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I’m serious. Whoever at the UK Times is responsible for this needs to be doused in the Thames: Pope tries to win hearts and minds by saving souls of unbaptised babies. That is beyond irresponsible. Newspapers: remember when you blather on about how dedicated you are to "truth" – we remember nonsense like this. And…

Just to clarify: I think the basic question I was posing in my musical posts was not why don’t we ditch hymns…not at all. No, it was rather…why hasn’t the Church in the U.S. done what the Church asks in terms of music? Why hasn’t it prioritized  what the Church wants to be prioritized, as…

Just to add to whatever else is out there regarding St. Francis of Assisi on today, his feastday. 1) Beware of caricatures. There is a mystery at the core of St. Francis – although there are many writings about him produced very close to his lifetime, drawing on the memories of those who knew him,…

The comments in my music post below are all excellent, well-informed and interesting. I’m just going to pull one, though, because it’s particularly helpful in understanding why we are where we are. The comment is from Fr. Augustine Thompson ,O.P., who is on the faculty of the University of Virginia at Charlottesville, and is the…
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