Heavy metal has the power to name the darkness in the world—the injustice, the suffering, but also the numinous.
Music
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Olivia Rodrigo’s new album ‘GUTS’ reveals how secular ideals leave us empty
Olivia Rodrigo’s childhood naïveté meets harsh reality in ‘GUTS’.
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A Deadhead’s pilgrimage: How a Dead & Company concert helped me connect with my late uncle
I may never hear my uncle Robert’s voice again, but if I want to know he’s still with me, I just need to listen to the music play.
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Parrotheads know: Jimmy Buffett was much more than booze and debauchery
Jimmy Buffett was noted for his many silly pop songs in obituaries after his death on Sept. 1. But his music wasn’t always just a matter of rum and flip-flops.
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Some Catholics will never forgive Sinéad O’Connor for tearing the pope’s photo. Others will never forget its power.
Sinéad O’Connor, who was found dead in London on July 26, thwarted any attempt throughout her life to extinguish her creativity or her output.
Posted inFaith, Faith in Focus
How Sinéad O’Connor taught a Catholic priest how to pray
The singer made something beautiful for the One who could—who would—dress her wounds.
Posted inFaith, Scripture Reflections
What my record player taught me about God
A Reflection for Wednesday of the Fourteenth Week in Ordinary Time, by Brigid McCabe
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Noah Kahan might look like a folky Jesus. But the power of his songwriting comes from his imperfections.
In “Stick Season,” folk sensation Noah Kahan delves deep into the broody, moody waters of young adulthood in the American Northeast.
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Sufjan Stevens released ‘Michigan’ 20 years ago. It still reminds me of home.
The pace at which “Michigan” toggles between gratitude and loss would be jarring, if it weren’t so hauntingly beautiful.
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Survey: Catholics have worst preaching and music in the U.S.
More U.S. Protestants are satisfied with the sermons and music they hear at services than Catholics, according to a Pew Research study. Catholics also feel less connected to their fellow congregants.