Dan Schutte is a well-known American composer of Catholic liturgical music, best recognized for writing the hymn Here I Am, Lord. Inspired by his musical grandparents, he grew up loving both folk and ...

Hymn writing should be a spiritual practice for everyday saints, not just for worship professionals. Anyone who has grown up in or around the church is likely familiar with “hymn stories”—the stories ...

So begins one of the most popular—and most divisive—pieces of modern liturgical music. Already with the first line, a flurry of critics complain, “Don’t make me sing the part of God!” Some even take ...