To Chant, to Sing, or to Do Nothing at All
These are some awesome excerpts from Jeffrey Tucker's essay on chanting versus singing. He writes about it from the priests perspective, but his comments apply to the whole community being asked to...
View ArticleThe Appeal of the Remote
Sure, I read Shakespeare at the appointed times in school, but when I attend a play these days, the language and world it reveals still surprises me. I’ll arrive without much thought, and find myself...
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Is Inculturation an Excuse for Pop Music at Mass?
Here is my new piece at CRISISPop music, even when the text is Christian in its intent, is transient in two fundamental ways. First, the music itself comes and goes like fashion. This is what it is...
View ArticleWhose "Pop Music"?
Watching the closing Mass of World Youth Day, I actually enjoyed the "Brazilian-ness" of it all. The music, the arms waving, the waves on the beach, and the remarkable silence of 3 million people...
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