Where most people hear trivial pop songs, we hear songs that, with a little imagination, could be used to connect people with God.
Music inspires renewed commitment to our spiritual journeys.
Cue the lights, draw back the curtains, and come join Australian Catholics on an epic musical journey through the Gospels.
Through a Christian lens, these popular songs highlight what it means to be a good friend, to truly love your love your neighbour and to ‘encourage one another’ (1 Thessalonians 5:11).
‘For I know the plans I have for you, declares the Lord, plans for welfare and not for evil, to give you a future and a hope.’ – Jeremiah 29:11
Exalt in the Lord’s Resurrection by enjoying this collection of songs curated to mirror the events of Eastertide in the New Testament.
Music, films and podcasts that have something to say for young people negotiating and managing social media and its expectations.
This playlist will remind you of the powerful presence of the Holy Spirit in your lives and the gifts it bestows upon us if we are open to receiving them. Turn these anthems up loud in the car, have them playing in the background as you study or work and share them with your friends at your next gathering as you celebrate together and get in the spirit.
A number of songs can be used to capture the final journey of Jesus to Jerusalem – the joy of Palm Sunday, the Last Supper and Agony in the Garden, the humiliation, pain and torture of Good Friday and then the glory of the Resurrection.
Regular readers will be familiar with our ‘Sneaky Jesus Songs’ series that highlights songs with lyrics that, if looked at in a certain light, could be seen as religious hymns. Inspired by that series, we’ve put a mash-up of tunes that could be related to the stories of some inspiring social justice saints.
Where most people hear trashy pop songs, we hear songs that, with a little imagination, could be used to connect people with God. This ‘sneaky’ playlist makes a journey through the Stations of the Cross, using music you’d normally only find on the radio.
Forget the annual online arguments about whether Die Hard is a Christmas movie. This year, we’re talking about pop songs that are secretly Christmas carols. Here’s a few songs that remind us of some of the essential parts of Christmas. Can you think of any to add to the list?
'Lanterns', by Birds of Tokyo, is a song about being called out of a place of darkness, and into a new place that is ‘calling out’ to us.