[Salvation]

**After four months of not listening to recorded music, I decided to do some recreational listening on my iPod. A heavy-hitting, rock-influenced jazz instrumental came on the mix. I was startled out of my little piece of heaven into an atmosphere of agitation. What was previously an almost temptation-free environment had become a battleground filled with anxiety.**

Wake up, everybody!

**Additionally, he stated in A New Song for the Lord that rock music is “thoroughly opposed to the Christian notion of redemption and of freedom.” Therefore, he continued, “Not for aesthetic reasons, not from reactionary obstinacy, not from historical immobility, but because of its very nature, music of this type must be excluded from the Church.”**

[Salvation]

Last quote is from Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI — linked in the article.

[mlizzy]

We’ve added 99 selections of Gregorian Chant to our website (in a player toward the bottom of the page). Supposedly, they are not the “purest” form of Gregorian (according to commentary on Amazon), but it makes for nice looping background while surfing the Net. http://rosaryforpeace.com

[Slyfox]

"Nevertheless the passions, whether violent or not, should never be so expressed as to reach the point of causing disgust; and music, even in situations of the greatest horror, should never be painful to the ear but should flatter and charm it, and thereby always remain music."

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

[Slyfox]

There is nothing more heavenly than singing Palestrina.

[don-o]

You might want to print this (from source) for your choir directors (both of them)

[Berlin_Freeper]

L’Osservatore Romano Launches Redesigned Website

[Berlin_Freeper]

Friar Alessandro

Friar Alessandro

[Salvation]

Mysteriously Moved by Sacred Music [Catholic Caucus]
What is Sacred Music? Historically it’s a bit more complex than you may think
What Are the Eight Myths About Church Music? (Catholic / Orthodox Caucus)
St Meinrad shows the way forward for music publishing
Good Hymns, Bad Hymns
Gregorian Chant on EWTN
Gregorian chant gains momentum in Anchorage
Gregorian Chant Revival (Nice Video For A Slow Day)
Vatican experts say Pope may propose reform of liturgical music in coming weeks
Bad Music is Destroying the Church

What does the Church Really Say about Music in Mass?
The "Gathering of Witnesses" (recap Monday's BCL Subcommittee on Liturgy and Music)
I Had a Dream: The Music of Palestrina and Gregory the Great Had Come Back
A Change of Tune in the Vatican (shift taking place in liturgical music)
Pope Against Pop Music In Mass
Next Stop On the Liturgy Train.... (Music!)
St. Louis Jesuits: 'I don't think we're rebels at all' (liturgical music)
Making Music at St. Mary Major; the Becket Battle
SYNOD OF BISHOPS - 10OCT05 - Participation of the Laity (with music)
Catholic Liturgy - Pre-recorded Music at Mass And More on Communion Services