Music and Faith

Interviews

• Carl DeSantis

• Father Richard R. Andre, C.S.P.

• Ann Amarr

• Alessandro Bianchi

• Arthur G. Carvajal

• Christian Catsanos

• Mary Helen Colleli

• Seon Hwan Chu

• Enzo De Rosa

• Kelly Dobbs-Mickus

• Donal Noonan

• John Eskola

• Paul French

• Shaun Garrison

• Denis Grady

• Eric Hollander

• Orin Johnson

• Jeff Klepper

• Aurelio Porfiri

• Marco Lo Russo

• Father Ricky Manalo, C,S.P.

• Paul Mason

• Jason McFarland, PhD

• Donal Noonan

• Anna Nuzzo

• Deborah Roberts

• Kent Tritle

Announcements

• Marco Lo Russo, Made in Italy in Mexico

• Marco Lo Russo best soundtrack award Angel Award Monaco International Film Festival

Articles/Commentaries

• Pope: ‘Music can give hope, even amid difficult times of war’ by Devin Watkins Vatican News

• Mozart’s Musical Genius & His Catholicism by Dave Armstrong Patheos

• Sacred Music & Art by USCCB

• "Music brings me closer to God" by Daniel Opus Dei

• A Strange Case: The Clash’s drummer-turned-chiropractor on music, healing, and his return to Catholicism by Thomas V. Mirus Catholic Culture

• Rush drummer marched to his own beat of faith by C.S. Morrisey B.C. Catholic

• New Christian Music Generator Taking The Industry By Storm by Matthew Distepano Patheos

• Beyond CCM: Finding God in Secular Music by Stephen G. Adubato Patheos

• How to Make a Beautiful Hymn Less Beautiful by Jonathan Aigner Patheos

• Scared of a solemn hymn? Dropping Mahatma Gandhi's favorite hymn is another move by Narendra Modi to bury India's pastJohn by DayalJohn Dayal Religion News Service

• Five years after his death, Leonard Cohen is more than ever a man for our times by Marcia Pally Religion News Service/National Catholic Reporter

• Leonard Cohen’s Holy and Broken Hallelujah by Guest Contributor Patheos

• God’s Plan by Drake by David J. Inczauskis, S.J. The Jesuit Post

• Theological Problems of Church Music by Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger Sacred Music

• Things Get Broken .Leonard Bernstein’s ‘MASS’ at Fifty by Stephen Schloesser, SJ Commonweal

• A Song for Discerning to take that Leap of Faith by Philip Nahlik The Jesuit Post

• Pueri Cantores youth choirs worldwide make joyful noise unto the Lord by Patricia Lefevere National Catholic Reporter

• Wow Beautiful Song by Franciscan Friar inspired by Saint Mother Teresa...to Share with your Friends! by Catholic News World

• A Song for Discerning to take that Leap of Faith by Philip Nahlik The Jesuit Post

• George Dennehy: “That armless guy” sharing hope and faith through music by Annalisa Teggi Aleteia

• From the Beatles to Blackpink, a priest’s life in music by Tom McCann C.M.F.U.S. Catholic

• Music is fundamentally joy, says this professor of music by U,S Catholic

• A teacher finds grace in a young rapper’s music by Kevin P. Considine U.S. Catholic

• Countercultural Catholic Composer Strikes Sacred Chord in Music. Sir James MacMillan, the foremost modern British composer and a forthright Catholic, says ‘music is the perfect art form to bring people together to see a better world.’ by K.V. Turley National Catholic Register

• Gregorian Chant as a Paradigm of Sacred Music by William Mahrt Sacred Music

• Meet a Catholic Composer at the Cutting Edge, Mark Nowakowski is part of the musical ‘Catholic Renaissance’ underway. by K.V. Turley National Catholic Register

• How Billie Holiday’s religious childhood shaped her legacy by Heather King The Crux/Angelus

• Pope Benedict XVI Praises ‘Glorious Music’ of Bach in Festival Message by Catholic News Agency/National Catholic Register

• Band of Religious Sisters Evangelize Through Music During Pandemic by New Evangelization Television (NET)

• Priest hopes being in spotlight at Groban concert can inspire good by Gabriella Patti Crux

• Jesus Found Me off-Broadway in Row K by Jake Braithwaite, SJ The Jesuit Post

• Music performance allows contemplation on sex abuse crisis by Sarah Salvadore The Catholic Reporter

• In Iceland, composer and Polish Carmelite sisters turn saints' poetry into music by Zita Ballinger Fletcher Global Sisters Report

• Pope Francis sings the praises of Gregorian chants by Deacon Greg Kandra Patheos

• She was buried in a mudslide that killed her father and brother. Singing has been her salvation by Catherine Saillant TheLos Angeles Times

• Singer-songwriter trades in secular success to share his faith in music by Blanca Morales Crux

• Q & A with Sr. Linnet Antony, bringing people to God through music by Philip Mathew Global Sisters Report

• Italian composer fears church music in crisis by UCANews

• Il Volo: Hear the moving Ave Maria that they sang at the WYD in Panama by Aleteia

• Catholic composer to debut arrangement dedicated to his mentor by Dan Russo Catholic News Service/Crux

• From Punk Rock to Faith: “Christ Has Changed My Life” by Deborah Castellano Lubov Zerit

• The Enduring Catholic Imagination of Bruce Springsteen by Brian P. Conniff America

• "Be Not Afraid”: The song that eases the biggest transitions in and out of life" by Coleen Dulle America

• To find God’s revelation, one can turn to music by Terrance Klein America

• Wow Priest Composes Music for Mass "Missa lucis" for Orchestra and Choir by Jesus Caritas Est Catholic News World

Book Reviews/Commentaries/Excerpts

• Music: Through The Eyes Of Faith by Harold M. Best Reviewed by Eileen Quinn Knight, Ph.D. Profiles in Catholicism

• Broken Silence by Craig Shepard Commentary by Maggi Van Dorn America

• The Journey: A Guide for the Modern Pilgrim by Maria Ruiz Scarperlanda and Michael Scarperlanda Reviewed by Eileen Quinn Knight, Ph.D. Profiles in Catholicism

• The Way to Manresa: Discoveries along the Ignatian Camino by Brendan McManus SJ Reviewed by Eileen Quinn Knight, Ph.D. Profiles in Catholicism

• We the People in Their Own Words by Judge Mark T. Boonstra Reviewed by Eileen Quinn Knight, Ph.D. Profiles in Catholicism

• The Dawn of Everything: A New History of Humanity by David Graebaer and David Wewgrow Reviewed by Eileen Quinn Knight, Ph.D. Profiles in Catholicism

• The Parable of the White Fang by David G. Smithson, M.D. Reviewed by Eileen Quinn Knight, Ph.D. Profiles in Catholicism

• Bernard of Clairvaux: An Inner Life by Brian Patrick McGuire Reviewed by Eileen Quinn Knight, Ph.D. Profiles in Catholicism

• Where Angels Pass by Ellen Gable Reviewed by Eileen Quinn Knight, Ph.D. Profiles in Catholicism

• Hidden Mercy: AIDS, Catholics, and the Untold Stories of Compassion in the Face of Fear by Michael O’Loughlin Reviewed by Jake Braithwaite, SJ The Jesuit Post

• The Whole Language: The Power of Extravagant Tenderness by Greg Boyle, S.J. Reviewed by Mary Gibbons America

• The veil of silence. Abuses, violence, and frustrations in the religious life of women (Il velo del silenzio. Abusi, violenze, frustrazioni nella vita religiosa femminile by Salvatore Cernuzio Reviewed by I.Media Aleteia

• Toni Morrison's Spiritual Vision: Faith, Folktales, and Feminism in Her Life and Literature by Nadra Nittle Book Excerpt by National Catholic Reporter

• Handing Down the Faith: How Parents Pass Their Religion on to the Next Generation by Christian Smith and Amy Adamczyk Commentary by Independent Catholic News

• Dear Evan Hansen by Carl Kozlowski Reviewed by Carl Kozlowski The Catholic World Report

• Run and Hide by Pankaj Mishra Reviewed by Murtaza Hussain The Intercept

• Shelter Theology by Susan Dunlap Reviewed by Yonat Shimron Religion News Service

Music Reviews/Commentaries

• Vivaldi opera gets premiere in Ferrara nearly 300 years late Reviewed by Nicole Winfield The Associated Press

• Adventus Commentary by Aric Serrano, SJ The Jesuit Post

• ​We Go High Reviewed by David J. Inczauskis, S.J. The Jesuit Post

• ​Dialogues of the Carmelites Commentary by Leo J. O'Donovan, S.J. America

• ​Leonard Bernstein’s liturgy for the world Reviewed by Kevin McCabe America​

• The Vision for You. The death-haunted music of Phoebe Bridgers Reviewed by Jack Nuelle America

• ​Western Stars Reviewed by Bill McGarvey America

• If I Can't Have Love, I Want Power Reviewed by Jessica Gerhardt National Catholic Reporter

• Tell Me Who I Am Commentary by Timothy Bishop, SJ The Jesuit Post

Film Reviews/Commentaries

• Hallelujah: Leonard Cohen, A Journey, A Song Reviewed by Rob LeDonne The Guardian

Videos

Il Volo - Ave Maria (Concerto Di Natale 2014 Al Senato)

The Priests - Panis Angelicus (In Concert At Armagh Cathedral)

Nyimbo Za Kikatoliki ( Best Catholic Combined Music Video Songs 2021 ) - Youtube

Songs To Mary, Holy Mother Of God | 10 Marian Hymns And Catholic Songs | Sunday 7pm Choir | Adcs - Youtube

Chant Of The Mystics: Divine Gregorian Chant "O Filii Et Filiae" (2 Hours)

Best Catholic Songs - St. Joseph's Catholic Choir Migori - Youtube

Marco Lo Russo - Ave Maria Dedicate To Pope Francis Accordion Piano Soprano (Official Music Video) - Youtube