Author Archives: maddg

I’ve got this weeks choices early because it is the from the liturgy group in which I participate. Entrance: You Are Welcome (Leo Watt) Psalm: The Cry of the Poor (Foley) AOV 1/83 Gifts: Bread for the World (Farrell) Spirit and … Continue reading →

I want us to sing this next Sunday as we are in the right liturgies for it. Tina asked for it a few weeks ago and Chris’s church did it this week so I thought I’d have a listen.  Although … Continue reading →

Dan Schutte’s song for a sprinkling rite has been used locally for ages and I’m still not sick of it.  It is a fine song. You can hear it here but we push it along a bit faster and exaggerate the “rit” at … Continue reading →

I’m still slogging through a folder of miscellaneous songs used in out parish over the years that aren’t from “As One Voice”.  This song is by Mike Balhoff, Darryl Ducotte and Gary Daigle and was sung by their group The … Continue reading →

This is a truly beautiful song by Trish Watts and Monica O’Brien. It really should have been in As One Voice somewhere I think. You can hear a excerpt of the song here. I couldn’t find the sheet music at As One … Continue reading →

At our parish there are four liturgy teams who put together the prayers and choose the music. The team for the first week of the month have chosen these songs for this weekend: Entrance: Gather Us In (Haugen) AOV 1/12 … Continue reading →

Yes, the one from Godspell, written by Stephen Schwartz. We have used this liturgically and it’s fine, especially from a participation point of view as there are no words to remember. This is the movie version, with baptism in the fountain. This is … Continue reading →

Another Brian Boniwell song for advent about John the Baptist. It always struck me as a very country and western song.     There was a man of God whose name was John. He came to speak for the Light. … Continue reading →

Brian Boniwell, last heard of on the Gold Coast (Sacred Heart Catholic Church, Clear Island Waters), wrote this advent song that we have used on and off over the years, and it works very well. I’m afraid his music does … Continue reading →

This is an old song by John Foley from the seventies based on Ps 103. You can hear a sample and buy the music at OCP here. YouTube has the whole song here. I had no idea it was meant to sound … Continue reading →