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March 2014

March 21, 2014

Young Nun Singing on The Voice; Says “God Doesn’t Take Anything Away from Us” [VIDEO]

A cute young nun, Sister Cristina, auditions for the Italian version of The Voice, singing...

October 2013

October 07, 2013

Amanda Palmer nails what’s wrong with Sinead O’Conner’s comments on Miley Cyrus

Sinead O'Conner "open letter" to Miley Cyrus bothered me with its assertion that the world...

August 2013

August 05, 2013

Join Me at Wild Goose This Week! — spirituality, great music, social justice and amazing fellowship

I'll be presenting a session at Wild Goose near Asheville, North Carolina this Saturday on meditation for Christians....

August 01, 2013

Amazing Grace Played on Theramins Encased in Russian Dolls [VIDEO]

Is this version of Amazing Grace played on theramins encased in russian dolls a loving...

January 2013

January 02, 2013

“A person who sings prays twice”

St. Augustine is credited with saying, "A person who sings prays twice." Beautiful music itself...

December 2012

December 25, 2012

Claudio Monteverdi’s Christe Redemptor

My favorite recording of my favorite piece of music: Claudio Monteverdi's Christe Redemptor.

December 24, 2012

Merry Christmas, Baby — from Christina Aguilera and me [VIDEO]

Here's an early Christmas gift for you: the best voice in popular music, Christina Aguilera,...

December 22, 2012

A beautiful rendition of Ave Maria sung by Jewel

A beautiful rendition of Ave Maria sung by Jewel -- not a Christmas carol but...

December 14, 2012

Musical paths — from Lisa Stansfield to Sneaker Pimps [VIDEOS]

Join me on the musical journey (with videos) my brain went through in 30 minutes...

December 04, 2012

Advent — O come, O come, Emmanuel

"O come, O come, Emmanuel" is the Advent song. Here's a little about its history...

October 2012

October 30, 2012

Boo! My love-hate relationship with Halloween

Thoughts on my lifelong love-hate relationship with Halloween; video of the quintessential goth/Catholic/transgressive/punk song, "Stigmata...

October 23, 2012

Leading song without written lyrics

Music That Makes Community teaches congregational song leaders how to work without hymnals, printed music...

September 2012

September 13, 2012

Jillian Jensen brings bullying center stage on The X Factor

On Wednesday's premiere of season two of The X Factor, we were treated to a...

August 2012

August 29, 2012

Okonomiyaki and connecting through music

Music makes connections like no other art form, at least for me. Getting a late...

August 02, 2012

Sigur Rós Live — Like a heron flying overhead

Icelandic post-rock band Sigur Rós has just begun a world tour starting with two weeks...