Mary Lou Williams — Jazz Legend and Catholic Convert
After her baptism in 1957, Williams saw her musical talent as a gift from God and her compositions as prayer.
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Catholic Musician Seph Schlueter Finds a Home in Nashville
“I’m going to love you and relate to you, but at the same time show you why I believe what I believe.”
Górecki’s Symphony No. 3 and the Mother of Sorrows
Why did the Symphony No. 3 strike such a chord in 1992? Perhaps the reason is to do with the words that inspired the music.
Satan and the Art of Darkness
The gift of creativity, like the gift of time or the gift of life, is not removed as soon as we use the gift sinfully.
Bob Dylan Turns 80: Ballad of the Paradoxical Poet
COMMENTARY: In a career that spans six decades, the gifted lyricist hasn’t lost the edge that first thrust him into public consciousness in the 1960s.
If Music Be the Food of Love, Let’s Teach It!
Although chant is still not the principal form of music in most U.S. Catholic parishes, it has steadily been regaining popularity in recent decades.
‘Feliz Navidad’ Singer José Feliciano on Music, God’s Goodness, and Why He Became Pro-Life
“The greatest tragedy for many handicapped people,” says Feliciano, “is that they let others convince them that there are limits to what they can accomplish. It’s just not so.”
How God Brought a Nashville Musician Back to the Catholic Church
“I like to write about truth — and who is more truth than God?”
The Wanderer Sings the Blues
Rock ‘n’ roll legend Dion chats about music and faith.
Country Singer Craig Morgan Encounters the Father, Son and Holy Ghost
Chart-topping musician opens up about the loss of his son and his subsequent journey into the Church.
