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An Advent playlist featuring David Bowie, Joni Mitchell and, yes, Chance the Rapper
During Advent, expectant alertness is commended to us as a lived attitude. Shall we live it out in song?
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With ‘Evermore,’ Taylor Swift becomes beautifully unpredictable
Taylor Swift’s followup to “Folklore” is a tour-de-force that showcases all of the singer-songwriter’s talents, with stories of love, loss, woe and even one about murder.
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Reggaeton can reveal God to us—if we’re listening carefully
Reggaeton speaks to me of God, in part because it awakened in me the tensions and longings of simply being human.
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This songbook inspired by a classic work of Latino theology was nominated for a Grammy
Roberto S. Goizueta’s ‘Caminemos con Jesús’ has become incarnate in singer-songwriter-theologian Tony Alonso’s new songbook.
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The real problem with ‘On Eagle’s Wings’
Deep in the ‘Gather’ hymnal is a treasury of distinctly Catholic meaning set to music. We could use a lot of more that.
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A brief history of ‘O Holy Night,’ the rousing Christmas hymn that garnered mixed reviews
“It might be a good thing to discard this piece whose popularity is becoming unhealthy,” one early critic wrote.
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The death-haunted music of Phoebe Bridgers
Phoebe Bridgers’s new album ‘Punisher’ begs the listener to embrace the inevitability of death, not run away from it.
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Read: Bruce Springsteen’s message to the Boston College class of 2024
‘Express your emotions, share your inner life and be emotionally generous with your friends and your partner.’
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Madison Cunningham grew up playing in a church band. Now she’s playing Americana masterpieces.
The singer-songwriter is light years away from the praise music she grew up playing with her dad.