tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17026488.post113614747325293906..comments2023-06-10T09:10:08.851-05:00Comments on Irish, Catholic, and Dangerous: Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00570196313847615587noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17026488.post-1136324162638002232006-01-03T16:36:00.000-05:002006-01-03T16:36:00.000-05:00Well, if you take the entire history of Catholicis...Well, if you take the entire history of Catholicism it is, thank God, *not* the best we can do, just the best we seem to be doing at the current time. <BR/><BR/>It saddens me to see funerals for dignified 80-somethings with such banal songs as the Hagan/Haas variety chosen by their boomer kids who have not been inside a Catholic Church in 30 years.Staying in Balancehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14729612779930162079noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17026488.post-1136211760591563222006-01-02T09:22:00.000-05:002006-01-02T09:22:00.000-05:00Yes the hymns are bad. Like architecture, this is ...Yes the hymns are bad. Like architecture, this is the Catholic expression. It seems it is the best we can do. From my experience, the songs serious folks make fun of, myself included, are really liked by the persons in the pews. And I mean specifically On Eagles Wings and Hosea. As an organist, the funeral requests always go in that direction, usually including Amazing Grace also. O well…<BR/><BRJosephhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07011496260967345405noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17026488.post-1136211638562144172006-01-02T09:20:00.000-05:002006-01-02T09:20:00.000-05:00I am a cradle Catholic and was "High Episcopalian"...I am a cradle Catholic and was "High Episcopalian", i.e. Anglican for 10 years with my musician husband. We reverted/converted to Catholicism and we REALLY miss the Anglican hymns...*sigh*Staying in Balancehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14729612779930162079noreply@blogger.com