Merry Christmas & Happy New Year

Well, seeing that I have not been very active on the blogosphere in the last couple of months I suppose that I owe an explaination to everyone. It has been a chaotic time. There just doesn't seem to be enough hours in the day to take the time to write. Family and work have taken priority as they should in that order. Nevertheless, I hope to be more active in the coming year.

I hope that everyone has a blessed Christmas season and a Happy New Year.

If you are going to be in the Spokane area over the holiday come and see me at the Central Lutheran Church at 4:00 o'clock p.m. on January 4. I will be doing a concert of praise and worship music. We are only asking for donations so please bring a friend or two.

Top Catholic Songs.com

I have been kind of quite for a while regarding my friends at Top Catholic Songs.com. Please take a minute to go over to the website and check out the great new (and not so new) Catholic artists. Nick Alexander has been very busy promoting Catholic music and hightlighting great ways that Catholic music can be incorporated into your personal spiritual journey.

Check out my book review at Grapevine Online

Take a minute to check out the Grapevine Online for my book review. It was published back on July 31 so you have to scroll down a few entries to find it.

Grapevine Online

I have been asked to write for the Grapevine Online magazine. Look to Grapevine Online to keep you updated on all the latest happenings in Catholic music. Check them out here.

Summer Update

After being inactive for the month of July, I will be posting more frequently.

During July I did some travelling to two of the Regional Conventions of the National Pastoral Musicians Association. I will be going to the Western Regional Convention in Los Angles next week. If you are there be sure to check out the International Liturgy Publications booth. The new St. Augustine Hymal is coming very soon. It is a wonderful worship aid that contains many great songs from the past and today. If you would like a free trial copy visit the ILP website.

Worldwide Seminarian Support and Catholic Answers Live!

I am very excited to be a small part of the fifteenth anniversary of Worldwide Seminarian Support. WWSS will be featured on a live broadcast of Catholic Answers Live with Jerry Usher this Friday, May 9, 2008 from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. Eastern time. In honor of this occasion I have put together an iMix of songs dealing with vocations. It is my prayer that these songs will inspire Catholics everywhere to support vocations or to consider a vocation themselves.

For more information you can visit Catholic Answers Live online; and, as always, for more great Catholic music visit Top Catholic Songs

It's Time to Vote

Yes, it is now time to vote once again. Top Catholic Songs is selecting the Top Ten Holy Spirit Songs for 2008. Pentecost is coming soon and I'm sure that many would like to have quality music to help them celebrate the birthday of the church. Please take a minute to stop by Top Catholic Songs click on the Latest Happenings tab to be taken to the latetst poll.

Your vote does count and you can make a difference by supporting great Catholic music and musicians.

Tired but not Exhausted

I haven't taken time in a while to post, but that doesn't mean that I've been slacking off and doing nothing. I did take a little time last week to spend with the family during the Spring Break week. However, we didn't venture too far from home.


There will be some exciting things happening in the next couple of months. Top Catholic Songs is still very active with lots of contests and artist updates. Stop by and check out the new happenings. I will be participating in the next contest for the Top Ten Holy Spirit Songs. More details will follow as voting gets underway later this week.

I'm also going to be meeting with the Board of Directors for Worldwide Seminarian Support early next month. I don't want to discuss the details yet, but I'm hoping to develop a relationship with them that will be beneficial to both parties. Worldwide Seminarian Support has done much to support the Apostolic Life Community of Priests (ALCP) which runs a seminary in Tanzania. Through the fundraising efforts of Worldwide Seminarian Support over thirty priests have been assigned to serve in parishes all over the United States. Currently, there are requests from U.S. bishops for over thirty more. We need to support and pray for our priests and for an increase in vocations to the priesthood, deaconate and religious life. Also, we can support areas of the world where vocations are abundant, but financial resources to train men and women to serve the church are scarce.

That concludes the announcements and updates for now. May the peace of Christ be with you always.

Chant Group Update

Our new Gregorian Chant group will be rehearsing on Sunday evenings at Holy Name of Jesus Church. If you are interested in joining an acapella chant/polyphony group consider joining us.