Saturday Art Break – Palestrina and the Sound of the Sacred

At a time when younger Catholics are rediscovering forgotten—or purposely set aside—traditions of the Church, many of which were disrupted during and after the Vatican Council II, this Saturday’s Art Break turns to one of the great masters of sacred music: Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina (c. 1525–1594).

Palestrina wasn’t just a composer. He was a Cathol…