Category Archives: New Music
Feminist Hymn to the Trinity
I have been a little hesitant to talk about my writing of music that explores a feminine understanding of God, because I am trying to build bridges between progressives and traditionalists, and because I am loath to associate myself with some of the more ridiculous strands of feminist and liberal theology (I like to use the phrase “otherwise orthodox”).
Taste and See Responsorial
This setting of Psalm 34, “Taste and See the Goodness of the Lord” (the responsorial for the Fourth Sunday of Lent, Year C) is in a pseudo-gospel/blues style. Obviously this is not going to appeal to every parish, but some congregations will really appreciate the unusual approach.
Hymn for Second Sunday of Lent, Year C
This new hymn text for the Second Sunday of Lent, Year C (the Transfiguration), is an attempt to capture what I see as the throughline of the day’s readings: God keeps promises, and God’s ultimate promise is that we shall stand in God’s presence, seeing God face to face, and this encounter will sanctify us.
Hymn for the First Sunday of Lent, Year C
There are simply not enough songs for the First Sunday of Lent (Year C). Humbly, then, I offer you this new hymn text, inspired by the lectionary passages of that Sunday.