Quotes from Richard Morris

Participation is easily obtained with Latin chant.

The democratic and pedestrian character of the new Mass itself seems to invite the ditties that pass for hymns these days.

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.

Then suddenly the Roman liturgy disappeared as we knew it.

Even Catholic parishes today are not wanting for talent. But no serious singer or organist will get anywhere near the typical music program, at least if he wants to retain his self-respect.

In modern physics, there is no such thing as nothing. Even in a perfect vacuum, pairs of virtual particles are constantly being created and destroyed. The existence of these particles is no mathematical fiction. Though they cannot be directly observed, the effects they create are quite real. The assumption that they exist leads to predictions that have been confirmed by experiment to a high degree of accuracy.

The electron must have infinite mass. Of course, no one believes this is literally true. But it happens to be true in the best theory that we have at the moment. And, until a better theory comes along, viewing the electron in this manner will continue to be unavoidable

When the truth is that there would be no great Western music, and certainly no decent choral repertoire, without the Catholic faith.

When the truth is that there would be no great Western music, and certainly no decent choral repertoire, without the Catholic faith.

Once the Mass is restored to its rightful place, we will again see choirs being developed.

Never have so many recordings of the great Masses and motets been in wider circulation.

For two thousand years, the Church has guided the development of music, carefully legislating to fuse artistic talent and aesthetic beauty with the demands of the Faith.

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.

Music had always been the handmaid of the Roman liturgy.

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.

There's nothing stupider than bursting into song for seven seconds and then falling silent again.

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.

Ironically, we live in times that are awash in authentic sacred music.

The tunes, rhythms, and messages are drawn mainly from secular culture.

And this speaks to the larger problem that no one wants to talk about: the restoration of the Roman rite is a precondition for a long-term fix for the problem.

It would be difficult to discover the truth about the universe if we refused to consider anything that might be true.

As for sacred polyphony, there is no reason to be afraid of it.

But nowadays hymns are the norm, because people don't have much else to sing.

Record stores have whole sections devoted to the chant.