‘Hymns that are liked by the people are a good choice, but it’s also important that they convey the Catholic faith,’ said Archbishop Shawn McKnight. Scene from the 2024 National Eucharistic Congress ...
Joey + Rory's Hymns That Are Important to Us project was so important to them that they recorded it despite Joey Feek's battle with Stage 4 cancer. The album consists primarily of classic gospel hymns ...
Prayer and song is one way to get into the spirit of East Sunday -- ESPECIALLY song, many would say. Our Cover Story is from is from Tracy Smith: If angels somehow descended on Midtown Manhattan, it ...
Lü Xiaomin never received formal music training. But her worship songs have made her a household name in China’s churches.
WASHINGTON — The doctrine committee of the US bishops’ conference (USCCB) earlier this year produced a guide to evaluating the lyrics of hymns on the basis of their doctrinal content, noting that ...
As Mother’s Day approaches, you might be thinking about the perfect gift for your mom. But, if your mother is a spiritual person and you are looking for ways to incorporate her Christian faith into ...
The Diocese of Jefferson City, Missouri, will implement a formal ban this week on the singing of certain contemporary hymns at Mass because of doctrinal inaccuracies in their lyrics as well as a ...
Despite the rumors you’ve been hearing since the day the LDS Church published its current hymnal in 1985, there are no new editions on the near horizon. Church staffers still are translating hymn ...
SALT LAKE CITY — The new Latter-day Saint hymnbook will take about nine years from being announced with a request for submissions to becoming a full printed hymnbook in church meetinghouses. The ...
(RNS) — Many years ago, I was called to be my ward’s Primary chorister. Soon after, the Primary president took me aside and told me I had just been given the most important job in the entire Church of ...
Several hymns were temporarily banned last year in the Diocese of Jefferson City, Missouri, after being found “to be insufficient in sound doctrine,” with the action raising questions about what music ...