So World Youth Day is going well...
A Response to “On administering Holy Communion in a Time of a Plague”
This was sent to me and deserves a read. You can read the Calivas article here . We can all agree that we are living in unusual times. However, the nature and extent of the illness that we face, and the proper response of the Church, is a matter of much disagreement. We have seen various responses to the COVID-19 epidemic: calls to close our Churches as infectious vectors, and demands to open them as places of spiritual healing. Directives a) ordering the cessation of sacramental life as part of an effort to “flatten the curve,” and cries for access to the divine grace that flows forth from those very mysteries; b) calling for the restriction of “at-risk persons,” and serious questions about the validity of such controls, c) instructions to liturgists to wear personal protective equipment during the celebration of the divine services and the distribution of the holy Mysteries, and uncertainty about the fitness of such practices. Who has been championing what and on behalf of whom? The ...
I looked at the video and this seems to not be an image from it. https://youtu.be/8Iruq7b34xI The priest did a 30 minute set at 7am to wake pilgrims who were sleeping on the beach. It was two hours before the mass and music after was much more traditional. Same with the music at the actual Papal Mass.
ReplyDeleteApparently this priest has a side hobby of DJing in clubs with music with a religious character and has brought a number of people into the church through it. He also goes to football games and prays with players. If this was an orthodox musician like Fr Chris Foley performing at an Orthodox youth retreat, I would see most people praising it.
It's from a different set he did. He did multiple ones.
DeleteThis particular photo was not from the recent World Youth Day...if you're going to bash the Catholic Church, can you at least be accurate and do a little more research beforehand?
ReplyDeleteI had to poke around and find the context of this as well - perhaps our host will give us a bit more next time.
ReplyDeleteThis is a priest in Portugal who DJ's (somewhat seriously and successfully apparently) and it is claimed that through this he is a effective evangelical who brings in young people into the church. I don't really believe it. Sure, he might get sincere but shallow (and non lasting) interest from those looking to satiate yet-another-desire ("hey, this Catholicism is cool!"), but Christianity is a Cross, not a party in the end (and the beginning, and the middle...).
Jake, I suspect the success is more reaching people in secular areas, (ie like people who were inspired by Classical Music, U2, Coldplay, Cohen, Cornell, etc.. to look look for God) or showing that someone can be "cool"/like me and Christian. I assume/hope that his actual liturgical expression and spirituality preached is serious and deep.
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