I was incredibly fortunate to be able to visit a daughter in Hawaii last week. It was a blast. Lovely place. Lovely weather. Great beaches. Just a tremendous time.
For some reason I harbored a small flicker of vain hope that the contagion — otherwise known as Catholic music — hadn’t infected the Island. I was wrong.
Here’s how I described it in my most recent Krehbiel Letter.
Just sing. Catholic church music sets my teeth on edge and makes my brain hurt, so I had hoped that the contagion hadn’t made it all the way to Hawaii. I was wrong.
Lesson. Sometimes an entire discipline can get infected with really bad ideas. Keep that in mind. While we should generally trust experts, there are cases where every expert (in whatever discipline) believes nonsense. Also, you shouldn’t get mad at the individual expert when the entire discipline has gone astray. They’re just following their training.