Gentle Reign
Reflections on my life as a Christian songwriter..."remembering into the future." - by Rory Cooney
Friday, August 1, 2014
"Give them some food yourselves" (A18O)
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So after a cluster of parables that begin, "The reign of God is like...", and trying to open up the ears and hearts of hearers to ...
Wednesday, July 30, 2014
Songstories 34: To You Who Bow (GIA, 2014)
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I usually don't do "SongStories" posts about songs that aren't totally "out there," both published and availabl...
Thursday, July 24, 2014
Treasure in Barrington (A17O, Ss. Joachim and Anne)
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Sunday we celebrate as a parish our patronal feast day, which actually falls on Saturday. Our pastor (rightly) asked me whether the focus is...
Wednesday, July 23, 2014
NPM 2014: Quite a week
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Last week, I attended the 37th annual convention of the National Association of Pastoral Musicians, which was held in St. Louis. It was a ho...
Wednesday, July 9, 2014
The field of God's dreams (A15O)
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"Lavish." I will never be able to hear the parable of the sower again, ever, without hearing John Gallen speak about it. He br...
Tuesday, July 8, 2014
Revisiting "lex orandi lex credendi"
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Or, as others might put it, "De lege orandi-credendi disputandum est." This probably falls in the "angels dancing on pinh...
Wednesday, July 2, 2014
Come to Us (14th Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year A)
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I’m so far behind! Trying to keep up with work in the parish, prepare for NPM, keep an eye on Composers' Forum work and pay attention an...
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