Even Catholic parishes today are not wanting for talent. But no serious singer or organist will get anywhere near the typical music program, at least if he wants to retain his self-respect.

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• Richard Morris:

  The pastor of a parish will typically have no education in the chant or in music, and he will hire

• Richard Morris:

  The democratic and pedestrian character of the new Mass itself seems to invite the ditties that pas

• Richard Morris:

  And this speaks to the larger problem that no one wants to talk about: the restoration of the Roman

• Richard Morris:

  Participation is easily obtained with Latin chant.

• Richard Morris:

  Inaudible prayers, particularly of the Canon, which at first don't seem to have anything to do with

• Richard Morris:

  There's nothing stupider than bursting into song for seven seconds and then falling silent again.

• Richard Morris:

  Music had always been the handmaid of the Roman liturgy.

• Richard Morris:

  Then suddenly the Roman liturgy disappeared as we knew it.

• Richard Morris:

  All you hear Catholics turning out these days are pop versions of the old Protestant anthems.

• Richard Morris:

  You can count on one hand the number of Novus Ordo churches in this country that feature a fully Ca