Columnist Kenneth Craycraft explores the themes of our Lenten journey through a short playlist of secular songs: “Like God himself, grace cannot be contained, either by liturgical form or sacramental practice. Grace can be wild and unruly, breaking through the boundaries of
A songwriting competition aims to inspire new Catholic music as a part of the U.S. Catholic bishops' Eucharistic Revival initiative.
The Eucharistic Revival Musical Competition, sponsored by the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops’ Secretariat for Evangelization and Catechesis, seeks entries from Catholic composers,
During the liturgical celebration of Epiphany, you might hear a deacon (or a priest) sing the Epiphany chant, which proclaims the dates of the Church’s movable feast days — such as Ash Wednesday, Easter, Pentecost and others. “It’s a reminder of the
Bruce Springsteen’s now-legendary debut album, “Greetings from Asbury Park, N.J.,” was released on January 5, 1973. In celebration of its 50th anniversary, Our Sunday Visitor columnist Kenneth Craycraft explores the themes of the album and the moral lessons Springsteen attempts to convey
In his latest column, Russell Shaw encourages readers to turn on their radio on January 28 to hear the matinee broadcast from the Metropolitan Opera of Francis Poulenc’s “Dialogues of the Carmelites,” an opera about martyred nuns during the French Revolution.
There are birds -- lots of birds -- gold rings, milking maids, dancing ladies, leaping lords, pipers and drummers, but is there a deeper meaning behind the gifts received in "The Twelve Days of Christmas?"
The song dates to 1714 Newcastle, England, according
The Christmas song "Stille Nacht" ("Silent Night") may have put the town of Oberndorf, Austria, on the map, but it's the chapel memorializing the beloved carol that is the town's main attraction.
Best seen blanketed in snow, the small octagonal-shaped chapel, just 13
The Christmas carol "O Holy Night" ranked first in a list of hymns most played in December at Christian churches in the United States.
"O Come All Ye Faithful" and "Silent Night" ranked second and third, respectively.
The list was compiled by Pushpay, which
Pope Francis told young musical artists to be original, creative and true to themselves and to use their talents to promote peace.
"Do not try to copy the big 'stars' of show business. Do not follow the trends and patterns of success," he
For Sarah Hart, writing a new hymn is always about pleasing God.
"I do think, 'God, I hope this is pleasing to you. I hope that this thing I'm doing is my prayer to you,'" she told the Tennessee Register, newspaper of the