Willie Nelson might not be the first person who comes to mind when you think of a “Christian musician.” But he has long talked about his admiration for the teachings of Jesus.
Music
Posted inArts & Culture, Theater
‘Parade,’ ‘Sweeney Todd’ and ‘Camelot’ offer a history lesson on the American musical
Three strong new revivals offer an instructive comparative lens through which to view the form’s development over the decades.
Posted inArts & Culture, Faith in Focus
Writing music for the women of the Passion helped me embrace the contradictions of being Catholic
The Notre Dame Folk Choir was like a family I did not want to leave behind.
Posted inArts & Culture, Books
Bono and Bob Dylan: Two venerable musicians enter the audiobook world
The creative ways audiobooks are being embraced by like Bono or Bob Dylan are creating a new category of content that is different from conventional book publishing.
Posted inFaith, Podcasts
You’ve never heard the story of Jesus’ Passion like this: An interview with the Notre Dame Folk Choir
A conversation about “The Passion,” a new musical production from the Notre Dame Folk Choir.
Posted inFaith, Faith and Reason
Hip-hop, liberation theology and the preferential option for the poor
Liberation theology and hip-hop may seem like odd bedfellows, but in their roots and their motivations, they share more in common than many would presume.
Posted inArts & Culture, Ideas
Sex, drugs and God at Burning Man
For someone with the right ears and eyes, Burning Man provides opportunities to become more engaged and more intentional in faith.
Posted inArts & Culture, Podcasts
Podcast: Finding God in hip-hop and liberation theology
Catholics probably won’t hear hip-hop at Mass anytime soon, but that doesn’t mean the genre doesn’t have a lot to say about God and the plight of God’s people.
Posted inFaith, Music
Bishops’ conference sponsors Eucharistic Revival songwriting competition
The Eucharistic Revival Musical Competition seeks entries from Catholic composers, poets and songwriters.
Posted inArts & Culture, Books
Leonard Cohen’s Jewish and Christian imagery: ‘All that poetry was at my fingertips’
In this excerpt from her new book on Leondard Cohen, Marcia Pally examines his use of Jewish and Christian biblical images in the singer-swongwriter’s lyrics.