forum posters.

Additionally, my former FSSP has-the-bishop’s-permission-to-be-there parish bookstore sold Angelus Press products (and that is where I bought my missal).

 

[bear06]

Well, the terms seem to be used pretty interchangeably. Here’s the specific thread on Angelqueen that I was referencing: angelqueen.org/forum/viewtopic.php?t=16657

and here’s the page showing how Angelqueen chooses or screens sponsors/advertisors:

angelqueen.org/advertising.shtml

So while Baronius may technically be advertising rather than sponsoring, I think that if they had any specific qualms about advertising to a strongly pro-SSPX audience, then they wouldn’t be on Angelqueen nor would they have initiated contact. One doesn’t need to spend much time browing the forum to see how the owner stands on the SSPX, or indeed many/most of the forum posters.

Additionally, my former FSSP has-the-bishop’s-permission-to-be-there parish bookstore sold Angelus Press products (and that is where I bought my missal).

Well, I suspect that they would have qualms about the content but advertising on that site might be an apostolate. It’s kind of like people joining Angelqueen when they don’t agree with the SSPX. Heck, I’ve advertised in my local secular paper for Catholic events. That really doesn’t mean I’m a sponsor nor an endorser.

 

[LaudemGloriae]

Well, I don’t know if this will help you, but here are my thoughts …

When I attended my FSSP TLM parish, our bookstore sold the missal put out by the Angelus Press (the printing arm of the SSPX) along with the Baronius Press missal (printed in cooperation with the FSSP). Baronius Press has also signed on as a sponsor of the Angelqueen website (www.angelqueen.org), which is extremly pro-SSPX.

I’m not a supporter of the SSPX, but I did end up buying the Angelus Press missal, and I would choose something published by the SSPX over something published by a protestant publishing house or one of the more “liberal” (read: heterodox) Catholic publishing companies.

I think the SSPX has some obedience issues, but I don’t look at them as truly schismatic, in the way that I look at the Orthodox or protestants. I would have no hesitation buying CD’s from the site you listed.

Hey, thanks for your insight! Definitely helps.

Yeah, the Society of St. John Cantius (completely in union with the Church) sells the Angelus Press missal.

cantius.org/webstore/roman-catholic-daily-missal-genuine-leather-cover.html

I’ve submitted a question to the Ask an Apologist board regarding avoiding SSPX products or not. Hopefully they’ll post a response.

 

[Chris_McAvoy]

will listening to CD’s lead to the listener adopting the juridical standing of the singers? If so, does this mean I need to ditch all of my Russian Orthodox chant before I reject the authority of the Pope and Church teaching on the Holy Trinity?

Listening to Mount Lebanon, Balamand University Choir and Ensemble Organum CD’s has led me to visit Western Orthodox Churches and believe that the Orthodox (non-papal) Ecclesiology and traditions preserve what is in fact Authentic Orthodox Ancient Western Catholic Ecclesiology and traditions.

So yes, hearing such profound beauty of Chant and never hearing it in any Western Papal Catholic Churches I decided that the Eastern Papal Catholic, SSPX and Orthodox Churches are in fact far more true reflections of Christ’s Church.

Although I still appreciate people like Mother Theresa and all the charity still done through the modern western Church.