Catholic liturgical music, it would seem, is everywhere but in the Catholic Church itself.

- Richard Morris

It bothers me when I hear it in a car commercial or some such. But for the most part, it's better than seeing sacred music relegated to the scrap heap.

- Richard Morris

For two thousand years, the Church has guided the development of music, carefully legislating to fuse artistic talent and aesthetic beauty with the demands of the Faith.

- Richard Morris

And this speaks to the larger problem that no one wants to talk about: the restoration of the Roman rite is a precondition for a long-term fix for the problem.

- Richard Morris

You can read about it all you want, but there is no substitute for just doing it.

- Richard Morris

When the truth is that there would be no great Western music, and certainly no decent choral repertoire, without the Catholic faith.

- Richard Morris

Then suddenly the Roman liturgy disappeared as we knew it.

- Richard Morris

Record stores have whole sections devoted to the chant.

- Richard Morris

Once the Mass is restored to its rightful place, we will again see choirs being developed.

- Richard Morris

Never have so many recordings of the great Masses and motets been in wider circulation.

- Richard Morris

Music had always been the handmaid of the Roman liturgy.

- Richard Morris

It would be difficult to discover the truth about the universe if we refused to consider anything that might be true.

- Richard Morris

Ironically, we live in times that are awash in authentic sacred music.

- Richard Morris

The democratic and pedestrian character of the new Mass itself seems to invite the ditties that pass for hymns these days.

- Richard Morris

At St. Francis de Sales in Atlanta, we do not have an organ. We do not have rehearsals during the week. We do not have a professional choir.

- Richard Morris

As for sacred polyphony, there is no reason to be afraid of it.

- Richard Morris

Thus the slogan should be reversed: Catholics taught the world what music is supposed to sound like, and, more importantly, what it is supposed to mean.

- Richard Morris

The pastor of a parish will typically have no education in the chant or in music, and he will hire the first music director who walks through the door.

- Richard Morris

Inaudible prayers, particularly of the Canon, which at first don't seem to have anything to do with music, end up being a very important part of the aesthetic of the traditional structure of the Mass.

- Richard Morris

There's nothing stupider than bursting into song for seven seconds and then falling silent again.

- Richard Morris