Why Catholics Can't Sing: Revised and Updated With New Grand Conclusions and Good Advice

by Thomas Day

In this informative and entertaining critique of music in the Catholic Church, Thomas Day outlines a stinging indictment of the influence of popular culture on American Catholicism, particularly as expressed in church music. Taking aim at the Irish-American repertoire of songs that overwhelms Catholic music in America, Day assails the secularization of liturgical practices that began, in the author’s view, with the Second Vatican Council in 1962. And while targeting the demise of services, Day remains optimistic, offering several key solutions to revitalize and nurture the latent vitality that remains among the parishioners of the American Catholic Church.

274 pages, Kindle Edition

Published March 1, 2017

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Reviews

[CJ · Rating 4 out of 5]

It made me want to join the choir.

[Mark Rubal · Rating 3 out of 5]

If your a Catholic and have been to other denominations, odds are you asked this question. The Irish influence on American mass as a cause to the lack of singing is interesting. And I can't help but nod in agreement to the notion that choirs need to accompany the mass not try to put on a performance. Unfortunately, I believe this book becomes repetitive. But overall it's a decent read.