AMEN! and AMEN!
Catechesis is the problem, in my opinion. Catholics don’t know their faith. Better catechesis would help improve a lot of things, especially the liturgy. You can’t have reverence if you don’t know/understand what’s going on or Whom you’re revering or the significance of certain rituals (for lack of a better word.)
I have heard never heard of a well-catechized Catholic leaving the Eucharist, Confession, the fullness of truth, and all that other good stuff for flashy music and entertainment.
This is my opinion, but “flashy” music isn’t reverent in the sense of what Catholics have considered reverent for 2000 years. I should also note that the Protestants of centuries past would not have dared using the type of music that is often found in Protestant worship today. I’m not saying flashy music is bad or evil, but it just doesn’t rise to that standard of reverence and solemnity set by tradition. When the type of music at Mass is the same of music people listen to everyday on the radio, then that is a problem. It makes the Mass too worldly/casual and not very heavenly/solemn. It shows that the music is chosen because it is first and foremost pleasing/appealing to us, not because we are trying to do our best to worship the Almighty King. That is, the music reflects our personal liking or what is currently popular. By being tied to the likes and dislikes of a particular time, this type of music doesn’t communicate the transcendence of God because it constantly needs to be changed and adapted to fit the current tastes.
I think that a lot of this has to do with the loss of the sense of the sacred, in my opinion.
