Danielle rose skorich biography of abraham
"Abraham's Offering" - a song written about the story of Abraham being asked by God to sacrifice his son, Isaac.
Abraham's Offering.!
Guest post by Allison
A few weeks ago, my friend Andy introduced me to Guido D’Arezzo, the Benedictine monk who invented modern musical notation by creating the four-line staff.Then Andy, who founded our parish’s Chant Club and has a master's degree in medieval literature from the University of Notre Dame, read my post about Guido, including my dismissive remarks on the theologically suspect, “folksy religious songs of my Catholic childhood.” And Andy had another lesson for me.
He and his wife are nearly two decades younger than Greg and I.
A few weeks ago, my friend Andy introduced me to Guido D’Arezzo, the Benedictine monk who invented modern musical notation by creating the four-line staff.Then Andy, who founded our parish’s Chant Club and has a master's degree in medieval literature from the University of Notre Dame, read my post about Guido, including my dismissive remarks on the theologically suspect, “folksy religious songs of my Catholic childhood.” And Andy had another lesson for me.
He and his wife are nearly two decades younger than Greg and I.
We are products of the well-meaning and sometimes misguided reforms of Vatican II and I call their generation the “JP2 babies”—unafraid of orthodoxy, unabashed in their faith.
Andy told me he believed folk music can have a place in Catholic worship—if its lyrics reflect orthodoxy.
He told me about a folk musician he and his wife had known when they were students at Notre Dame: Danielle Skor