A Natural Way to Sing

From Man with the Black Hat come some interesting comments on Catholic music, the glory of our heritage, the calamities of recent history, and hope for the future.

"Chant is the most natural way to sing in the world, as it is an extension of the natural rising and falling of human speech.... I still remember daily Mass at my parochial school, in the town in Ohio where I grew up, and how the older children would chant the Mass settings together in unison... And I can still remember hearing them singing 'O Esca Viatorum' to this day. I remember learning the chants in class along with other children's songs, using the then-popular 'Ward Method.' Those were a series of books designed to teach sacred music to children. I understand they are making a slow but steady comeback."