tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30512717.post6686379529683726864..comments2024-03-05T14:07:28.062-08:00Comments on Ask Sister Mary Martha: Music to Your EarsSister Mary Marthahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00580244097177195453noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30512717.post-8370116273433245192010-09-21T08:27:56.814-07:002010-09-21T08:27:56.814-07:00My favorite patron saint[s] of music are the Choir...My favorite patron saint[s] of music are the Choirs of Angels! I frequently invoke them in regard to music.<br /><br />...and don't forget St Gregory, a Pope who put chant in its proper place, among other disciplines of the Church.<br /><br />Tina in AshburnAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30512717.post-24113318486685775042010-09-19T22:06:08.944-07:002010-09-19T22:06:08.944-07:00An excellent question, Pure Theosis, and I hope Si...An excellent question, Pure Theosis, and I hope Sister MM answers it! I've always believed that it's okay. After all, Jesus of Nazareth probably didn't look much like the reddish-haired, blue-eyed guy we so often see depicted in our culture; we've made Him look like "one of us" to better relate to Him. In the same way, Renaissance paintings of a blonde Mary in clothing and settings of the day were an effort to make her approachable to the people of the time.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30512717.post-91985727653554360222010-09-19T11:21:28.310-07:002010-09-19T11:21:28.310-07:00Since Jesus was a Jew, is it wrong to portray him ...Since Jesus was a Jew, is it wrong to portray him in a different culture (like African American or Hispanic, for instance)Idahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17057782486279000363noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30512717.post-28564134059997820442010-09-17T15:15:42.979-07:002010-09-17T15:15:42.979-07:00I love this topic!
There are other saints assoc...I love this topic! <br /><br />There are other saints associated with music too. There is the English St. Dunstan. There are also several women contemporaries of Hildegard, nuns at the Benedictine Abbey at Helfta in Saxony, in particular St. Mechthild of Hackeborn, who was the chantmistress there and was called "God's Nightingale."<br /><br />http://pentiment.blogspot.com/2009/11/musical-saints-of-helfta.html<br /><br />Some Carmelites have also been associated with music. Bl. Elizabeth of the Trinity was an accomplished pianist. There's also my great favorite, Fr. Hermann Cohen, aka Père Augustin-Marie du Très Saint Sacrement, who was a piano prodigy before he became a Carmelite:<br /><br />http://pentiment.blogspot.com/2007/11/from-salon-to-carmel.html<br /><br />His cause was opened, but it has been somewhat neglected for various reasons. He's very cool, though, and I talk to him a lot.Pentimentohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17161146891505294679noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30512717.post-53234495941252195062010-09-16T12:51:51.306-07:002010-09-16T12:51:51.306-07:00Well, son-of-a-gun, who knew?! No wonder the one ...Well, son-of-a-gun, who knew?! No wonder the one time (never tried again) I asked St. Cecilia to intervene, nothing happened... Very cool story about St. Hildegard! Yep, she's gotta be a saint.<br /><br />NOW, is there a similar powerful saint for the visual arts (i.e. painters, potters and graphic artists)?? Sure need some help with that one!Jennyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06400691261382506978noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30512717.post-24959815556923069782010-09-16T12:29:42.067-07:002010-09-16T12:29:42.067-07:00Dear Sister Mary Martha,
My name is Theresa and my...Dear Sister Mary Martha,<br />My name is Theresa and my husband and I just started a new Catholic website: www.catholicchapterhouse.com. I could not find an email so figured this was the best way to connect with you. <br />I was wondering if you would be able to write a post about our site (it features a store, blog and forum section) and/or link to it on your blog. We are trying to spread the word far and wide.<br />Thank you for your time,<br />Sincerely in Christ,<br />Theresa <br />theresa@catholicchapterhouse.comTheresahttp://www.catholicchapterhouse.comnoreply@blogger.com