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Why should a person who is not Catholic consider entering into the Church? Father Francis Peffley gives five compelling reasons, followed by a simple outline of the steps one would take to begin the process of becoming Catholic. Fr. Peffley is active with parish young adult ministry, retreat work, Catholic apologetics, and evangelization. His hobbies include golf, scuba diving, bowling, and juggling fire torches and machetes.

Taizé is a unique ecumenical monastic order in Burgundy, France, with more than 100 Brothers from 30 different countries. This recording is an extraordinary collection of the most beautiful chants and hymns of the Taizé community, sung by the Brothers, with some guest artists. At the heart of this beautiful music is simplicity, repetition and prayer. It is music to enjoy and share, but also to sing to, and meditate on. 19 hymns in French, English, Italian, Latin.

Here I Am/Send Me, Darlene Zschech’s live worship album was recorded at Hope Unlimited Church where she and her husband Mark are pastors. Featuring songs written by Darlene, along with established writers Martin Smith, Paul Baloche, and Leeland and Jenn Johnson, her album also features songs co-written with writers from their church, who also join Darlene in co-leading each song.

Strong threads of both the greatness of God and the mandate to carry out the Great Commission permeate the album, inviting us to take worship to the nations and our neighbor alike. Rooted in the local church, all the songs of Here I Am/Send Me are used in worship times at Darlene’s home church and are relatable and powerful for local churches around the world to use in congregational worship settings.

Track Listing:

You Are Great

You Will Be Praised

Daylight

Kingdom Come

First Love/Love & Wonder

Your Eyes

Emmanuel

Beloved/When I Survey

Here I Am

Go

"All of life is worship," says lead singer Mark Hall, who wants to express that our "lifesongs" should be about God. He adds, "the songs on the second album try to look at what a life of worship looks like." Find your heart for worship in this release from Casting Crowns.

Track Listing:

Lifesong

Praise You In This Storm

Does Anybody Hear Her

Stained Glass Masquerade

Love Them Like Jesus

Set Me Free

While You Were Sleeping

Father, Spirit, Jesus

In Me

Prodigal

And Now My Lifesong Sings

Starlight is Bethel Music's first full-length album recorded live on tour. The project is a follow-up to the acclaimed You Make Me Brave (2014), with songs led by Bethel Music artists Jenn Johnson, Steffany Gretzinger, Amanda Cook, Kristene DiMarco, Kalley Heiligenthal, Melissa Helser, Hanna McClure, and Grammy-award winning guest worship leader and songwriter, Francesca Battistelli.

Starlight is anchored in the message that our lives, our world, and all eternity are held together in Jesus. Like His stars place in the universe, no distance separates us from our Creator and we are handcrafted and deeply known as children of God.

The project’s title track poetically describes God’s vastness and simultaneous nearness to us as the One closer than our next breath. Led by Battistelli, “There’s No Other Name” is a moving anthem that magnifies the power, constancy, and transformation we find in Jesus. “The War is Over” is a poignant ballad that turns attention away from strife toward the Prince of Peace. Gretzinger leads a stirring version of “King of My Heart” that leaves worshippers reveling in His goodness. Just as the night sky displays starlight that has been traveling for years to reach our eyes, may what we sow in this life bear fruit that extends to generations we will never see.

Track Listing:

Catch The Wind

Starlight

Extravagant

King Of My Heart

God I Look To You

Take Courage

The War Is Over

There’s No Other Name

Old For New

For The One

Following their acclaimed best-selling recordings of Advent at Ephesus, Angels & Saints at Ephesus, and others, the Benedictines of Mary present this beautiful new album featuring 24 English and Latin pieces sung for adoration of the Blessed Sacrament. In the pure fusion of their bell-like choir sound, the Sisters radiate inspiration, joy and prayer with hymns of praise to Jesus truly present with us in the Blessed Sacrament. 

Hymns includes Ave Verum, Panis Angelicus, Tantum Ergo, O Salutaris, Holy God We Praise Thy Name, Adoro Te, Soul of My Savior, and 17 more gems.

Natalie Grant is back on the scene with her latest album, "Be On." This is quite possibly the most heartfelt and personal album of her career. It features the blockbuster songs "Be One" and "Clean".

"Let us not love with words or speech but with actions and truth." 1 John 3:18. "With all that's happening in our culture today, it's easy to panic. The truth is, yes, we are living in very challenging times. But the biggest problem is not the presence of darkness but the absence of light. In Matthew 5, Jesus says that WE are the light of the world, and as times get darker, we need to shine our light brighter. My new song, "Be One" is a call to action. It's time to roll up our sleeves and get our hands dirty by BEING the love of Jesus. So often I hear people say, "but what can I do? I don't have a special talent or anything remarkable about me?" To that I say: if you know Jesus, you have everything you need to make a difference. He's not looking for the spectacular. He's looking for the available. Instead of only praying for a miracle, we can BE ONE, because the power of God is working through us, and we just might find our own miracle in the middle of being one for somebody else." - NATALIE GRANT

The Monks of Norcia team up with 11-time Grammy Award-winning producer Christopher Alder and acclaimed sound engineer Jonathan Stokes to release Benedicta, an album of stunning Gregorian chant that transports the listener to the Monks' idyllic monastery in Italy. Their debut album on De Montfort Music/Decca/UMC, Benedicta consists of 30 tracks of Marian chant, including the well known "Regina Caeli" and "Ave Regina Caelorum" as well as original and previously unreleased songs.

Five-time Grammy nominee, Billboard Music Award and American Music Award winner, Matthew West is proud to release his highly anticipated new album, Brand New, with Provident Label Group. With more than 15 #1 hits, including "Hello, My Name Is," which was #1 for 17 weeks, and over 100 songwriting cuts with names like Rascal Flatts, Amy Grant, Michael W. Smith, LOCASH, and Casting Crowns, West's songwriting has always been a strength of his as an artist. On Brand New, his writing is on full display with songs like debut radio single "The God Who Stays," which discusses God's faithfulness to us even in times when the rest of the world walks away, and single "What If," which cleverly reminds us to make the most of the life we have. Each song on the album will impact listeners and take them on an emotional journey through the stories he tells.

Following up their internationally acclaimed best-selling album, Chant: Music for the Soul, the Cistercian Monks of Stift Heiligenkreuz presents this unique new recording that combines their Gregorian chant with ancient Jewish Hasidic hymns sung by the famous Austrian singer Timna Brauer, who is accompanied a chamber orchestra with musicians playing cello, guitar, harpsichord and percussion.

The secret to the success of their collaboration is that they are, literally, singing from the same hymn sheet. The Jewish Hasidic music comes from Old Testament psalms, just like the Gregorian chants. The monks and Timna were motivated to join these ancient sacred music traditions to show the common bonds between Catholicism and Judaism, and to promote the cause for peace.  It offers a very  generous list of 24 sacred hymns, recorded in the ancient Cistercian monastery chapel.

No. 1 bestselling Billboard Classical artist for two years, the Benedictines of Mary join forces again with 11-time Grammy Award-winning producer Christopher Alder for their newest release of glorious Easter hymns. This album features an array of beautiful chants and exhilarating hymns for Eastertide with the lovely voices of the nuns that have inspired audiences throughout the world. The 25+ track selection spans the season of Easter through Pentecost.

2006 release with the Slovak National Symphony orchestra, orchestrated and conducted by Allan Wilson. "By humbly sharing the gift of music , it is my ultimate wish to impart a legacy of beauty." Songs: 1) The Final Battle 2) I Remember You 3) The Hunt 4) Surrender 5) Betrayed 6) March of Heroes 7) The Tempest 8) Mother and Child 9) Russian Ballade 10) Lifting the Veil 11) Tradition