Richard Morris

The tunes, rhythms, and messages are drawn mainly from secular culture. ↗

— Richard Morris

#drawn #mainly #messages #rhythms #secular

When the truth is that there would be no great Western music, and certainly no decent choral repertoire, without the Catholic faith. ↗

— Richard Morris

#catholic faith #certainly #decent #faith #great

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. ↗

— Richard Morris

#fix #larger #long-term #precondition #problem

As for sacred polyphony, there is no reason to be afraid of it. ↗

— Richard Morris

#no reason #reason #sacred

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. ↗

— Richard Morris

#choir #during #francis #organ #professional

But nowadays hymns are the norm, because people don't have much else to sing. ↗

— Richard Morris

#else #hymns #much #norm #nowadays

Catholic liturgical music, it would seem, is everywhere but in the Catholic Church itself. ↗

— Richard Morris

#catholic church #church #everywhere #itself #music

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. ↗

— Richard Morris

#catholic #even #get #his #least

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. ↗

— Richard Morris

#artistic #beauty #carefully #church #demands

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

— Richard Morris

#days #hear #old #out #pop