Here are seven hymns that are relevant to the themes of Veterans Day, such as the desire for peace and the importance of ...

These chords, lyrics and melodies are pointing toward light ... confusion or hope. While these are not traditional hymns, or ...

Less than a week after the bishop of Jefferson City, Missouri, blacklisted a dozen liturgical hymns, he rescinded the decree.

It was used for a variety of songs. Shakespeare references it through his character ... It was written by Kathrina von Schlegel, an 18th century Lutheran hymn writer. We sing this hymn to a tune by ...

In his original decree, dated Oct. 24, Bishop W. Shawn McKnight of the Diocese of Jefferson City listed a dozen commonly used ...

The upright piano was old and out of tune, but James Linzey couldn’t resist the urge to stop and touch the keys. Sitting in ...

The Diocese of Jefferson City, Missouri, will implement a formal ban on the singing of certain contemporary hymns at Mass ...

The document notes that “over the years, concerns have been raised regarding the lyrics of hymns and songs used in the liturgy that may be misleading or lacking in substance.” It gives ...

Emphasizing the formative power of music and its influence on Catholics’ understanding and practice of the faith, that document warns that hymns with inaccurate or incomplete theology can lead ...

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He also opened a yearlong process of consultation regarding how sacred music can be best used to encourage active participation in the liturgy. The “Suggested Mass Settings and Prohibited Hymns ...

Now, some Catholics will have to do the same with the Index of Forbidden Music, Liturgical Division. Bishop W. Shawn McKnight of Jefferson City decreed Oct. 28 that a dozen hymns no longer be used ...