tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2389530333077823143.post6352247411439899962..comments2024-01-08T10:10:48.074+00:00Comments on That The Bones You Have Crushed May Thrill: WYD 2013The Boneshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10271719805983763595noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2389530333077823143.post-80562097088593054972013-07-27T18:06:46.522+01:002013-07-27T18:06:46.522+01:00Francis is popular, as Archbishop Chaput says, wit...Francis is popular, as Archbishop Chaput says, with 'alienated' Catholics, Christians of other denominations and non-Christians; I would add dissenting Catholics, who are nursing the illusion (I hope) that he's a closet liberal. He's achieved this by knowing how to work a crowd (all those hugs), keeping off heavy topics (people love those folksy little sermonettes about gossiping, good atheists going to heaven)and above all not bringing with him the baggage of undertaking all the unpopular stuff for the previous Pope.<br /><br />I don't find he's particularly liked by orthodox Catholics, who find the adulation rather nauseating. Do we really want a Pope who's endorsed by Elton John? Still, I've found the last few months spiritually quite useful, as I struggle to accept what I told others to accept during Benedict's reign: he's the Pope, you have to live with him.Celiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06604937234890307888noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2389530333077823143.post-62780941996354983012013-07-27T16:58:36.274+01:002013-07-27T16:58:36.274+01:00Roses, nothing on Earth is so holy as the Mass. We...Roses, nothing on Earth is so holy as the Mass. We should surely there be as precious as we can be as to what music is played in the place of the sublime Sacrifice.The Boneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10271719805983763595noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2389530333077823143.post-38371369801347616912013-07-27T13:14:48.160+01:002013-07-27T13:14:48.160+01:00God wants us to enjoy the vast and varied beauty o...God wants us to enjoy the vast and varied beauty of His creation, and our human creativity which reflects His. Let's not be too precious about what constitutes good and bad music. A child banging on a toy drum is making music. You might not want to listen to it, but others might. Roses and Jessaminehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17382837693414491679noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2389530333077823143.post-48169110442246262742013-07-27T00:32:02.141+01:002013-07-27T00:32:02.141+01:00I am now in my fifties and one thing I recall abou...I am now in my fifties and one thing I recall about my youth is the fact that I didn't want to be patronised by anything that was presented as "for the youth". I was fifteen when the Beatles split up. That was the end of decent pop music. All that came afterwards was commercial pap. So perhaps I was a very odd youth. I am now a very odd adult: I go to mass.Patriciushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08906131174326742939noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2389530333077823143.post-41471814211149096302013-07-26T13:34:47.469+01:002013-07-26T13:34:47.469+01:00Well, it is World YOUTH Day. How many teenagers d...Well, it is World YOUTH Day. How many teenagers do you know who can relate to Mozart? There's nothing wrong with any type of music as long as it gets kids to Mass. Roses and Jessaminehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17382837693414491679noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2389530333077823143.post-82290490157760376852013-07-26T00:29:07.650+01:002013-07-26T00:29:07.650+01:00So, who do you reckon this youth is?So, who do you reckon this youth is?Patriciushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08906131174326742939noreply@blogger.com