A Mother’s Embrace
Posted on 09. May, 2019 in Music
We have a piece of music this week from Tom Phelan, a Jesuit performing with the Martin Healy Trad band, titled A Mother’s Embrace, celebrating the life of his mother.
Music: Queen of the May
Posted on 02. May, 2019 in Music
For the first week in May our music piece this week is Queen of the May, sung by the Palestrina Choir. It is available on their album The Bells of the Angelus.
Music for Eastertide
Posted on 25. Apr, 2019 in Community, Easter, Music
Singer, songwriter and composer, Eamon Keane is also a counsellor. He comes from an artistic family — actor father, Eamonn, musician mother, Maura Hassett, journalist brother, Fergal, playwright uncle, John B — and his talents are eclectic. Classically trained as a pianist, his music is wide ranging. He also believes that spirit is very important in […]
One Love
Posted on 04. Apr, 2019 in Music
Now how about a bouncy breeze piece of music to cheer us up in these turbulent times – listen to this, The Gardiner Street Gospel Choir and ONE LOVE !
Ode to Bridget
Posted on 31. Jan, 2019 in Ecological, Feminism/Women in the Church, Music, Saints
From the Album, Celtic Soul by Nóirín Ni Riain, this beautiful song, Ode to Bridget, draws from the deepest well of the Sean Nós (old style) tradition. It celebrates Bridget and praises her contribution to Ireland, the Earth and others.
Film Faith and Music 2
Posted on 24. Jan, 2019 in Art, Christian Values, Music
Michael Aherne, who plays The Commitments’ pianist Steven Clifford, was an employee for the Dublin Corporation and took a three-month leave of absence to make the film. He is currently head of the transport development at the National Transport Authority as well as working for Spirit Radio and doing gigs with The Commitments. In this […]
You Can’t buy Heaven
Posted on 24. Jan, 2019 in Music
“You Can’t Buy Heaven” a song by James Kilbane which will feature in the upcoming programme on RTE, “A Celebration of Christian Country Music” which will be aired on Sunday Feb 10th at 11.10am.
Christian Country Music
Posted on 24. Jan, 2019 in Christian Values, Community, Music
James Kilbane has been involved with Christian Country Music all his life and his most recent project is a documentary with RTE called, “A Celebration of Country Gospel Music”. Featuring choirs and artists from all across the county, including William Hayes, Alan Mitchell, Louise Morrissey, Colin Elliot and the Sligo Gospel choir, it looks at the […]
Film, Faith and Music
Posted on 17. Jan, 2019 in Achievement, Christian Values, Film Reviews, Music, Relationships, Spirituality
Michael Aherne, who plays The Commitments’ pianist Steven Clifford, was an employee for the Dublin Corporation and took a three-month leave of absence to make the film. He is currently head of the transport development at the National Transport Authority as well as working for Spirit Radio and doing gigs with The Commitments. In this […]
Mary Temple of the Lord
Posted on 03. Jan, 2019 in Christian Values, Feminism/Women in the Church, Music, Saints, Vocation
This was a piece of music that first went out at the end of Dec in 2017 and was one of our most popular pieces in 2018. It was a piece of music from Marie Dunne, a Holy Faith Sister, Mary Temple of the Lord. She talks about how she wrote it for the Presentation Brothers when […]