I've gone through this process and put in my two cents worth (and more), and lo and behold, we have a new music director. The priest was already outstanding.
A Biblical Walk Through the Mass by Edward Sri (Book Review) [Ecumenical]
I’m Catholic, and I HATE our liturgy. The music is in keys for castrati, we threw away Mozart and Handel for kumbayah bullshit gay Jesuits from OH-ree-gaan, and don’t even ask me about the “sign of peace” or as I like to call it, the sign of compliance.
I've gone through this process and put in my two cents worth (and more), and lo and behold, we have a new music director. The priest was already outstanding.
A Biblical Walk Through the Mass by Edward Sri (Book Review) [Ecumenical]
Few of the songs in our hymnal are from Mozart or Handel. I think the music in the church during any time or culture needs to be in harmony with the music of the culture to at least some degree. I’m not talking about the lyrics here.
BTW, having been the music director at one church and involved in music in every church I’ve attended, I can tell you that the most contentious thing in church is the music. And rightly so.
I’ve hated the “sign of peace” since it first appeared in 1969. Phony, unsanitary, & interruptive of the flow of the holy liturgy.
Would so like to return “peace be with you” with “go f*** yourself”. More sincere & heartfelt.
Now our local church that looks like a converted basketball gym askss us to “turn around and greet your fellow worshippers before Mass begins, to make them feel more at home!”
Ask me what I think of applause and laughter during the homily or announcements.
What churches are using so-called peace signs? That definitely would make ME rebel! Even my last hipster church didn’t do that!
Personally, I prefer the victory sign to that stupid hippie sign.