Nick’s Blog
For All the Saints
I have just uploaded a worship video for All Saints’ Day, a performance from the last Prayer Meeting Podcast. The song “For All the Saints”, is one of the greatest, most joyful hymns of all time. That said, note that I had added a... Read More
Preparing for Church’s Halloween Party Parade
I have been invited to perform for a local parish’s Halloween Party Celebration, for Saturday evening (October 26). If you want to know why I’ve been silent on my blog, this is it. There’s nothing like taking on the challenge of... Read More
How I Give a Presentation
My return from the BTK (Building the Kingdom) Conference in Moreno Valley, California served as inspiration for my latest podcast. In it, I share what I go through in order to create the most effective presentation I can, using both parody songs and Powerpoint. ... Read More
Hey Southern California!!
Weaving the Tapestry of Faith I’ll be giving a talk and performing at St. Patrick Church, in Moreno Valley, CA, this coming Saturday. The theme is “Weaving the Tapestry of Faith”. I will be there with Pasquale Talarico, ValLimar... Read More
Thoughts About “Breaking Bad”…
There have been very few shows as of late that deal with the American male mythos. You may disagree: as of this writing there are the newest TV shows on the block, situation comedies that aim for lowest-common-denominator chuckles that parlay into the... Read More
The Solution To Singing Introits
The Catholic Church is a bold, beautiful Church, if it wants to be. Problem is, most of us music ministers in the Church have opted to downplay the beauty so as to increase congregational participation. Instead of singing the introits as written in... Read More
A Window Into My Parody-Writing Process Part 2
Hi again… It’s now a week and a half before my gig at the “Weaving the Tapestry of Faith”, an all day event with music, teaching and fun. It will be in St. Patrick’s Church in Moreno Valley, CA, on Saturday, October 5. ... Read More
On Christ the Solid Rock
This recording was taken from the latest Prayer Meeting Podcast (Ep. 035). In that episode I also count down all of the Most Trended Songs of 2012-13. If you would like the guitar arrangement I had made for this song medley, right-click and save as... Read More
A Window Into My Parody-Writing Process
This coming October I will have two performances scheduled, from two churches that want to hear my parody songs. I look forward to doing these, and many more in the future. Now, it would be quite easy to rest on my laurels and to perform the songs that... Read More
World Youth Day Theme Song Thoughts
In my latest Prayer Meeting Podcast, there is a part where I share my thoughts about the theme song that accompanied World Youth Day 2013. I had hoped to include this song into my upcoming hymnal, but I don’t think it’s going to happen.... Read More