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Brassring said:
It’s typical to put a smiley face or “LOL” after a post that is so clearly a joke.
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Good thing it isn’t a joke. It’s a fact, that Medieval chants were only directed towards God as true worshipping - you can’t say the same about modern “Christian” music.
 
Miles_Christi7 said:
Good thing it isn’t a joke. It’s a fact, that Medieval chants were only directed towards God as true worshipping - you can’t say the same about modern “Christian” music.
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Wow. You can read the minds of other worshippers? Impressive.
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lanman87 said:
Is it common for Catholics to listen to hymns and worship music that was written by non-Catholics? Or maybe listen to Contemporary Christian Music on the radio/Spotify?
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I’m not sure I really know what is common. But I do know some Catholics who listen to CCM. Personally I never liked CCM even as a Protestant. In fact I really hate it.

I did and do like the old Protestant hymns, just not at Mass. I have no problem listening to them just because they were written by Protestants. The hymns I have in mind would be older Lutheran, Anglican, and Methodist and are I think, though I haven’t really studiously analyzed them, on the whole not as commonly full of the doctrinal errors that can be found in more contemporary music.

I also listen to non-Catholic classical music. It isn’t as popular a genre in general but I would think almost every Catholic who does listen to this genre wouldn’t be too concerned that a piece was written by a non-Catholic.
 
I love CCM as it keeps my focus on Christ and my need for continuous worship as well as prayer, mission to others, and study of the Word. Secular music contains themes of sinful living that I need to stay away from. Keeping myself in the Word through corporate worship and Bible study helps me to stay focused on what is important and true in the music and teaching I listen to.

Blessings, all!

Rita
 
Brassring said:
One of the giants of contemporary Christian music in the '90s was Rich Mullins. While Mr. Mullins never received confirmation or the Eucharist, toward the end of his life (he died in an accident in his 30s) he did complete RCIA and attended Mass regularly (apparently, he was worried that if he was confirmed and it became common knowledge, protestants would stop buying his recordings and attending his concerts. It wouldn’t have harmed him that much, but he donated over ninety percent of his income to education and welfare programs on the native reservation where he lived and taught). According to the priest at his parish, Mr. Mullins did decide to be confirmed, but died before it happened.

His last recording, The Jesus Record, is what started me on my decade long path to the Church.
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I don’t think the bold is fair to a dead man, or accurate, his friend Matt Maher explains it a bit differently, in that he did what he did because of finding the fullness of truth and his life was cut short.

I’m sure if he didn’t die he’d be playing right along side Matt.

Matt is a bit of evidence that the premise in the bold is a straw-man. 70% of Matt’s concerts are non-Catholic audiences.

It’s pretty tough to hide a dramatic up, leave everything and move to the reservation.
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With regard to the question - yes we listen to all kinds of Christian music. The Catholic radio station sometimes has an hour of music, but mostly Christian music is found on the Christian music station and CD's.

I like the Christian music from the 90's / early 2000's better than most of today's. 

This has me remembering a band that did Christian parody's of secular songs, have to look for those cd's. I think the band's name started with an R.

My wife was a dj on campus and ran a music radio show during college - at the Catholic University that everyone knows as really Catholic. Most of what was played was Jars of Clay and the like, in that era.
 
A little off topic but I saw Rich Mullins in Concert in the early 90’s. He was a great musician and a great songwriter. He was a true poet. If anyone hasn’t listened to his music I highly recommend it.
 
I’m very much a fan of Marty Haugen’s service music. It’s a staple in ELCC/ELCA hymnals (Haugen being a Lutheran), but he also wrote some music for Catholic services which apparently gained some popularity.

I generally avoid some of the more “pop” Christian music, not for any reason of faith, but mostly because I just don’t find it to sound very good. That’s simply my opinion though :o
 
I don’t mind CCM. What I am opposed to is its use in church services. I remember (before I returned to the Catholic Church) looking up one Protestant church on the internet. It seemed to tick all the boxes so I went along. They had a worship band. I stayed for the service but never went back.

I absolutely oppose any use of CCM, whether Catholic or Protestant, at Mass (unless it sounds like it’s written a couple of hundred years ago and is sung a capella or played on an organ). That sort of music is party music and it has absolutely no place at the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass, where we are at the foot of the Cross. The Mass is not a big party, it’s a solemn sacrifice and the music should be solemn.
 
I don’t mind the praise music as it emotionally fits where alot of young people are in their faith. I used to like the folk Masses when I was young.

What I am reading in my neck of the woods is that most of the music we use at Mass was written by Protestants, Marty Haugen coming to mind.

I was very moved at communion first hearing a Jesuit’s composition, ‘One Bread, One Body’.

For the Mass, we just don’t have much Catholic inspired music, and I find the beat with much of the music more on the happy clappy side.

I went to a Missouri Synod church with a client for a year and could relate to the services when they had ‘Traditional’ Sunday’s. Could relate to that music better than the modern music we hear at Mass on Sunday.
 
KathleenGee said:
I don’t mind the praise music as it emotionally fits where alot of young people are in their faith. I used to like the folk Masses when I was young.
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Contemporary Christian music was very influential in my formation as well as my brother’s. It helped a lot in our high school days and was a way to connect with others our own age. My brother and I moved from being more “emotional” Catholics to more intellectual Catholics when we went to college. I don’t listen to it as much as I used to or like the same artists, but there are some songs that I still find to be quite moving.

Like many others, I’m not a fan of praise and worship music in Mass, however. I have found some David Haas and Marty Haugen songs that I like or don’t mind, but even then, I find myself moving farther and farther away from them as well.
 
Yes, understand this need as I really enjoyed the folk music Masses when I was in college because they fit the joy in my heart because of the Lord.

Young people are positive, confident, hopeful for the future.

But as I got older and saw my limitations with harder realities, I began to draw towards more music that was contemplative, thoughtful, searching…and then into the classics.
 
My issue is having non-Catholic music (aka Protestants) having their music played on Catholic radio stations. Now, their music is awesome, to say the least, and I’m not saying that it’s bad. It’s that Catholic music should be played on Catholic radio stations. The same goes for secular/worldly music, even the ones with a good message. Both have an audience outside of Catholic radio stations.
What’s worse, there are some Spanish Catholic radio stations playing Protestant and secular music. Imagine, Thriller to the sounds of the pan flute.
What I need to know is if there are any apologetics on this issue.
 
As far as CCM goes, I do like Matt Maher. But he’s Catholic, so maybe that’s not fair.
 
Miles_Christi7 said:
Good thing it isn’t a joke. It’s a fact, that Medieval chants were only directed towards God as true worshipping - you can’t say the same about modern “Christian” music.
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👍:👍👍

Gloria in excelsis Deo!

I only listen to chant. Especially love listening to and responding to the Litany of the Saints before beginning my prayers/day!
 
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