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Mark C. N. Sullivan is an editor at a Massachusetts university. He is married and the father of three children. Email
Tuesday, July 09, 2002 Ecumenism in the service of the insipid
At Catholic Light comes word that Schultz Bros. bete noire Marty Haugen, a composer of liturgical music notable for its banality and corresponding widespread popularity in Catholic parishes, is not even Catholic – he's a Congregationalist.
Now, as a native New Englander, I yield to no one in the admiration of historic white-steepled Congregational meeting-houses. But what else besides Puritans and churches on town commons comes to mind at the mention of Congregationalism?
Austerity in church design. A focus on the assembly. And today, an emphasis on dogmatic leftism.
Sound familiar? Is it any wonder his work has become a staple of Catholic liturgical planners and diocesan worship nabobs?
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