



Maundy Thursday
Carlo Gesualdo (1566-1613) published a collection of 29 short pieces in 1611: Responsoria et alia ad Officium Hebdomadae Sanctae spectantia. 9 pieces each for Maundy Thursday, Good Friday and Holy Saturday, with a psalm and a hymn as an added bonus. GESUALDO // Feria Quinta, Tenebrae Responsories for Maundy Thursday: II. Tristis est anima mea…

Choir Cardinal Vaughan School in BBC’s Choral Evensong
Schola Cantorum, the renowned boys’ choir of the Cardinal Vaughan Memorial School in West London, has recently achieved something of a first; becoming the first choir from a state school to sing for the BBC’s longest running programme, Choral Evensong. The service, Choral Vespers for the Feast of Candlemas, was recorded in mid-January and will…


Silent Night
For Christmas this year, Jesuit students in Rome recorded the carol “Silent Night” in their own languages: English, Portuguese, Bengali, Polish and Vietnamese. Join our scholastics and celebrate a joyful Christmas 2021!

Pakistan: Musical Harmony Meets Communal Harmony
About 400 people attended an interfaith Christmas concert at Al Qalm Girls High School in Chak (village) 11 4L, home to 350 Christian families, in Okara district of Pakistan’s Punjab province. They were entertained by liberal rock band Laal, which has been performing Christmas concerts in parishes and schools free of charge for the past…

Winter Meditation Mix- Poor Clares Arundel
Spotify Exactly one year ago the Poor Clares of Arundel (near Brighton) caused a stir with their own CD, Light for the world. In a month, it became the most popular album ever released by a religious order. The CD contains well-known religious hymns, interspersed with music based on texts by Saint Clare of Assisi…

Kanye West: God is
You won’t ever be the same when you call on Jesus’ nameListen to the words I’m sayin’, Jesus saved me, now I’m saneAnd I know, I know God is the force that picked me upI know Christ is the fountain that filled my cupI know God is alive… That’s what God is.

Musical Talent: Congolese MHMs Sing the Lord’s Praises
The song was composed by Rev Guylain Agbasoa MHM. It was sung by Camille Loola MHM who sang Counter Tenor and Bass. Alto and Tenor sung by Guylain A. Edited by Rev Peter Ntei (Bed Room Studio)

A Celtic Journey with Our Lady
Vox Hiberniae together with Andrew Green draw on a variety of composers and genres to reflect musically on the life of the Blessed Virgin Mary in this video, recorded at the Carmelite Monastery of the Immaculate Conception, Dublin 14, Ireland, Source: ICN Continue reading

‘Imagine’ – A Timeless Peace Anthem
You may say I’m a dreamerBut I’m not the only oneI hope someday you’ll join usAnd the world will live as one Source: The Conversation Continue reading