music

Alice Herz Sommer — amazing woman, musician, Holocaust survivor — describes the healing power of music

The first music, I’m sure, was sung by angels… who to this very day sing out the praises of God. But closer to home there are composers… and skilled musicians whose creative gifts image the loving God who creates. Even though music and grace and two different things, I think they act on us humans…

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The F.U.N. Quotient… piano edition, Boston

In recent weeks, there have been pianos all over Boston, thanks to “Play Me, I’m Yours.”  It’s a wee bit colder here now, but what a great idea! Here’s some recent video on the project. A little overview: A few sweet moments: A mini jazz concert: Dad and Son: And finally a little R.E.S.P.E.C.T. over…

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Another music post… “Mater Eucharistiae” from the Dominican Sisters of Mary, Mother of the Eucharist

Telling the world about the love of God via their ministry and their subsequent television appearances, the Sisters have a wonderful new recording. Oh yes! From the Sisters of Mary website: Mater Eucharistiae is the first ever recording from The Dominican Sisters of Mary, Mother of the Eucharist. The fifteen peaceful and serene songs of this…

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“I Shall Not Want” – my current fav from Audrey Assad’s new recording = Songprayer

You can take the girl outta radio, but you cannot take the radio outta the girl… or something like that. Though I have long left being a radio deejay to be a fond memory from my younger life, I will forever remain a music lover and promoter of what I find beautiful. I’m a believer…

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The F.U.N.* Quotient… a little warm-up for Mother’s Day – a song about a virtuous woman

^How did you like that retro photo Mother’s Day, circa 1990. Yours truly with two kids back then and a pinned up perm. Yikes! ::: Buddy Greene, from a song-writing perspective, was always a one-hit wonder in my mind. I always appreciated his song about the virtuous woman described in this loosely paraphrased song that…

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The F.U.N. Quotient… keeping Christmas still, with one of my favorite hymns of all time. Listen here!

  Honestly, another one of my favorite recordings of this was made by the Daughters of St Paul, you can find it on this app, or here.

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The F.U.N. Quotient… spontaneous joy!

Assignment Advent: Now, go make somebody happy today! Commit a random act of kindness!

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Men Not Behaving Badly

Lately, as I’ve come through the past few years producing Among Women, and the last few months preparing the manuscript for Blessed, Beautiful, and Bodacious, I’ve done a lot of thinking, writing, and speaking, about women and their inherent dignity, gifts, and mission… call it a job hazard. The flip side is that while I’ve thought…

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The F.U.N. Quotient… kids and guitars, and well, I was amazed!

It’s kids, it’s guitars, it’s choreography! I don’t know if I appreciated their playing more, or their smiles!

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