Richard Morris
Richard Morris
Richard Morris, was an English philologist and priest of the Church of England...
NationalityEnglish
ProfessionClergyman
Date of Birth8 September 1833
catholic everywhere music
Catholic liturgical music, it would seem, is everywhere but in the Catholic Church itself.
mainly messages
The tunes, rhythms, and messages are drawn mainly from secular culture.
bursting falling seconds seven stupider
There's nothing stupider than bursting into song for seven seconds and then falling silent again.
catholics music slogan supposed taught thus
Thus the slogan should be reversed: Catholics taught the world what music is supposed to sound like, and, more importantly, what it is supposed to mean.
hymns invite itself mass pass seems
The democratic and pedestrian character of the new Mass itself seems to invite the ditties that pass for hymns these days.