National Catholic Register

The Making Of ‘Faith Of Our Fathers’

My boss asked me the other day if I knew anything about the hymn “Faith of Our Fathers.” Since I have been an organist in the Catholic Church for about 25 years now, I must have played the hymn dozens ...
National Catholic Reporter

Vatican plans for Year of Faith include hymn, Mass, packed calendar

VATICAN CITY-- With a hymn and a prayer, Italian Archbishop Rino Fisichella presented the Vatican's initial calendar of events for the Year of Faith, which begins with an Oct. 11 Mass in St. Peter's ...
National Catholic Register

Oldest Hymn Still Sung Today Is Nearly as Old as the Church, Tinkering with the Faith, and More!

For the Most Recent in 'The Best in Catholic Blogging' click on Big Pulpit. Tito Edwards Tito Edwards manages Catholic websites for the new evangelization that Pope John Paul II and then Pope Benedict ...
America Magazine

Pandemic solitude strengthened Harry Connick Jr.’s Catholic faith — and shaped his new album of hymns

Musician Harry Connick Jr. has released a new album titled “Alone With My Faith." Courtesy photo (RNS) — Even Harry Connick Jr.’s iconic, New Orleans croon can’t hide just how meaningful making his ...
America Magazine

U.S. bishops’ doctrine committee sets new standards for evaluating and improving hymns

Members of the Fil-Am Choir from St. Gregory the Great Parish in Virginia Beach, Va., sing the offertory hymn during a Jan. 18, 2020, Mass. The U.S. bishops' doctrine committee, in a forthcoming ...