The Coventry Cathedral is the birthplace of a Christmas carol featured on the latest season of “Hark!”—America Media’s podcast on the stories behind our favorite Christmas carols.
Maggi Van Dorn
Maggi Van Dorn is the Senior Audio Producer for America Media.
Posted inFaith, Faith in Focus
What the death of my dog taught me about Ash Wednesday
Caring for my senior dog was a masterclass in that Lenten refrain: “Remember you are dust and to dust you shall return.” It was my soul that she was training.
Posted inArts & Culture, Podcasts
Did the magi really exist? Investigating the story behind the Christmas carol
Besides its musical beauty and thrilling sense of wonder, the song ‘We Three Kings’ offers a treasure trove of stories to unwrap.
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Get ready for ‘Hark!’ season three
Returning for its third season comes “Hark!”—a podcast from America Media about the stories behind our favorite Christmas carols.
Posted inArts & Culture, Music
This Irish Christmas carol was once nearly forgotten. Now it’s newly famous.
I have learned to take Christmas carols seriously and to anticipate the epiphanies they may bear in my spiritual life.
Posted inFaith in Focus, Politics & Society
Why #MeToo is essential to understanding pro-choice anger
In the aftermath of sexual trauma, making a woman’s body the site of a legal battle is traumatic itself.
Posted inArts & Culture, Podcasts
’Tis the season for Christmas carols! Do you know where your favorite got its start?
If it’s not too early for Pope Francis to start listening to Christmas music, it’s not too early for us!
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I lost a boyfriend, a dog and my grandfather—all in the span of two months. Here’s how I learned to grieve.
My grief did not unfold neatly or in any predictable way as the “stages of grief” might suggest.
Posted inFaith, Politics & Society
Meghan Markle’s life is exceptional—but her suffering isn’t. We should honor her bravery in sharing it.
When someone is courageous enough to share with the world that she seriously considered taking her own life because she didn’t see a way out, we need to honor that honesty and vulnerability.
Posted inAdvent Reflections, Faith
The example of a child’s faith
A Reflection for the First Tuesday of Advent