As the queen of England, Elizabeth served as the religious leader of the British Commonwealth and supreme governor of the Church of England—and she took that role very seriously.
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Maggie Rogers describes making music as a religious experience. It shows on her new album, ‘Surrender’
Maggie Rogers wrote an album of “feral joy” for “Surrender,” the indie-pop artist’s second LP.
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You’re not a Bad Catholic. You’re just in your ‘Sleepy Peter Era’
By calling that time or series of not great choices an “era,” you recontextualize that experience. It is something that happened at a point or during a period in time that is now, emphasis added, over.
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Jo Koy’s ‘Easter Sunday’ magnifies the sacredness of tradition, family and Catholicism in Filipino culture
I decided that the best way to gauge reactions to the film was to gather feedback from none other than my own Filipino-American family.
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Interview: Can artists with diverging views on abortion find common ground through a Catholic musical?
People who shut down those with different opinions have a less rich life, and make less rich art.
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Lessons for evangelization from Britney Spears’s journey with the Catholic Church
Britney Spears recently wanted to get married in the Catholic Church. The controversy that followed shows us what we still need to learn about turning our churches into welcoming spaces.
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You’ve probably never heard of a noise musician, but this one might just shock you into a new understanding of God
“Sinner Get Ready” by Lingua Ignota is a powerful reminder that our willingness to speak about trauma and listen to those who are surviving is a measure of our willingness to experience the reality of God.
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Interview: To understand world history, study the Jesuits
Markus Friedrich is passionate about Jesuit history—how it is studied, how it should not be studied and about its larger importance today.
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Interview: Behind the making of an all-Ignatian album, featuring the music of Jesuits from 13 countries
Rather than trying to understand or analyze God, a new Jesuit musical collaboration gives people an experience of God.
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How Great Elvis Art: A roundup of Elvis’s gospel hits
The new film “Elvis” isn’t long enough to include all of Elvis’s gospel hits, but here are some highlights from his career.