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After more than 50 years as a loyal son of the Church I find it harder and harder to even bother to go to Mass anymore. Instead of nourishing my soul I feel as though the Priest and lay leaders are poisoning it. I can't stand the music. I can't stand the way the guy with the biggest guitar 'leads' the celebration and everyone else...priest included...follow his lead. I resent the touchy feely, I'm OK, You're OK crappy homilies we get every week. I hate the fact that there are 40 or 50 people distributing Holy Communion. I hate the fact that after Communion we have to sit through 1 or two sappy, insipid, "Meditation Hymns" by the guitar group and then we're expected to applaud like we're at some crappy coffee house production. I could go on and on but why bother? I know I'm being too judgemental but I can't help it. This parish used to be the most traditional parish in the diocese...now it's the exact opposite. I've tried other churches in the area and they're all just as bad. I don't know what I'm going to do.

You just channeled my thoughts.

I attend Mass to receive the Body and Blood of Christ. For that I put up with the least annoying liturgy I can find.