The show stars popular singers John Legend as Jesus and Sara Bareilles, who was raised Catholic, as Mary Magdalene, and features 1970s rock figure Alice Cooper as Herod.
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Conducting a liturgical whirlwind at the Religious Education Congress
Composer John Flaherty has been overseeing renewal and experimentation at the R.E.C.’s worship services for almost three decades.
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The humanity and artistry of Itzhak Perlman
“Praying with the violin” is how an old friend describes the art of the classical music star.
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A brief history of Gregorian chant
The tradition of sung prayer dates back to the first millennium.
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Bob Dylan’s come-to-Jesus moment
It is time we stop treating Dylan’s evangelical period as a cul-de-sac on his journey through life.
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Dolores O’Riordan’s lingering influence
For Gen-Xers who couldn’t quite appreciate the “outsider” mentality of ’90s grunge culture, singer Dolores O’Riordan’s death on Jan. 15 struck deep. Many who first encountered O’Riordan’s music as teenagers cherished the interiority, tender understanding and even quiet rage that they found in her melancholic voice. In a recent New York Times video, the Irish […]
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The Oh Hellos: the folk rock band that’s not afraid to address politics or religion
Formed in 2011, The Oh Hellos’ Christianity is one of their foundational inspirations, evident in lines like “the only God I should have loved.”
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‘Linger’ was my anthem and Dolores O’Riordan was my muse
She was Dickensian, if Dickens had written a Gaelic warrior-waif, a hero with a voice that could thrill and comfort.
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Irish bishop recalls the Cranberries’ Dolores O’Riordan for her Catholic faith and inspiration
O’Riordan, 46, died suddenly Jan. 15 in London, where she had been due to record material for a new release. Police were investigating her death, calling it “unexplained.”
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The Redemption of Gucci Mane
Gucci Mane’s biography is the 37-year-old rapper’s redemption story.