Spirituality and Music

Interviews

• Father Richard R. Andre, C.S.P.

• Ann Amarr

• Alessandro Bianchi

• Matthew Bobela

• Arthur G. Carvajal

• Christian Catsanos

• Mary Helen Colleli

• Seon Hwan Chu

• Enzo De Rosa

• Carl DeSantis

• Kelly Dobbs-Mickus

• Fiona Dyball

• John Eskola

• Paul French

• Shaun Garrison

• Joy Viceroy Geraghty

• Denis Grady

• Eric Hollander

• Orin Johnson

• Jeff Klepper

• Diana N Kodner

• Marco Lo Russo

• Father Ricky Manalo, C,S.P.

• Paul Mason

• Jason McFarland, PhD

• Donal Noonan

• Anna Nuzzo

• Aurelio Porfiri

• Deborah Roberts

• Kent Tritle

• Adam Tucker

Film Reviews and Commentaries

• The Way of Love Commentary by Zoey Maraist Our Sunday Visitor 

• Itzhak:The humanity and artistry of Itzhak Perlman Reviewed by John Anderson America

• Journey to Bethlehem Reviewed by Buchi Akpati The Catholic World Report

• Three Chaplains Reviewed by Kathryn Post Religion News Service

• Nathan-ism Reviewed by Linda Buchwald Jewish Telegraphic Agency

• What Lucia Saw Commentary by Independent Catholic News

• Killers of the Flower Moon Reviewed Father Peter Malon Independent Catholic News

• Five Nights at Freddy's Reviewed by Joseph Holmes Religion Unplugged

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

• The Starling Girl Commentary by Religion News Service

• Sevap/Mitzvah Reviewed by Shira Li Bartov Jewish Telegraphic Agency

• Occupied City Commentary by Shira Li Bartov Jewish Telegraphic Agency

• Tiger 3 Commentary by MEMO

• Christmas at the Nativity by Pope Francis Announcement by Vatican News

Book Reviews

• The Life of Jesus by Andrea Tornielli Reviewed by Eileen Quinn Knight, Ph.D. Profiles in Catholicism

• A History of the Popes: From Peter to the Present by John O’Malley. SJ Reviewed by Eileen Quinn Knight, Ph.D. Profiles in Catholicism

• Mary’s Life Journey & Her Amazing Yes! by Denise Mercado Reviewed by Eileen Quinn Knight, Ph.D. Profiles in Catholicism

• Eucharistic Miracles by Joan Carroll Cruz Reviewed by Eileen Quinn Knight, Ph.D. Profiles in Catholicism

• Come Forth by James Martin. S.J. Reviewed by Eileen Quinn Knight, Ph.D. Profiles in Catholicism

• Disaffections, Reasons and Reflections on His Pontificate by Sergio Rubín and Francesca Ambrogetti Reviewed by Deacon Dominic Cerrato Our Sunday Visitor

• Discovering St. Alphonsus Liguori by Dan Burke Reviewed by Casey Chalk The Catholic World Report

• The Little Liar by Mitch Albom Reviewed by Andrew Lapin Jewish Telegraphic Agency

• The Autumn Ghost by Hannah Wunch Commentary by David Oshinsky, PhD JAMA

• Friends Now and Forever: A Story About the Holy Souls. by Confraternity for Holy Souls and Susan Tassone, Reviewed by Catholic Vote

• Marty Glickman: The Life of an American Jewish Sports Legend by Jeffrey Gurock Reviewed by Jacob Gurvis Jewish Telegraphic Agency

• Life, My Story Through History by Fabio Marchese Ragona Reviewed by Vatican News

• Year of the Monkey Reviewed by Sharon Mesmer Commonweal

Opera Reviews and Commentaries

• Dialogues des Carmélites Reviewed by Oussama Zahr The New York Times

Announcements

• Marco Lo Russo best soundtrack award Angel Award Monaco International Film Festival Reviewed by Sharon Mesmer Commonweal

General Spirituality and Music Articles and Commentaries

• Missouri diocese opens sacred music consultation process after hymn ‘bans’ rescinded by Jonah McKeown Catholic News Agency/The Catholic World Report

• Papal Visit theme song released in Singapore by LiCAS News/Vatican News

• Amaranthine by Katie Yoder Our Sunday Visitor

• In Bosnia, gentile musicians work to preserve the country’s Sephardic Jewish tradition by David I. Klein Religion News Service

• Rediscovering) Ancient Chant: Artificial Intelligence Aids Catholic Tradition in EU-Funded Project by Solène Tadié National Catholic Register

• Floriani: Musical Missionaries for Sacred Music by Julian Kwasniewski National Catholic Register

• Thousands of Hours of Live Gregorian Chants Available in 1 App by Solène Tadié National Catholic Register

• ‘OPChant’ on YouTube Brings Gregorian Chant to Modern Ears by Solène Tadié National Catholic Register

• Sacred Music Both Modern and Traditional by Aureio Porfiri OnrPeter5

• Andrea Bocelli wows fans with ‘Amazing Grace’ in Times Square by Katie Yoder Our Sunday Visitor

• Beyond birds and flames: Let's think of the Holy Spirit as jazz music by Daniel P. Horan National Catholic Reporter

• St. Paul's Choir School's latest album evokes peace of heaven by Jacqueline Tetrault The Pilot

• From quitting the priesthood in protest to pursuing a music career, tenor Finbar Wright rewilds his own path by Ciara Dwyer Independent.ie

• Music and faith need each other. Do we even care? by Father Dorian Llywelyn, SJ Angelus

• 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 past by John 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

• Pro-life Florida musician finds a way to evangelize using rap music by Katie Camario Catholic News Service/The Pilot

• A 1,000-year-old German boys choir is now accepting girls by Bob Schmitz NPR WBEZ Chicago

• Classical Jesuit Music by Massimo Scapin One Peter Five

• Muslim sheikh and Catholic priest join forces for São Paulo’s homeless by Eduardo Campos Lima Crux

• The Pious Mind of a Sacred Musician by Massimo Scap One Peter 5

• Leonard Cohen’s Songs of the Yom Kippur War by Matti Friedman Tablet

• ‘Jesus Christ Superstar’ Piano Variations by Jean-Pierre Sonnet, SJ La Civiltà Cattolica

• We play for the living and the dead by BBC

• ‘It’s heady stuff’: A omposer turns St. John Henry Newman’s much-loved words into music by Luke Coppen The Catholic World Report

• Beauty of concert Ave Maria drew woman to Catholic Church by Agnieszka Ruc Catholic News Agency/The Catholic World Report

• Musical Adventures in Beauty, Truth and Goodness by K.V. Turley National Catholic Register

• God in the Music of Damiana Natali by Claudio Zonta SJ La Civiltà Cattolica

• Dialogues of the Carmelites: A Reflection on Courage In the Face of Death by Guest Writer Patheos

• Pandemic solitude strengthened Harry Connick Jr.’s Catholic faith — and shaped his new album of hymns by Maina Mwaura Religion News Service/America

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

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

• 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

• 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

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

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

• 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

• In ‘Broken Silence,’ a composer brings a note of hope to the church’s sex abuse crisis by Maggi Van Dorn America

• Vespers for the Feast of the Transfiguration by J. Wright Reviewed by Carl E. Olson The Catholic World Report

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

• 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

• 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

• Yo-Yo Ma Wants Bach to Save the World by Zachary Wolf The New York Times

• Leonard Cohen’s Holy and Broken Hallelujah by Alisa Ungar-Sargon Patheos

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

• God’s Plan by Drake by David Inczauskis. SJThe Jesuit Post

• 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

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

• God’s Plan by Drake by David Inczauskis. SJ The Jesuit Post

• Andrea Bocelli wows fans with ‘Amazing Grace’ in Times Square by Katie Yoder Our Sunday Visitor

• Sacred Music Both Modern and Traditional by Aurelio Porfiri OnrPeter5

• China: New church built by community efforts by Fr Dan Troy Independent Catholic News

• Beyond birds and flames: Let's think of the Holy Spirit as jazz music by Daniel P. Horan National Catholic Reporter

• St. Paul's Choir School's latest album evokes peace of heaven by Jacqueline Tetrault The Pilot

• From quitting the priesthood in protest to pursuing a music career, tenor Finbar Wright rewilds his own path by Ciara Dwyer Independent.ie

• Music and faith need each other. Do we even care? by Father Dorian Llywelyn, SJ Angelus

• 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 past bylJohn 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

• Pro-life Florida musician finds a way to evangelize using rap music by Katie Camario Catholic News Service/The Pilot

• A 1,000-year-old German boys choir is now accepting girls by Bob Schmitz NPR WBEZ Chicago

• Classical Jesuit Music by Massimo Scapin One Peter Five

• Muslim sheikh and Catholic priest join forces for São Paulo’s homeless by Eduardo Campos Lima Crux

• The Pious Mind of a Sacred Musician by Massimo Scap One Peter 5

• Leonard Cohen’s Songs of the Yom Kippur War by Matti Friedman Tablet

• Bronx rapper becomes US youngest bishop by CathNews New Zealand

• ‘Jesus Christ Superstar’ Piano Variations by Jean-Pierre Sonnet, SJ La Civiltà Cattolica

• We play for the living and the dead by BBC

• ‘It’s heady stuff’: A composer turns St. John Henry Newman’s much-loved words into music by Luke Coppen The Catholic World Report

• Beauty of concert Ave Maria drew woman to Catholic Church by Agnieszka Ruc Catholic News Agency/The Catholic World Report

• Musical Adventures in Beauty, Truth and Goodness by K.V. Turley National Catholic Register

• God in the Music of Damiana Natali by Claudio Zonta SJ La Civiltà Cattolica

• Dialogues of the Carmelites: A Reflection on Courage In the Face of Death by Guest Writer Patheos

• Pandemic solitude strengthened Harry Connick Jr.’s Catholic faith — and shaped his new album of hymns by Maina Mwaura Religion News Service/America

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

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

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

• 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

• 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 Natiopnal Catholic Register

• 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

• 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

• The melody Paul Simon borrowed from Bach by J-P Mauro Aleteia

• In ‘Broken Silence,’ a composer brings a note of hope to the church’s sex abuse crisis by  Maggi Van Dorn  America

• Borno Brothers ‘Band’ Together for Haiti by Andrew Pugliese  The Tablet

• Vespers for the Feast of the Transfiguration by J.J. Wright Reviewed by Carl E. Olson The Catholic World Report

• Pope Francis sings the praises of Gregorian chantz 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  The Los 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 Reporter

• 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

• Yo-Yo Ma Wants Bach to Save the World by Zachary Woolfe The New York Times

• Leonard Cohen’s Holy and Broken Hallelujah by Alisa Ungar-Sargon  Patheos

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

• God’s Plan by Drake by David Inczauskis, SJ The Jesuit Post

• David Bowie: Rock’s enigmatic shape-shifter by Rob Weinert-Kendt   America

• 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

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

• God’s Plan by Drake by David Inczauskis, SJ The Jesuit Post

Videos

Ave Maria - Marco Lo Russo Coro Voces del Mar OEPV Made in Italy concert Teatro Vallarta Mexico 2018

To God's Ear: Music and Song of the Jewish Liturgy

Gregorian Chant - Liturgy of St Anthony

Henry Purcell - Christ is made the sure foundation

Gregorian Chants For The Mother Of Jesus | Sacred Choir In Honor Of Mary

Immaculate Mary | Ave Ave Maria | Lourdes Hymn | Emmaus Music