Reflection for the Second Sunday of Advent - December 9, 2018
Reflection for the Second Sunday of Advent (C) – December 9, 2018
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Reflection for the First Sunday of Advent - December 2, 2018
Reflection for the First Sunday of Advent (C) – December 2, 2018
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Reflection for the Thirty-third Sunday in Ordinary Time (B) - November 18, 2018
Reflection for the Thirty-third Sunday in Ordinary Time (B) - November 18, 2018
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Reflection for Thirty-Second Sunday in Ordinary Time – November 11, 2018
Reflection for Thirty-Second Sunday in Ordinary Time (B) – November 11, 2018
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Reflection for the Thirty-first Sunday in Ordinary Time (B) - November 4, 2018
Reflection for the Thirty-first Sunday in Ordinary Time (B) - November 4, 2018
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Reflection for the Thirtieth Sunday in Ordinary Time - October 28, 2018
Reflection for 30th Sunday of Ordinary Time (B) – October 28, 2018
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Reflection for the Twenty-seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time - October 7, 2018
Reflection for 27th Sunday of Ordinary Time (B) – October 7, 2018
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In this Sunday’s Gospel, Jesus teaches the Pharisees about marriage by beginning with creation in the Book of Genesis. We’ve heard this passage many times and we’ll hear it again in both this Sunday’s first reading and Gospel: “God made them male and female. For this reason a man should leave his father and mother and be joined to his wife, and the two shall become one flesh.” No matter our state of life, we all can appreciate this deep form of union in which two become one, because not only is it beautiful, but it points to the communion God intends for all of us as well.
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Reflection for the Twenty-sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time - September 30, 2018
Reflection for the Twenty-sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time - September 30, 2018
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Reflection for the Twenty-fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time - September 23, 2018
Reflection for the Twenty-fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time - September 23, 2018
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Reflection for the Twenty-fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time - September 16, 2018
Reflection for the Twenty-fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time - September 16, 2018
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Reflection for the Twenty-third Sunday in Ordinary Time - September 9, 2018
Reflection for the Twenty-third Sunday in Ordinary Time - September 9, 2018
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Reflection for the Twenty-second Sunday in Ordinary Time - September 2, 2018
Reflection for the Twenty-second Sunday in Ordinary Time - September 2, 2018
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NEW VIDEO AND SCORE - "God Hushes Storms to Silence"
We are thrilled to premiere a new piece by Karen Schneider-Kirner, Assistant Director of the Folk Choir, and John Kyler, ND ‘10, ‘13 (and FC alum) "God Hushes Storms to Silence".
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Singing Me Home
What is a home? How do you find a home, make a home, or come back to a home? These questions weighed down my thoughts as I made my first journey from San Antonio, Texas all the way to South Bend, Indiana to start my college…
Bless the Corners: New Melleray Abbey to the Michigan City Prison
If you have been wondering what precisely Christian unity looks like, I can recommend two stops you might make on your life’s journey. The first would be to New Melleray Abbey—a Trappist monastery in Iowa; the second would be to the Michigan City Prison—a maximum security facility in Indiana. Allow…
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Perfect in Weakness
As Folk Choir alumni surely know, there is a tradition in the Folk Choir going back who-knows-how-long known as “tenor names.” Essentially, when new tenors join the choir, the older tenors assign them a new name. This name…
My Choir Friend, Nick Munsen
At Notre Dame, everyone is smart and talented, so much so that the environment can be more than a little intimidating. As the story for many probably goes, I went from being the super-smart kid in high school to being an…
Reflection for the Sixth Sunday of Easter - May 6, 2018
Walking on the "Path of Mercy"
“God of morning, God of sunlight,
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Reflection for the Fifth Sunday of Easter - April 29, 2018
How Can I Keep from Singing?
A friend of mine and fellow Folkhead, John Michael, recently gave me a beautiful image to ponder. He handed me a book by Joseph Ratzinger (a.k.a Pope Benedict XIV) opened to a page where heaven was described as a choir, singing…
Reflection for the Fourth Sunday of Easter - April 22, 2018
"When the Road Makes Us Weary": Bound for Emmaus
The metaphor of the “journey” of life has been instilled within my siblings and me since we were young. My dad would constantly remind me that “Life is a train ride. Are you getting on it or are you driving it?” Aside…
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Reflection for the Third Sunday of Easter - April 15, 2018
"I Will Never Desert You": Playing the Part of Peter
On Palm Sunday, the reading of the gospel takes a turn for the dramatic with the reading of the Passion narrative. The priest takes on the role of Jesus, the readers become the various other speaking roles, and the choir…
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Reflection for the Second Sunday of Easter - April 8, 2018
Out of Darkness, Easter Joy: Reflecting on Holy Week with the Folk Choir
“The soundtrack to my soul.” This is how members of the Folk Choir often describe the music we sing. Every year, I find this to be especially appropriate as we prepare for Holy Week—the music that fills our rehearsal room…
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I Hear the Music Ringing: Remembering My Time with the Folk Choir
Four years ago this May, I anxiously walked into the Coleman Morse Center, following “Mr. Warner” (who quickly told me to call him “Steve”) and his guitar. Though a violinist by trade, I was here auditioning…
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Reflection for Palm Sunday - March 25, 2018
String and Wings (v. 8, issue 3)
A Letter from the Directors
Karen Schneider Kirner, Assistant Director
Happy Spring! Happy Lent! Students have just returned from Spring Break and we're heading into the final, frenzied weeks of Spring Semester 2018. As usual, there has been…