You can read about it all you want, but there is no substitute for just doing it. Richard Morris Read Quote
Once the Mass is restored to its rightful place, we will again see choirs being developed. Richard Morris Read Quote
At St. Francis de Sales in Atlanta, we do not have an organ. We do not have rehearsals during the week. We do not have a professional choir. Richard Morris Read Quote
But nowadays hymns are the norm, because people don’t have much else to sing. Richard Morris Read Quote
All you hear Catholics turning out these days are pop versions of the old Protestant anthems. Richard Morris Read Quote
There’s nothing stupider than bursting into song for seven seconds and then falling silent again. Richard Morris Read Quote
Inaudible prayers, particularly of the Canon, which at first don’t seem to have anything to do with music, end up being a very important part of the aesthetic of the traditional structure of the Mass. Richard Morris Read Quote
The pastor of a parish will typically have no education in the chant or in music, and he will hire the first music director who walks through the door. Richard Morris Read Quote
