At 81 years old, iconic singer-songwriter Paul Simon recently released a surprising new album in which he clearly contemplates aging, death and what comes next. Columnist Kenneth Craycraft looks at what Catholics can take from this new release: “It would be too
Time magazine once called Lucinda Williams America’s greatest songwriter — a distinction with which columnist Kenneth Craycraft heartily agrees. Williams has penned a new memoir, “Don’t Tell Anybody the Secrets I Told You.” "Don't Tell Anybody the Secrets I Told You" is
An Oregon parish music minister has been arrested as part of an undercover child predator sting, according to the Washington County Sheriff's office.
Sean Baba, the director of music ministry at St. Pius X Parish in Portland, was one of six men taken
After refraining from saying “Alleluia” throughout the Lenten season, Gretchen Crowe’s household is ringing with glory and praise this Easter! In honor of this great time of feasting and celebrating, Crowe put together something special. In her latest column, she writes: “So
Victoria Costa writes about George Frideric Handel and how he came to compose the Messiah, a classical musical staple that can carry listeners into the cosmic vision of redemption brought by the Resurrection, and know that Christ, who came into the world
In recent years, the Italian tenor Andrea Bocelli has enjoyed international success while frequently offering traditional Christian songs to a mass audience. Blind since the age of 12 and experiencing significant success as a singer while only in his 30s, Bocelli has
A new video of world-renowned Italian tenor Andrea Bocelli singing “Amazing Grace” to fans in New York City’s Times Square has attracted more than one million views. Bocelli, a Catholic, delivered his performance on March 23 as part of the official launch
Columnist Kenneth Craycraft examines the newest releases by the band U2 — an album, “Songs of Surrender,” and a Netflix documentary. Craycraft writes: “U2’s pilgrimage is part of the motivation for the reimagined versions of the songs on ‘Songs of Surrender.’ Bono explains
Columnist Kenneth Craycraft reviews Bob Dylan’s book, “The Philosophy of Modern Song,” in which Dylan explores the ability of music to convey deep emotion through its music and lyrics: “Rather than to analyze the songs, he uses them as points of departure
Father Patrick Briscoe, editor of Our Sunday Visitor, writes about the All-Night Vigil, composed by Russian composer Sergei Rachmaninoff. He writes: “Thanks to the composer’s appreciation for the liturgy and liturgical chant, All-Night Vigil is a work of unparalleled transcendence, 75 uninterrupted