Thank you for this post, Joe. "Anyone, anywhere... can be in touch with divinity when the song takes us." In the shared spirit of the season: at a friend's invitation, my husband and I attended a Methodist service on Christmas Eve, with Christmas hymns performed by a 12-voice choir and a bell choir. I found myself weeping throughout. I'm a lapsed Catholic, but sacred choral music (my 91 y.o. father is a retired choral director) performed in a church gets me every time. Peace to you.
Thank you for this post, Joe. "Anyone, anywhere... can be in touch with divinity when the song takes us." In the shared spirit of the season: at a friend's invitation, my husband and I attended a Methodist service on Christmas Eve, with Christmas hymns performed by a 12-voice choir and a bell choir. I found myself weeping throughout. I'm a lapsed Catholic, but sacred choral music (my 91 y.o. father is a retired choral director) performed in a church gets me every time. Peace to you.
Thanks, Mari. You get it. Sacred music can take your legs out from under you—even us cultural Catholics.