Bad Songs Revisited
Last time I wrote about bad church music I said there was another song I wanted to write about but I couldn’t remember what it was. I knew it wouldn’t take long before we sang it again, and sure enough, last week, there it was. I’m sorry, again...
Liturgical Music V: Performance Issues
So I had to say it some time. It’s not always the song’s fault. The songs don’t pick themselves. They don’t perform themselves. No, I am not going to criticize individual choir members. Not only would that be ugly, I don’t have the...
Liturgical Music and Inclusive Language
When I was a freshman at Georgetown, Father von Arx, a history professor, handed back my first paper marked with the following: “May I suggest you try using inclusive language?” Now, I didn’t have the slightest idea what he meant by that, and I...
Liturgical Music III – The 80s and after
Continuing with my post about the development of my own perspective on liturgical music brings me to what seemed like an exciting time to me music-wise: the beginning of the Glory and Praise years. For us at St. Joseph this actually began, I’m guessing, around...
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September 11: Remember the Love | Life in Every Limb
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Everyone who’s old enough to remember has a 9/11 story. Mine is probably fairly typical of those of us with no personal connection to the events, and I’ve never written about it because it feels t...
And now the post you've all been waiting for--a belated review of 2022 in 12 pictures!
12 in 2022: A Year in Pictures | Life in Every Limb
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Ten years ago, I joined a link up to post 12 pictures, one for each month of the previous year. When that link up ended, I found another one. Now that one no longer exists, but I’m still doing this ...
It's an annual tradition, very late, and it's a great way to learn more about me and my blog.
2022 in Review: Your Favorites, My Favorites | Life in Every Limb
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I present to you an annual tradition that is happening later and later: the best/favorite posts from the prior year, as picked by you (my readers) and me. YOUR favorites are simply the posts that got ...
Is a faith nurtured primarily by media slanted in one direction or the other likely to bear good fruit, like humility and love, or rotten fruit, like pride and hatred?
By Their Fruits | Life in Every Limb
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“By their fruits you will know them,” we read in the Gospel. “ . . .[E]very good tree bears good fruit, and a rotten tree bears bad fruit. A good tree cannot bear bad fruit, nor can a rotten tre...
We are all called to evangelize but there are many ways to go about it!
A Tale of Three Evangelists | Life in Every Limb
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I have mentioned before that my favorite Gospel stories involve Peter, my favorite saint. I love Peter because he is relatable. He is human and makes mistakes, some bigger than others. Yet Jesus chose...
