Music, Beauty, and Heaven: Peter Carter on the Renewal of Sacred Music

 Guest host Kaylee Stoll sits down with Peter Carter,  Director of the Catholic Sacred Music Project and Sacred Music Director at Princeton's Aquinas Institute for a rich conversation on the beauty and spiritual power of sacred music. Peter shares his journey from childhood piano lessons to singing at Carnegie Hall, offers thoughts on navigating liturgical divisions and unpacks the ideas behind his newly published book, The Song of the Lamb: Sacred Music and Heavenly Liturgy, co-authored with Cardinal Robert Sarah.Chapters00:00: Welcome & Opening Prayer00:42: Introducing Peter Carter02:16: Peter's Music Journey05:38: Singing with the Westminster Symphonic Choir08:49: Cardinal Sarah & the Making of The Song of the Lamb12:19: Silence, Noise, and What the Liturgy Needs15:43: What Is the Song of the Lamb? Earthly Worship & Heavenly Praise19:43: Navigating Liturgical Divisions with Charity26:12: Is Gregorian Chant Outdated? A Response30:59: The Three Criteria of Sacred Music (St. Pius X)40:25: Where to Get the Book & ClosingResources MentionedThe Song of the Lamb: Sacred Music and Heavenly LiturgyCatholic Sacred Music ProjectAquinas Institute at Princeton UniversityThe Power of Silence by Cardinal Robert SarahProduced by Saint Kolbe StudiosSend us Fan MailSupport the showFollow Paloma & Fig on Facebook, Instagram & LinkedIn. Learn more at www.palomaandfig.com. Join in the conversation by joining our  Facebook group, A Resounding Yes!