Tired of banal hymns and harmonica solos during Mass?

There are signs of hope for those tiring of hymns written in the 1970s and featuring sickening lyrics about how God is soooooo lucky to have us as His people. The Church Music Association of America is one source of hope. From June 21-26 it will be presenting a Summer Music Colloquium 2005 at Catholic University of America in Washington D.C. More immediate--and requiring less money and travel--is the Sacred Music blog. Several recent posts discuss the views of Pope Benedict XVI about sacred music and liturgy; check out "The Holy Father on Continuity with the Liturgical Past" as an example of what you'll find on the blog. A breath of fresh air in a musical world dominated by "Ashes."