As a non-Catholic I’d love to be enlightened on this .... Thanks
As a Catholic, I’ll try to enlighten:
Ridiculous people show up in the darndest places.
As a practicing Catholic, so would I. The only time I ever witnessed a liturgical dance was in a protestant church. This 'novelty' is actually banned by the US bishops, but some of them close their eyes. The video is from a chapel on the campus of Berkleigh Univ ... need I say more.
The world is full of lunatics. This video captures the antics of some of them. The people whom "Alice" met during her sojourn in "Wonderland" were quite sane, by comparison.
Here’s my take. The music is from a song the Lord of the Dance. I will post a copy of lyrics below. I’ve sung this in the women’s choir at church functions (Lutheran) and it is really very beautiful, but in Berkely is becomes most gay and cheerful, don’t you think? (rolls eyes) An odd way of setting the altar, perhaps?
Lord Of The Dance by Sydney Carter
I danced in the morning when the world was young
I danced in the moon and the stars and the sun
I came down from heaven and I danced on the earth
At Bethlehem I had my birth
Dance, dance, wherever you may be
I am the lord of the dance, said he
And I lead you all, wherever you may be
And I lead you all in the dance, said he
I danced for the scribes and the Pharisees
They wouldn’t dance, they wouldn’t follow me
I danced for the fishermen James and John
They came with me so the dance went on
Dance, dance, wherever you may be
I am the lord of the dance, said he
And I lead you all, wherever you may be
And I lead you all in the dance, said he
I danced on the Sabbath and I cured the lame
The holy people said it was a shame
They ripped, they stripped, they hung me high
Left me there on the cross to die
Dance, dance, wherever you may be
I am the lord of the dance, said he
And I lead you all, wherever you may be
And I lead you all in the dance, said he
I danced on a Friday when the world turned black
It’s hard to dance with the devil on your back
They buried my body, they thought I was gone
But I am the dance, and the dance goes on
Dance, dance, wherever you may be
I am the lord of the dance, said he
And I lead you all, wherever you may be
And I lead you all in the dance, said he
They cut me down and I leapt up high
I am the life that will never, never die
I’ll live in you if you’ll live in me
I am the Lord of the dance, said he
Dance, dance, wherever you may be
I am the lord of the dance, said he
And I lead you all, wherever you may be
And I lead you all in the dance, said he