A Conspiracy of Simplicity
This past Sunday, I sat in the choir loft, eyes glued on the handbell ensemble playing the offertory song. The …
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The Angels’ Gloria
“Gloria in excelsis deo.” It is probably the most familiar of the four Christmas songs in Luke’s gospel. One of …
Simeon’s Nunc Dimittis
Waiting. It is one of the central themes of Advent — that pregnant pause as Mary and Joseph wait for …
Zechariah’s Benedictus
What is it like to have speech restored after a prolonged period of complete silence? A few years back, a …
Mary’s Magnificat
I don’t know if you have noticed, but Christmas songs are about all you hear on the radio these days. …
Improvisations in a Contemplative Key 