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March 2011

March 06, 2011

"To love another person is to see the face of God…"

That's my nominee for Best Song Lyric Ever, from the final moments of "Les Miserables."...

February 2011

February 26, 2011

This Sunday's gospel, set to music

A classic performance of a classic old hymn. (You can read the story behind it...

February 26, 2011

This Sunday’s gospel, set to music

A classic performance of a classic old hymn. (You can read the story behind it...

February 13, 2011

Looking for someone to pray for? How about Justin Bieber?

That's the request from his mother, who is promoting his new movie and talking about...

February 13, 2011

For my Valentine, "you are my only one"

When my wife and I were first married, all those years ago, if we were...

February 11, 2011

For the Feast of Our Lady of Lourdes: "Song of Bernadette"

People forget that Leonard Cohen wrote something else besides the now-ubiquitous "Hallelujah". He composed this...

February 10, 2011

Blast from the past: Sr. Janet Mead's "Our Father" from 1973

A jolly h/t to Frank Weathers who sent this my way. Boy, does this bring...

February 10, 2011

The new missal: what will you be singing?

One of the most popular publishers of Catholic liturgical music is Oregon Catholic Press, or...

January 2011

January 14, 2011

This video gets to me every time

No matter how often I see it, it just knocks me into a puddle of...

January 14, 2011

This video gets to me every time

No matter how often I see it, it just knocks me into a puddle of...

January 06, 2011

One last Christmas blast

For the close of the Christmas season, Epiphany, enjoy a rollicking rendition of "We Three...

January 01, 2011

“Today is where your book begins — the rest is still unwritten…”

I’ll be preaching about this song in my homily for Sunday. I think it’s a...

January 01, 2011

"Today is where your book begins — the rest is still unwritten…"

I'll be preaching about this song in my homily for Sunday. I think it's a...

December 2010

December 28, 2010

I'm homeward bound

Regular blogging should resume Wednesday. Until then, for all travelers on this week of jaw-dropping...

December 28, 2010

I’m homeward bound

Regular blogging should resume Wednesday. Until then, for all travelers on this week of jaw-dropping...

December 26, 2010

God rest ye, merry gentle friends

Visiting a parish in Maryland this weekend, I was surprised that the recessional hymn at...

December 22, 2010

"Believe"

Continuing my series of favorite Christmas music, here's Josh Groban with "Believe," the theme from...

December 15, 2010

Now THAT'S a Christmas concert!

We had the annual Christmas concert at my parish last weekend. For those who couldn't...

December 15, 2010

Now THAT’S a Christmas concert!

We had the annual Christmas concert at my parish last weekend. For those who couldn’t...