Best Ignatian Songs: You Are Not Alone
I like this song, the singer (Mavis Staples), and the acoustic accompaniment by Jeff Tweedy, who wrote it. (Tweedy is also the lead singer...
Best Ignatian Songs: Tears of God
Much of the music from the rock-blues-R&B band Los Lobos derives from Mexican Catholic culture. Check out the picture of Our Lady of Guadalupe...
Best Ignatian Songs: “Immanuel”
Here's a New Year's proclamation--a great song by Michael Card sung by school children in Chester Cathedral in the UK.
Best Ignatian Songs: "Comfort, Comfort, O My People"
"Comfort, Comfort, O My People" is a lovely Advent hymn, based on verses from Isaiah 40. This version is by the Ignatian Schola, a...
Best Ignatian Songs: "O Come O Come Emmanuel"
It's early December, winter, cold mornings and barren landscapes and leaden skies. It's the time of Advent--the season of longing for the light of Christ...
Best Ignatian Songs: The Weight of Lies
Here's a song to enjoy--and ponder. “The Weight of Lies" by the folk-rock-bluegrass band The Avett Brothers is about the wages of self-delusion: "The weight...
Best Ignatian Songs: We Are Alive
My kids know I'm a big Bruce Springsteen fan, so I was pleased when my daughter Laura gave me his latest album, "Wrecking Ball." ...
Best Ignatian Songs: After the Storm
My daughter Laura turned me on to the British band Mumford and Sons. They're something special. "After the Storm" speaks of longing for God,...
Best Ignatian Songs: Spring and Fall: To a Young Child
Some time ago I featured the Natalie Merchant song "Wonder" in our occasional "Best Ignatian Songs" feature. Here is another. It's a...
Best Ignatian Songs: Gabriel’s Oboe
This is the second time "Gabriel's Oboe" has appeared in our occasional "Best Ignatian Songs" feature. (The first time is here.) The occasion is...