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Great achievements of Vatican II: Liturgical music

Monday, January 11, 2010
By Bryan Cones
One of the favorite punching bags of those who don't like post-conciliar liturgy is the music. Most recent is this throwaway from Michael Sean Winters on America's blog: Much of the music written for the post-conciliar liturgy is unbeautiful and pedestrian in the extreme. Seriously? Can we dismiss the efforts of our sisters and brothers so flippanty?
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I and Love and You

Monday, November 9, 2009
By goodwink
I and Love and You
The Avett Brothers (Sony, 2009)
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Popular Songs

Thursday, October 15, 2009
By goodwink
Popular Songs
Yo La Tengo (Matador Records, 2009) First off, Yo La Tengo is not a salsa band. They're not even Hispanic. They are white, artsy-bohemian types in their mid-to-late 40s. The band name, which means "I have it," was what guitarist Ira Kaplan heard a Spanish-speaking New York Mets outfielder using to call a teammate off a fly ball.
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Electric Dirt

Friday, August 14, 2009
By goodwink
Electric Dirt
Levon Helm (Vanguard Records, 2009) Beginning in 1969, Levon Helm, with his mates in The Band, helped save rock and roll from psychedelia and all its pomps. In a world crazed by fads and fashions, songs like "The Weight" and "The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down" sounded 100 years old. And that was the point.
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Secret, Profane & Sugarcane

Monday, July 13, 2009
By goodwink
Secret, Profane & Sugarcane
Elvis Costello (Hear Music, 2009)
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The King of Pop's faith

Thursday, July 2, 2009
By Megan Sweas
Despite the cult of celebrity that he was the center of, all religions want a piece of Michael Jackson. After avoiding the subject for a week, Michael Paulson at boston.com offers a good summary of the faith news around Michael Jackson's death. Rumors having been flying that Jackson was Muslim or that he accepted Jesus on his deathbed.
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Playing for change

Monday, June 15, 2009
By goodwink
Playing for change
Various Artists (Hear Music, 2009)
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Cool Catholic Church

Tuesday, March 24, 2009
By Megan Sweas
Start with one hour of Eucharistic adoration, follow that up with a party in a nightclub-like setting, and you get one hip ancient church.
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Lennon forgiven

Monday, November 24, 2008
By Megan Sweas
It took Galileo nearly 400 years to get back into good standing with the Catholic Church. John Lennon should be thankful it only took him about 4 decades. Lennon's famous remark about the Beatles being bigger than Jesus didn't sit too well with some Christians, though it didn't stop their popularity.
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