"Catholic liturgical music, it would seem, is everywhere……" — Richard Morris

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

— Richard Morris

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26 Quotes by Richard Morris

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It would be difficult to discover the truth about the universe if we refused to consider anything that might be…
The tunes, rhythms, and messages are drawn mainly from secular culture.
Ironically, we live in times that are awash in authentic sacred music.
Never have so many recordings of the great Masses and motets been in wider circulation.
Record stores have whole sections devoted to the chant.
When the truth is that there would be no great Western music, and certainly no decent choral repertoire, without the…
For two thousand years, the Church has guided the development of music, carefully legislating to fuse artistic talent and aesthetic…
Thus the slogan should be reversed: Catholics taught the world what music is supposed to sound like, and, more importantly,…
Even Catholic parishes today are not wanting for talent. But no serious singer or organist will get anywhere near the…
The pastor of a parish will typically have no education in the chant or in music, and he will hire…
The democratic and pedestrian character of the new Mass itself seems to invite the ditties that pass for hymns these…
And this speaks to the larger problem that no one wants to talk about: the restoration of the Roman rite…

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