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" The pastor of a parish will typically have no education in the chant or in music, and he will hire the first music director who walks through the door. "
Richard Morris
Director
Pastor
Music
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" And this speaks to the larger problem that no one wants to talk about: the restoration of the Roman rite is a precondition for a long-term fix for the problem. "
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" At St. Francis de Sales in Atlanta, we do not have an organ. We do not have rehearsals during the week. We do not have a professional choir. "
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" Participation is easily obtained with Latin chant. "
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" When the truth is that there would be no great Western music, and certainly no decent choral repertoire, without the Catholic faith. "
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" Never have so many recordings of the great Masses and motets been in wider circulation. "
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" 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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Today
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" Then suddenly the Roman liturgy disappeared as we knew it. "
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Then
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" There's nothing stupider than bursting into song for seven seconds and then falling silent again. "
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Nothing
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" You can count on one hand the number of Novus Ordo churches in this country that feature a fully Catholic music program of any quality, consistent with the Roman rite tradition. "
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" Inaudible prayers, particularly of the Canon, which at first don't seem to have anything to do with music, end up being a very important part of the aesthetic of the traditional structure of the Mass. "
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Music
First
End
" All you hear Catholics turning out these days are pop versions of the old Protestant anthems. "
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You
Days
Out
" Catholic liturgical music, it would seem, is everywhere but in the Catholic Church itself. "
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Seem
Church
Music
" For two thousand years, the Church has guided the development of music, carefully legislating to fuse artistic talent and aesthetic beauty with the demands of the Faith. "
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Church
Beauty
Faith
" Ironically, we live in times that are awash in authentic sacred music. "
Richard Morris
Live
Authentic
Sacred
" But nowadays hymns are the norm, because people don't have much else to sing. "
Richard Morris
People
Because
Much
" Thus the slogan should be reversed: Catholics taught the world what music is supposed to sound like, and, more importantly, what it is supposed to mean. "
Richard Morris
Sound
Like
More
" The tunes, rhythms, and messages are drawn mainly from secular culture. "
Richard Morris
Messages
Tunes
Secular
" Music had always been the handmaid of the Roman liturgy. "
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Roman
Music
Always
" The democratic and pedestrian character of the new Mass itself seems to invite the ditties that pass for hymns these days. "
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Seems
Days
Democratic
" It bothers me when I hear it in a car commercial or some such. But for the most part, it's better than seeing sacred music relegated to the scrap heap. "
Richard Morris
Better
Car
Seeing
" Once the Mass is restored to its rightful place, we will again see choirs being developed. "
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Place
Once
Being
" It would be difficult to discover the truth about the universe if we refused to consider anything that might be true. "
Richard Morris
Universe
Truth
True