Somehow the reviews appended to this item are for Catholic singer/songwriter John Michael Talbot's "God of Life" not the album listed here.
This is the most delightful coincidence for me because I have to be the only person on Amazon who loves both JMT's liturgical music AND the frothy 80s synth-pop that is on this album, and doubtless that is why it showed up in my recommendations. The idea of a monk singing Joy Division and Smiths songs has given me a good laugh this morning.
That being said, the "Lost Property" album has a nice variety of songs from that era, and the second disc in the pair has many lesser-known and hard-to-find tracks that make a nice addition to the usual 80s compilation CD of this type.
Oh, and "The God of Life" is among Talbot's best albums.