WaynoVision by Wayno for November 27, 2023

This brought back unpleasant memories. I grew up in a small town with one Catholic church. Our priest was a lot like this. When widespread changes in the mass took effect during the 1960s, he wanted to make sure we followed them all. I was a shy kid, and not at all touchy-feely. I was not comfortable with his insistence that we all do the thing with greeting people seated near us and shaking hands. I also hated that we were expected to sing the hymns. We called it “sing along with Ed.” For those of you who were around in the 60s, you might remember the weekly TV show “Sing Along With Mitch.” Well, we had our very own version of Mitch Miller, and he loved to sing. He was also very vocal about what was expected of us when the collection plate was passed around. He was later featured in The New York Times article “Portrait of an Activist Priest.” After he left us, he hosted several radio shows, and often appeared on tv.