I prefer traditional Church music in the liturgy. I believe that just as we conduct ourselves and dress in a reverent manner when we go to Mass, we should also have music to reflect that, oriented vertically, ad orientam, towards God. Rock music, to me, is oriented horizontally. It's strictly entertainment. I love rock and roll music, and jazz, etc., but they're forms of entertainment, and they draw the eye and attention towards the performers. We as Catholics are asked that while we live IN this world, we shouldn't be OF the world. What other place on earth should that phrase ring true but in the presence of the Eucharist? The music in church should be set apart, as a break from "the World," so we can focus on the fact that we're receiving Christ's body and blood and this isn't some kind of causal party.

-Matthew Kelly (drummer for the "Dropkick Murphys")
Gilbert, January/February 2023, pp. 14-15