"I confess to being a news junkie. I follow international, national and
local news. I'm interested in political and religious events, in weather
reports and happenings in the sports world. I watch the news in the
morning during breakfast, at noon during lunch, and at night during
dinner. I sleep with the radio on, usually listening to talk radio, and
if I wake during the night, I check my phone to see what's happening in
the world. It's a very bad habit, I know, and probably not good for the
body, mind or soul.
"Once in a while, it all gets to be too much. Recently, with the flood of just awful news inundating us . . . I just couldn't take it anymore.
"So, instead of
the watching the news while I ate, I 'watched' and listened to the music
channels on cable TV - classical music, and easy listening music, aka 'elevator music,' in particular. My body relaxed and my blood pressure
dropped almost immediately.
"It should'’t be a surprise that music, at least some music, has such a positive effect on us. . . ."
In a recent commentary, Bishop Thomas J. Tobin, of the Diocese of Providence
(RI), reflected on the blessing of music and its positive effects.
To access Bishop Tobin's complete essay, please visit:
The Imitation of Christ: Sometimes You Just Need A Little Music (2 JUN 22)
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