The Problem with Praise Teams

There has been a good deal of discussion recently about the Praise Team/Praise Band phenomenon, a phenomenon that has become a liturgical commonplace.  Most of that discussion has centered around the practical issues of the expense, the placement of the instruments (front, side, back?), the adjusting of the volume, etc.  Many of us regard that […]

Of Mics and Men: An Argument Against Microphones in the Liturgy

Kevin White started a conversation in a recent article at First Things regarding what is perhaps the most consequential yet least discussed liturgical innovation of the last century: the use of microphones. Though his piece is entitled ‘Drop the Mic’, White doesn’t actually recommend we stop using microphones at Mass, but concludes with a request for further […]

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