Sacred Music Is Not Background Noise - Emma Lynch - 09/04/2026

Sacred Music Is Not Background Noise - Emma Lynch - 09/04/2026

Author: Iowa Catholic Radio September 4, 2026 Duration: 13:02
Emma Lynch, the new music director at Saint Thomas Aquinas in Indianola, joins the Catholic Morning Show to explain why music at Mass is ministry rather than a soundtrack. A sacred music graduate of the University of Mary, Emma unpacks the incarnational logic behind singing at Mass — that it engages the body, expresses belief, and strengthens the faith it expresses — and why forming musicians spiritually matters as much as rehearsing them. She also talks through the practical realities of stepping into a parish job at 22 and points listeners toward the Church documents and local associations that can deepen anyone's understanding of sacred music.

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