Last week, I buried Mary Margaret Connors, who lived all her 96 years in Hoboken having survived five brothers. She lived alone healthy and fine until the few days she spent in the hospital before she ...

Maltbie Davenport Babcock was a respected figure known mainly for writing the hymn This Is My Father’s World. Though he wasn’t a professional singer, his words became powerful lyrics sung in churches ...

There’s no denying the influence that the St. Louis Jesuits have had on Catholic liturgical music. Responsible for liturgical hits such as “Be Not Afraid,” “One Bread, One Body” and “Earthen Vessels,” ...

Commentator Marion Roach says the fall season reminds her of her brilliant mother, who was a teacher. Roach's mother began suffering from Altzheimer's Disease at age 51, and church became the only ...

On this so holy a night while waiting and watching, listening for the angels’ hymns all is so calm, so peacefully calm waiting for him to appear. What can I bring to lay at his feet? I am not a ...