As people of God, and followers of Jesus, we are always called to act. In his article, Fractured Images, Father Donald Senior states, “The more different pieces you have there, together in the assembly, the more sacred it is. That way no beauty or truth is excluded.”...
Ministerial Considerations
From David Gayes: The Bad, the Angelic, and the Object
Hi everyone! In my first Soundboard post, I reflected on my experience growing up both as a Catholic and as a disabled child and how the Christian disability interpretations did not resonate with my own disabled experience. Next, I shared a perspective you may not...
From David Gayes: The Point of View of the Paralytic, Pt. 2
Tenth-century artist rendering of a man lying on a mat being lowered through the roof to talk with Jesus.Hi everyone, Last time, I shared an interpretation of Jesus’s healing of a paralytic in Mark 2: 1-12. I hope it was thought-provoking for you and helped you to...
From David Gayes: The Point of View of the Paralytic
10th-century artist rendering of a man lying on a mat being lowered through the roof to talk with Jesus.Hi everyone, I’m so excited to share this next piece with you. I first shared it as an undergraduate student at Dominican University in River Forest, Illinois. You...
From David Gayes: Growing Up Catholic…and Disabled
I am honored to be in the space with you. I am a cradle Catholic who grew up in a vibrant faith-based parish that to this day remains my spiritual home. A favorite mantra of my childhood pastor is “we come to go;” in other words, we come to Sunday mass to obtain the...
We Are What We Sing: The Formative Power of Congregational Song
Kenneth Hull
What’s in a Nomine?
Alan J. Hommerding
An Extraordinary Song: Singing the Ordinary of the Mass
Judith M. Kubicki, CSSF
A New Book from GIA’s Bob Batastini
A Blueprint for Developing Vibrant Congregational SongNew from GIA Vice President and Senior Editior Emeritus, Robert J. (Bob) Batastini is The People Sing: A Blueprint for Developing Vibrant Congregational Song. “I believe that human nature also sometimes gets in...
5 Newer Mass Settings 4 Your Consideration
Aaron Mathews Lorraine Hess / Arr. Ed Bolduc Peter M. Kolar Ian Callanan Carlos Zapién