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Mother to five children, Myrna earned two doctorates (as did her husband), teaches at the seminary, runs a parish music program, and serves on the OCP board of directors.
Ever wonder why the Church is so particular about sacred music? There’s more at stake than you think.
Many decisions, even those with monumental consequences, were made in secret.
Bishop McKnight earned a doctorate in Sacred Theology.
When the congregation isn’t moved, such a musician will reply: “Well, that’s just because they’re uneducated philistines who don’t know anything.”
Instead, Saint Francis knelt down and kissed the priest’s hands…
The hubris on the part of OCP is breathtaking.
The songs and hymns were pleasantly familiar … to the point where after twelve years I could play by heart every song in the ‘Breaking Bread’ hymnal.
“Work hasn’t even begun on the next Lectionary, and there’s nothing definite about 2028 as a date.” — Father Andrew V. Menke, director of the USCCB liturgical committee
This powerful response—by a Catholic priest—is without question one of the most fascinating things I’ve ever read.
The musical style is totally secular; similar to what one might hear on the radio.
A USCCB statement: singing psalms at Mass “may create problems” … ?
My original article was shared 4,000 times and generated a surprising amount of hate mail.
Listen to these audio files. Is there any difference between “My Little Pony” and Dan Schutte’s 2012 “Glory To God” setting? Is that a cause for concern?
