Readers here will probably recall that in October 2024 Bishop McKnight of Jefferson City issued a decree banning a small number of songs at Mass in the diocese and recommending a few Mass settings be sung in every parish for the sake of unity.

The bishop very quickly rescinded that decree after outcry from some of the faithful.

The diocese recently announced scheduled listening sessions as part of a consultative process that will culminate in a new decree that takes input from the listening sessions into account.

This link has the story. Be sure to click on the related links at the top of the story too:

https://catholicmissourianonline.com/stories/exploring-power-of-sacred-music-in-the-liturgy,5761

It seems the listening sessions will be structured as catechetical opportunities to educate people about what liturgical/sacred music is and isn't, which should help frame and constrain the conversations about music at Mass. This could be a good thing. So many Catholics believe OCP Breaking Bread music just is what liturgical music is, and they believe that musical style is a matter of indifference for music at Mass.