Author Archives: maddg

Entrance:  A New Heart for a New World   (O’Brien/Watts) AOV 1/158 Gifts: Blessed Be Our God  (McKenna) AOV NG 13 Communion: Seed, Scattered and Sown (Feiten) CWB II 592 Recessional: Go Make a Difference  (Angrisano/Tomaszek) AOV NG 52 At my … Continue reading →

Entrance: We Walk By Faith (Haugen) AOV 1/63 Gifts: Bless Our Gifts (Grant) AOV Communion: In Every Age (Whittaker) AOV NG 77 Recessional: The Summons  (Maule-Bell) AOV NG 149 Meanwhile at St Peter’s, Rochedale: Entrance All Are Welcome Gloria Sung Responsorial … Continue reading →

This is a song with a text by Andrew Hamilton and set by Christopher Willcock that has no liturgical use really but it is just an interesting song from the Jesuits. The background to the song is discussed here and … Continue reading →

This is one of the ACBC’s “exemplars” for contemporary music. It is by Matt Maher and Matt Redman and is a song about communion. The text is here. This is what they say about the song: Title: RemembranceComposer: Matt MaherPublisher: … Continue reading →

I came across an update of recommended songs for Catholic churches in Australia that was put out last year – which shows how I don’t keep up to date on these things anymore – and it raised rather a lot … Continue reading →

On the subject of Michael Mangan, he wrote the school song for St Teresa’s School, Ravenshoe, a small town in North Queensland. It would be a lovely song for any school to sing and aspire to, but the chorus’s last … Continue reading →

I have one more song by Michael Mangan recycled from the out of print album Sing Jubilee. “Care for Life” found a place in True Colours Shine and fits the justice them of that collection. It can be used whenever … Continue reading →

Continuing with songs that Michael Mangan rescued from his out of print album, Sing Jubilee, is this social justice song. Part of Jubilee 2000 was a call from Pope John Paul 2 to cancel the debts of third world countries. … Continue reading →

This song from Sing Jubilee was repurposed by Michael Mangan for his album 123 God Loves Me. He replaced the word “Jubilee” with “God is good” and he made an enduring children’s song. There is also a Christmas version. The … Continue reading →

This Michael Mangan song from Sing Jubilee was slightly retouched to become the title track of his collection This is the Time. The last line of the chorus used to be, “This is the time to celebrate God’s great jubilee” … Continue reading →