A blockbuster exhibition profiles one of the 20th century’s great bridge figures.
Music
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The Enduring Catholic Imagination of Bruce Springsteen
Andrew Greeley didn’t know how right he was about the Boss.
Posted inArts & Culture, Books
What four new books on Bob Dylan can teach us
Six decades after he emerged as a star, Bob Dylan still attracts the attention of scholars and fans alike.
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What’s the buzz? A live version of ‘Jesus Christ Superstar’ on Easter
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.”