Since music imitates the inner life of the soul, it follows that good music imitates and evokes sentiments that are consistent with a virtuous life, while music that evokes vicious sentiments is detrimental, and even destructive, to the … [Read more...]
About Fr. Gary Selin
Fr. Gary Selin, a priest of the Archdiocese of Denver, is assistant professor of theology, and a formation advisor, at St. John Vianney Theological Seminary in Denver. He received a Doctorate in Sacred Theology from The Catholic University of American in 2011, and is currently writing a book on the theology of priestly celibacy.
On Music and the Priestly Life
August 15, 2012 by Fr. Gary Selin
Filed Under: Articles Tagged With: Christian rock music, liturgical music, predisposition, Sacred Liturgy, The Spirit of the Liturgy (Ratzinger)
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