This guy is amazing! Jihoon Kim used to go by the rapper name Exflosive and thought he wanted to a professional rapper and music producer. So he was surprised when he first felt God calling him to the priesthood. “I thought that I was unworthy to be called to priestly...
What kind of music should we have at Mass? Does it matter? The fascinating video below tackles these questions in an unusual way: by making an analogy to music for film. Now, the Mass is certainly not a film and is not for entertainment. But filmmaker Brian Holdsworth argues that...
The three liturgies of the Paschal Triduum are full of beautiful, theologically rich chants most of which we only get to hear once a year in the context of the liturgy. If you are like me, you never get to savor the depths of them while you are actually at...
Make this your soundtrack this Holy Week! Appreciating beauty is one way we can get a glimpse of God in this world. And beautiful music is one of the best ways we can do this. J.S. Bach’s “St. Matthew Passion” is universally considered a musical and spiritual masterpiece....
“The Church acknowledges Gregorian chant as specially suited to the Roman liturgy,” the Second Vatican Council teaches, “therefore, other things being equal, it should be given pride of place in liturgical services.” (Sacrosanctum Concilium, 116) Palm Sunday is just around the corner! As the beginning of Holy Week, it kicks...
You don’t see this very often! Chance the Rapper had 7 nominations and won 3 awards at the recent 59th Annual Grammy Awards. And two incredible things stood out about him at the awards show: First, he praised God in his acceptance speeches. “Glory be to God!” he loudly...
