Worship Thoughts
Holy Ghost, Descend Upon Your Children (Video)
A couple of weeks ago, in preparation for the Pentecost-specific Prayer Meeting Podcast, I came across this forgotten treasure. Immediately I wrote about it, telling others how they need to really check it out. Now that Pentecost has arrived, these are... Read More
Top 20: Pentecost Chants, Hymns and Songs
A couple of weeks ago, I had invited my readership to participate in a survey of their favorite Pentecost worship songs and hymns. Now that Pentecost Sunday is upon us, it is time to reveal the results. To reiterate, these hymns focus upon the events... Read More
How I Discovered A Marian Pentecost Hymn
As a Christian musician, I love the opportunity to learn new songs that could help awaken my faith. Worship songs have a tendency to get under our skin, to help remind us of central truths of the Gospel narrative, and provide color and emotions to the... Read More
Is It Feasible to Worship with Public Domain Songs, Exclusively?
This last week I had the privilege of playing for a healing mass in Bloomfield, CT. The Charismatic Office which runs these events, is a stalwart example of hanging strong, even though they are deprived of funds. As it happens, their budget is so low,... Read More
Holy Ghost, Descend Upon Your Children
The Holy Spirit Descending Upon the Upper Room A couple of months back, I made the decision to drop CCLI. Perhaps I will return. You can read about why here. That said, tonight I will play for a charismatic healing mass in my archdiocese. What songs to... Read More
A Plea to My Non-Musically Inclined Catholic Friends
This is a plea to all my Catholic-Christian friends. If you aren’t Catholic, this very well could apply to you. I do not care if you lean traditionalist or contemporary. I do not care if your church employs regular use of the introits and Communion... Read More
Why Should We Fear Introducing Songs?
Something that has been nagging my mind as of late. If you are a music minister, church organist, choir director or worship leader… how often do you blog? And by blogging, I mean, how often do you use that platform as an opportunity to introduce... Read More