Okay… I am one way street right now, but here are three things I need to “share”.
Moments of sharing No. 1. (You can return to this one.)
The Regina Coeli at The Parish™ this morning after the Solemn Mass. Sorry, I didn’t have energy to make a groovy video like the next two.
Moment of Sharing No. 2.
Moment of Sharing No. 3.
This video demonstrates the absurdity of contemporary Christian music today, that is the same tune, different words, and its meaningless messages like Bethel and Hillsong. It’s all about feelings. pic.twitter.com/4idTNzWsH0
— Terri Green (@TerriGreenUSA) May 2, 2026
Should I rebrand?
Fr.Z’s Neighborhood? A cardigan and maybe a lively and charming Bugatti Veyron coming in once in a while? Appearances by The Great Roman™ (his voice is prominent in the Regina Coeli, btw)?
After listening to the Mega church tunes, there was a need to replay the Regina Coeli one more time to remove the bad taste.
Fr Z – Thank you for sharing the magnificent audio from the Parish.
Sorry, but I could only listen to part of it—it is dreadful. It reminds me of a parody song I heard once that described the parts of the song and they were the only lyrics.
I have heard a lot of “drek” over the years; fortunately most of it has faded out of existence over time. I find it ironic that advocates of this stuff, “meeting people where they are”, are appalled when you then suggest a hip-hop or rap Mass since that is the music many people listen to these days. There is proper and appropriate music for Mass even to those afflicted with the so-called “spirit of Vatican II”. I suspect if one consulted the actual documents of Vatican II, one would learn what that music should be.
Good gravy that third one had me laughing so hard!
Grateful we had all the propers from the Graduale and the ordinary from the Gregorian Missal. Three hymns, all older than my grandparents. due to a shortage of singers in two voices we dropped the planned de Lasso motet.
My earlier comment is on moment 3, moment 2 seems like it came from Babylon Bee (a satirical parody YouTube channel), and moment 1 is a refuge for the sane from the other two.
Just to be fair we have our Schutte issues:
https://youtu.be/zpbDkVQzVKc
Those videos are hilarious, but the sad thing is that drivel like this is the only thing many people are exposed to on Sunday mornings. A replay of the Regina Coeli was needed. I am grateful for the beauty of Gregorian chant and sacred polyphony.
Ridiculous evangelical Protestant “worship music” from the 2000s was the primary driver of my conversion to Catholicism.
My son’s parish had a pastor who loved “KLOV music”. Guitars, no silence, and the horrid repetitious ‘songs that no one can sing and that repeat the same thing innumerable times. I could not pray at that Mass. That priest had his own notebook of protestant songs with none about Our Lady for example. The new pastor has replaced that notebook with one of his own that does have sacred hymns. There are still the guitars but there are some softer music times now.
Thanks for reminding me that my gripe about the organist playing for a minute or 3 after Mass – but sometimes drowning out prayer, even in my mind – is a comparatively minor issue.
JoeNagleePark : I hope someday to expunge those images from my mind. It cannot come soon enough…
The parish I attend is a very holy and traditional NO. But with that said, whenever the song “Canticle of Turning” is being sung, I automatically insert “The Star of the County Down” lyrics.
…As she onward sped, sure I scratched my head
And I looked with a feelin’ rare
And I says, says I, to a passer-by
“Whose the maid with the nut brown hair?”
He smiled at me and he says’s, says’s he
“That’s the gem of Ireland’s crown
Young Rosie McCann from the banks of a Bann
She’s the star of the County Down”…
@Phil_NL2 – that organist playing for 1-3 minutes after Mass probably studied sacred music and prepared his or her life for those moments. They likely rehearsed that piece for hours over the course of the week or over their life of studying organ performance, giving the faithful the organ (which in many places is not present) which does have pride and place. And they probably endure all kinds of comments (too loud, too crunchy, too – French).
Sorry – father of an organ performance student. Gotta defend the boy.
Thanks for the parodies, I needed the laugh after a disappointing Tuesday. I am thankful that even though I can only attend the NO in my area, at least it is quiet, reverent, and people sing.