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About marklangley

Most recently the founding Headmaster of Our Lady of Walsingham Academy in Colorado Springs (see www. OLWclassical.org), former headmaster and Academic Dean at The Lyceum (a school he founded in 2003, see theLyceum.org) Mark loves sacred music and Gregorian Chant and singing with his lovely wife, Stephanie, and their children.

What I Did on My Summer Vacation

Posted on August 30, 2016 by marklangley

I have often repeated the words of a wise teacher, who has now passed on from this dusty earth straight to heaven. (nonetheless I will still continue to send prayers up for his soul in grateful memory of the benefits … Continue reading →

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The Ability for Large Discourse

Posted on July 30, 2016 by marklangley

Today we shall content ourselves with a purely intellectual discourse. Why? Because you and I, my dear reader, both possess the ability for large discourse! And as we all know, reaching way back to the vestiges and remnants of learning from our … Continue reading →

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Summer Somnolence

Posted on July 28, 2016 by marklangley

My inner sense tells me that it might be a good time to start thinking again. You see, the end of July is precisely the heart of the season when the mind of the academic, the mind of a teacher, and the … Continue reading →

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The Close of Another Year: A Dialogue

Posted on June 16, 2016 by marklangley

Lion: You seem a little down lately, Ox. What’s the matter? Ox: Do I? I guess I am a little dispirited. I hope it’s not obvious to everyone. Lion: Well, you have been lying around in the grass for the last several days … Continue reading →

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Resurrexit! 2016

Posted on March 29, 2016 by marklangley

Happy Easter 2016!  

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An Easter Joy Crowns the Lent of Life

Posted on March 27, 2016 by marklangley

Sorrow! Sorrow! Very few days pass but that we don’t hear of some new sorrow. A job is lost, a troubled marriage…a near relation passes away, serious illness falls, dashing promises and hopes…a calamity strikes affecting the national interest…a friend loses his … Continue reading →

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Father let this chalice pass from me

Posted on March 20, 2016 by marklangley

The Fourth century saint and doctor of the church, St. Hilary of Poitiers, has a lovely insight – or perhaps I should say – a somewhat different take on Our Lord’s prayer in the garden. And going a little further, … Continue reading →

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The Secret to Beautiful Liturgy: Leave it to the Kids!

Posted on March 14, 2016 by marklangley

This morning I attended a simple daily Mass along with 60 students in grades 6-12. Let’s see, that places them somewhere between the ages of 11 and 18. So given that there were only 70 people in the church – … Continue reading →

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Sacred Music is not like Frosting on a Cake!

Posted on March 12, 2016 by marklangley

Help! Somebody call Pope Francis! I can’t find the official Latin edition of the principal text for understanding the role of Sacred Music in the Liturgy. You ask, “what is the fundamental text about the role of Sacred Music in the … Continue reading →

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Do You Actually Participate at Mass?

Posted on March 5, 2016 by marklangley

As a parish Music Director, like Garrison Keillor’s Guy Noir Private Eye, I find myself trying to find answers to one of life’s most persistent questions: How can I contribute to that “full, conscious and active participation in the ceremonies” that the fathers … Continue reading →

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