Dedicated to the Restoration of a Catholic Identity
posted by Fr LWG at 11:30 AM
Fr Loren Gonzales is a priest of the Diocese of Phoenix AZ currently shepherding a parish in Peoria. Fr Gonzales received his MDiv from the Franciscan School of Theology of the Graduate Theological Union, Berkeley CA. He was ordained to the presbyterate by the late Auxiliary Bishop of the Archdiocese of Los Angeles, + Most Rev Carl Fisher. He is a former member of the Order of Friars Servants of Mary (Servites). He has ministered in the Archdioceses of Denver and San Francisco, and the Dioceses of Oakland, Orange, and Tucson, where he has served the people of God as a catechist, campus minister, liturgist, musician, parochial vicar and vocation director. His an advocate of the Reform of the Reform.Two years ago he received faculties from the Bishop of the Diocese of Phoenix, + Most Rev Thomas Olmsted, to celebrate the Classical Liturgy according to the indult Ecclesia Dei. On September 14, 2007 Fr Gonzales celebrated a Missa Cantata in honor of His Holiness’ Motu Propio Summorum Pontificum. He celebrates the usus antiquor regularly. This blog, Overheard in the Sacristy, is inspired by his smattering of memoirs, Fifty Sophomoric Summers.
3 Comments:
'those who mistakenly believe that "contemporary" music is appropriate for the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass'??? Sounds rather pretentious and arrogant for anyone to define what is contemporary? At some point, all written music is "contemporary" for its time. I am not aware that Jesus has come down and said that "this is the cut-off point for acceptable church music". Just as our Father appreciates all the contemporary acts of faith we perform in today's society, I suspect he likewise appreciates the contemporary ways we show to worship him in our voices.
Most of the 'church music' written these past 30 years is, in my estimation, less-than-worthy of the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass. It's happy-clappy, smiley face, campfire style is horrible.
Now, CCM--Contemporary Christian Music--is infiltrating the liturgy. Yes, go ahead and "Shout to the Lord", and "Lift His Name on High". These praise songs have their place in a concert hall or in a Wednesday evening sing-along at the Assembly of God down the street.
The Catholic Church has a wealth of hymns that are appropriate to sing at the Foot of the Cross which is the Eucharistic banquet.
BTW Anonymous ... I can be pretentious and arrogant ... this is MY blog.
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