By Terry O’Neill Toronto, Canada, Nov 16, 2025 / 08:00 am Sixteen hundred years ago, St. Augustine was credited with saying, “He who sings, prays twice.” Today, scientific research shows that he who sings, performs, or listens to music also enriches and strengthens his brain, according to Catholic neuroscientist Kathlyn Gan. …

When guests visit the Church of the Resurrection in Bond Hill for Mass, a funeral or a wedding, they often ask, “Is the music like this every week? I have to come back here.” The 18-25 member choir brings classical music, traditional hymns, anthems and Gospel tunes to the sanctuary …

by John Stegeman As a young boy, Anthony DiCello would sit outside school listening to his brother’s choir practice. When he got home, he’d recreate what he heard on a toy piano. That was the genesis of a profound career in liturgical music that spanned 26 years and officially came …

By Gail Finke Thousands of parish musicians from around the world will be in Cincinnati this July, so don’t be surprised to hear singing in the streets. The National Pastoral Musicians (NPM) Convention will run from July 10-14 at the Cincinnati Convention Center, but is only part of the joyful …