Even super fans (your hosts included) of Grammy-nominated Christian artist Matt Maher may not know this fun fact: The Canadian musician went to a Jesuit high school in Newfoundland! On this week’s episode, we ask Matt if Ignatian spirituality has influenced his music, how the music industry has changed since he released his first album […]
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Matt Maher: Jesuit spirituality could save the world
Fun fact: The Grammy-nominated musician went to a Jesuit high school in Newfoundland.
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Jason Isbell’s gorgeous, challenging music is not your standard Dad rock
Jason Isbell wants to be a better man and he uses his songs as a road map to get there.
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Elegy for a Heartbreaker: Tom Petty and the simple beauty of song
Tom Petty died on Monday at age 66, and anyone who knows me well understands that it is a personal loss.
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In the Trump era, music is not just a distraction. It’s a chance for communion.
Paul McCartney’s concert was a much-needed reminder that joy and beauty and love are not crushed by darkness.
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How a band of nuns became international rock stars
11 Peruvian sisters formed a rock band in a convent and are taking the gospel on tour.
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The Catholic punk rock of The Hold Steady’s Craig Finn
Finn’s songs somehow manage to avoid cheap nihilism in favor of a palpable sense of mercy.
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Craig Finn talks religion and rock ‘n’ roll
Rock star Craig Finn, frontman of The Hold Steady, talks about his Catholic faith.
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You need to pay attention to hip-hop if you’re religious. Here’s why.
Rap got religious last year. At least that’s what I wrote earlier this year for America. The truth is, while it may have gotten more explicit about religion in 2016, hip-hop has always had a deep religious undercurrent to its bars and beats. This week we’re chatting with Alex Nava, the author of In Search […]
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You need to pay attention to hip-hop if you’re religious. Here’s why.
Hip-hop has always had a deep religious undercurrent to its bars and beats.