Matt is an amazing and talented artist, pray that his passionate Catholic music gets more "mainstream" exposure on Christian radio... he's that good!
Jenny S | Homepage | 03.04.08 - 9:55 am | #

He is a wonderful musician, and his music (along with a few others) has helped me keep my daughter away from the mainstream tripe.

Mr. Maher played at the LA RE Congress last weekend, is heavily involved in the LifeTeen youth ministry, and is a music minister at St. Timothy (Mesa AZ), where LifeTeen started.


By association, his music MUST be scandalous, and so must be avoided by all who are truly Catholic.
Tom J | 03.04.08 - 1:21 pm | #

He is a wonderful musician, and his music (along with a few others) has helped me keep my daughter away from the mainstream tripe.

Mr. Maher played at the LA RE Congress last weekend, is heavily involved in the LifeTeen youth ministry, and is a music minister at St. Timothy (Mesa AZ), where LifeTeen started.

--sarcasm--
By association, his music MUST be scandalous, and so must be avoided by all who are truly Catholic.
--/sarcasm--
Tom J | 03.04.08 - 1:22 pm | #

Darn! He doesn't have "Edmund's Song" on there! At a teen event in NoVa last fall, one of the teens asked him his favorite song he had written, and he named this song which he wrote after reading _The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe_, but hasn't recorded. He would have given us a sample, but his guitar wasn't handy.

His songs are amazing in that they use Catholic Theology! I have used his "The End and the Beginning" song (you know, the one which begins with the word "Transubstantiation"!) to teach about the connection between the Mass and the Liturgy in the book of Revelation. We have a wealth of richness in our Catholic tradition. It is great to see an artist dipping into it.
Lauren | 03.04.08 - 1:31 pm | #

I wanted to link this group--4 sisters with beautiful voices. I really like their cd.

http://www.ascentmusic.org/

Links wouldn't work for me, maybe you could link it?

Thanks!
Gretchen | Homepage | 03.04.08 - 6:31 pm | #

www.abbeyofreginalaudis.com...beautiful music,beautiful voices...this music is more reverent for Mass...i hate to see the other being used...see youtube videos titled,MOTU PROPRIO DEO GRATIAS...HELLO MOTO PROPTIO...SUMMORUM PONTIFICUM CELEBRATION...IT'S TIME FOR THE REAL CATHOLIC CHURCH TO COME FORWARD...THIS MUSIC OF MATT'S(MAHER)IS GREAT FOR PRAYER AND PRAISE WORSHIP BUT NOT AT HOLY MASS.
jcd | 03.05.08 - 1:27 pm | #

jcd shouted ..
"THIS MUSIC OF MATT'S(MAHER)IS GREAT FOR PRAYER AND PRAISE WORSHIP BUT NOT AT HOLY MASS."

Some is, some isn't. He has some beautiful and appropriate pieces.

How about this for the Kyrie?
http://boomp3.com/m/e55542d53128...yrie-matt- maher
*or* http://tinyurl.com/3ayx9w

And he has a number of appropriate entrance or sending songs, depending of course on the readings and homily.


Or this for the Lamb of God?
http://www.spiritandsong.com/mus...and/songs/ 65160

Blessings to all ...
Tom J | 03.05.08 - 2:44 pm | #

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JCD | 03.08.08 - 3:37 pm | #