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August 2011

August 27, 2011

"Soon, it's gonna rain…"

As we get ready for Irene, here's a favorite song from a favorite show, "The...

August 26, 2011

Hurricane? What hurricane?

Clouds are scuttling across a beautiful blue sky here in New York City. But batten...

August 23, 2011

"It's time to play the music, it's time to light the light…"

Actually, it's time for a TV theme song so square, it's suddenly hip! Get a...

August 22, 2011

RIP, Jerry Leiber

Half of the great songwriting team of Leiber and Stoller, Jerry Leiber has died at...

August 18, 2011

Flashback: a classic moment of inspiration by Tony Melendez

CNS blogger Emma Lulgard reports that the legendary performer sang Thursday at World Youth Day...

August 10, 2011

Justin and Jesus, or "Leave It To Bieber"

I confess: I missed the Teen Choice Awards Sunday. But an author working on a...

July 2011

July 22, 2011

"Hot town, summer in the city…"

"All around, people looking half dead Walking on the sidewalk, hotter than a match head..."...

July 21, 2011

Forever young: the world's first senior citizen lip-dub

You gotta love this. Residents of a retirement community in Michigan get into the swing...

July 19, 2011

For all you hermits out there

I know The Anchoress is itching for a retreat, and one of my readers just...

July 05, 2011

"Buy a CD, build a church"

That's the theme of a unique fundraising campaign underway in Sioux City, Iowa. Details, from...

July 04, 2011

Sublime: Chet Atkins plays "Stars and Stripes Forever" on guitar

If we had Chet Atkins in my parish, I'd argue to make every mass a...

June 2011

June 12, 2011

A blast from the past: "We are one in the Spirit…"

Haven't heard this in years, but stumbled on this version by the great Christian group...

June 02, 2011

What's wrong with "Praise and Worship" music?

One priest offers his perspective on the music many teenagers hear at youth liturgies: Will...

May 2011

May 08, 2011

In the breaking of the bread …

One reason I look forward to this Sunday's gospel reading every year is the opportunity...

April 2011

April 24, 2011

"He has been raised!"

Doesn't that deserve a little "Hallelujah"? I think so.

April 22, 2011

"Where are you going? Can you take me with you?"

A little Good Friday meditation for you, from the movie of "Godspell" ...

April 21, 2011

"Jesus took a towel…"

This hymn is sung every Holy Thursday at my parish during the mandatum, the washing...

April 19, 2011

Deacons on Broadway?

Well, whaddya know? From the new Broadway musical version of "Sister Act." Deacons merit a...

April 11, 2011

A revised "Hallelujah" for the Passion

With Holy Week approaching, a reader from Canada sent this my way: Leonard Cohen's ubiquitous...

April 09, 2011

"Sing choirs of angels…"

My voice is far from angelic, but I'm laboring mightily to -- once again --...

March 2011

March 28, 2011

Woody Allen raises money for Catholic hospital in Rome

Surprised? I was. Read the details below, from the Reuters: What's a nice Jewish boy...

March 27, 2011

"Jesus Met A Woman at the Well…"

In tune with today's gospel, Peter, Paul and Mary perform a classic folk spiritual (evidently...

March 17, 2011

The brilliance of Steve Martin: "Atheists don't have no songs"

We loved him with "King Tut," and he's gone and done it again, with this...

March 15, 2011

The buzz on the new "Exultet": here come the bees!

With Easter rapidly approaching, deacons everywhere will be clearing their throats and getting ready to...

March 15, 2011

Life is a song — everybody join in!

This just cracked me up. I'm still grinning. Enjoy this great Beatles tune, in what...

March 13, 2011

A song for the desert: "My Lord Did Trouble Me"

I first posted this a few months back, but it's worth a second hearing. Here's...

March 09, 2011

"Come back to me…"

This Ash Wednesday perennial gets to me every time. Here, two versions...the first, from John...

March 09, 2011

“Come back to me…”

This Ash Wednesday perennial gets to me every time. Here, two versions…the first, from John...

March 08, 2011

Just in time for Mardi Gras, here’s a different take on New Orleans

A former colleague of mine from CBS, Richard Barber, is working on a documentary about...

March 08, 2011

Just in time for Mardi Gras, here's a different take on New Orleans

A former colleague of mine from CBS, Richard Barber, is working on a documentary about...