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Catholic liturgical music, it would seem, is everywhere but in the Catholic Church itself.
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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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It would be difficult to discover the truth about the universe if we refused to consider anything that might be true.
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Once the Mass is restored to its rightful place, we will again see choirs being developed.
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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.
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Never have so many recordings of the great Masses and motets been in wider circulation.
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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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Then suddenly the Roman liturgy disappeared as we knew it.
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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.
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There's nothing stupider than bursting into song for seven seconds and then falling silent again.
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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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You can read about it all you want, but there is no substitute for just doing it.
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Music had always been the handmaid of the Roman liturgy.
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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.
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