Theologian calls music ministers trailblazers of Vatican II church
Music ministers are trailblazers leading lay people to their proper role in the church following the Second Vatican Council, a leading theologian told a gathering of pastoral musicians in Philadelphia July 8.
Few Catholics realize the "sacramental significance" of the entire congregation of worshippers giving themselves to God in a collective song of praise, said Dominican Father Paul J. Philibert, one of the main speakers at the Eastern Regional Convention of the National Association of Pastoral Musicians.
Father Philibert described music ministers as "key players for the emerging new church in the age of baptismal empowerment".
I don't know about you folks, but I get nervous when theologians start using language borrowed from radical feminists.
Here's an antidote to this madness.
Society for a Moratorium on the Music of Marty Haugen and David Haas
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I hate the Marty Haugen / David Haas type music. They can't even compose properly. Did they ever take a music theory class? They change the rhythms of each verse…
Give me the old Protestant hymns over the Catholic feel-good stuff any day! I know some people say that hymns written by Martin Luther have no place in a Catholic church, but if the hymns are good, who cares about the writer? David Haas, Marty Haugen, and the like might be very devoted CAtholics (unlike Luther was), but their compositions cannot hold a candle to Luther's… Or Watts'… or Fanny Crosby's… Or any of the older hymn writers, for that matter.
Why? The older hymn writers actually wrote about God, about His majesty, His grace, His love. The newer Catholic hymn writers write about community, "building a city of God," and all sorts of feel-good stuff. On the rare occasions when they do mention God, we (the congregation) are supposed to sing His words. How arrogant and pretentious! What happened to us glorifying God, instead of putting words into His mouth?!?
Sorry. As you can see, I have a strong opinion on the matter. Arthur, April and I once got into a 45-minute conversation about this.
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Posted 28 Jul 2004 at 1:39 am ¶Oh, check out http://www.adoremus.org. They had an awesome article on liturgical music a while back.
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Posted 28 Jul 2004 at 1:43 am ¶Post a Comment