I can’t stop humming “Pie Jesu” after watching Bobby Hill’s solo performance of “Requiem” at the World Meeting of Families in Philadelphia. The 14 year old soprano was told he would be performing for Pope Francis five minutes before he went on stage! The performance and the lyrics (plus Mark Wahlberg) after the jump:
Monthly Archives: September 2015
Posted in TCC Playlist | Under Andrew Lloyd Weber, Bobby Hill, Choir, Jesus, Mark Wahlberg, Pie Jesu, Pope Francis, Requiem, TCC Playlist, TCC Video, World Meeting of Families |
9.30Misc: Cultural Historian: Are Apple Stores the New Temples?
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Under Apple, Appletopia, Architecture, Beauty, Brett Robinson, Consumerism, Misc: Article, Smart phones, Steve Jobs, TCC: Reads, Technology
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Apple stores are designed like temples or churches, to create an experience of “sacred space” in a secular world. Read it in Atlas Obscura: Are Apple Stores the New Temples? For more on how Apple co-opted religious imagery to sell it’s products and create a following read Brett Robinson’s fascinating book: Appletopia: Media Technology and the Religious Imagination of Steve Jobs.
Read More9.29Feast of the Archangels
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Today is the feast of the Archangels. The painting above is “The Assumption of the Virgin” by Francsco Botticini. Angel is a word that means “messenger from God.” More Melissa Musick after the jump:
Read More9.28Thank You Pope Francis & Pope Francis Made Me Better Appreciate My Sikh Faith
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Under 9/11, Buddhism, Hinduism, Hindus, Islam, Judaism, Misc: Article, Nonviolence, Orthodoxy, Peace, Pope Francis, Sikh, TCC Video
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A Sikh religious leader who shared the stage with Pope Francis at the multi-faith prayer for peace service shares what he learned: Pope Francis Made Me Better Appreciate My Sikh Faith. Anna Keating thanks Pope Francis for his visit to the US and video from the service at the 9/11 memorial after the jump:
Read More9.28TCC Playlist: “Glorify” and “God or Man” by Ivan & Alyosha
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Looking for Americana music that’s not afraid of the spiritual? Check out the Seattle based band, Ivan & Alyosha. Named after the brothers Ivan and Alyosha Karamazov in Dostoyevsky’s novel, The Brothers Karamazov, the band makes music with lyrics like, “Don’t call me home just yet / it’s the Good Lord and the Devil doing battle for my soul.” Listen to “Glorify” and “God or Man” & hear the band discuss their name after the jump:
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