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> [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.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-morris/for-two-thousand-years-the-church-has-guided-the-development-of-music/)

[Richard Morris](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-morris/)

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## More by Richard Morris

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-morris/it-bothers-me-when-i-hear-it-in-a-car-commercial-or-some-such-but-for/)

[Richard Morris](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-morris/)

> [At St. Francis de Sales in Atlanta, we do not have an organ. We do not have rehearsals during the week. We do not…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-morris/at-st-francis-de-sales-in-atlanta-we-do-not-have-an-organ-we-do-not/)

[Richard Morris](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-morris/)

> [The pastor of a parish will typically have no education in the chant or in music, and he will hire the first music director…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-morris/the-pastor-of-a-parish-will-typically-have-no-education-in-the-chant/)

[Richard Morris](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-morris/)

> [The democratic and pedestrian character of the new Mass itself seems to invite the ditties that pass for hymns these days.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-morris/the-democratic-and-pedestrian-character-of-the-new-mass-itself-seems/)

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> [The tunes, rhythms, and messages are drawn mainly from secular culture.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-morris/the-tunes-rhythms-and-messages-are-drawn-mainly-from-secular-culture/)

[Richard Morris](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-morris/)

> [For two thousand years, the Church has guided the development of music, carefully legislating to fuse artistic talent and aesthetic beauty with the demands…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-morris/for-two-thousand-years-the-church-has-guided-the-development-of-music/)

[Richard Morris](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-morris/)

> [When the truth is that there would be no great Western music, and certainly no decent choral repertoire, without the Catholic faith.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-morris/when-the-truth-is-that-there-would-be-no-great-western-music-and/)

[Richard Morris](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-morris/)

> [All you hear Catholics turning out these days are pop versions of the old Protestant anthems.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-morris/all-you-hear-catholics-turning-out-these-days-are-pop-versions-of-the/)

[Richard Morris](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-morris/)

> [Record stores have whole sections devoted to the chant.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-morris/record-stores-have-whole-sections-devoted-to-the-chant/)

[Richard Morris](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-morris/)

> [Music had always been the handmaid of the Roman liturgy.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-morris/music-had-always-been-the-handmaid-of-the-roman-liturgy/)

[Richard Morris](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-morris/)

> [Catholic liturgical music, it would seem, is everywhere but in the Catholic Church itself.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-morris/catholic-liturgical-music-it-would-seem-is-everywhere-but-in-the/)

[Richard Morris](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-morris/)

> [It would be difficult to discover the truth about the universe if we refused to consider anything that might be true.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-morris/it-would-be-difficult-to-discover-the-truth-about-the-universe-if-we/)

[Richard Morris](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-morris/)

> [Even Catholic parishes today are not wanting for talent. But no serious singer or organist will get anywhere near the typical music program, at…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-morris/even-catholic-parishes-today-are-not-wanting-for-talent-but-no/)

[Richard Morris](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-morris/)

> [Then suddenly the Roman liturgy disappeared as we knew it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-morris/then-suddenly-the-roman-liturgy-disappeared-as-we-knew-it/)

[Richard Morris](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-morris/)

> [“‎In modern physics, there is no such thing as "nothing." Even in a perfect vacuum, pairs of virtual particles are constantly being created and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-morris/in-modern-physics-there-is-no-such-thing-as-nothing-even-in-a-perfect/)

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