How music can touch the soul

miker · Oct 16, 2021

I’m not a Anderson Cooper fan but I am a Tony Bennet fan. With all the tough stuff going on in world, thought this is nice but bittersweet. But really shows the impact music has on the soul. My own brother suffered brain damage 20 years ago that impacted many aspects of his life. But as a musician he never lost any of that. I see that as a miracle and gift God gave him … and us… I love listening to him play and sing.

Mario · Oct 16, 2021

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On the above, click on the watch on Youtube

Here is something I originally penned back on 4/27/12:

My memories are so intimately interwoven with the sounds of music; so much so, that upon hearing a particular song, a specific emotion, event, or year quickly takes center stage in my mind. The Mission and its haunting soundtrack is prominent among these. Why? Because I am a dreamer who grieves at the depth of depravity in the world, who rejoices when the Mother Theresa's make the Gospel come alive, and who, ultimately yearns for the Triumph of the Immaculate Heart. A year after this movie burst upon the scene, and just before my family's pilgrimage to Medjugorje, almost a dozen families with a smattering of singles began to meet at the spacious home of Ron and Nancy Karns. It was there that the Sabbath Group was born and it was there that my beautiful wife, Geralyn, and I, first viewed this film. We all became very close and there was some talk of forming a Catholic covenant community, to be a light on a hilltop for all to see. It was the 1980s and the desire to join with others as a witness for Christ was deep. Our families were young and the holy formation of our children was foremost in our minds.

The Jesuits of the 18th century had similar ideals and were far more successful than our little Sabbath Group. They brought the indigenous tribes in South America out of the jungles and settled them on truly Catholic haciendas. Insulated from the greed and depravity of the Spanish settlements, the Jesuits converted the natives to the Two Hearts, healed their spiritual wounds, and introduced them to the best of European culture. It was a honeymoon experience that lasted for three generations, but was snuffed out with the suppression of the Society of Jesus in the 1770s.

The movie depicts the work of the Jesuits among one of the Guarine tribes in Paraguay. In a certain fashion, their work formed a living prophecy of how life will be lived during the Era of Peace. Similar attempts were made by the Jesuits in Canada, by Fra Juniper Sierra on the California coast, and by Father DeSmet with the Flathead Indians in the American Rockies. Eventually, the culture at large encroached upon the tranquility of these missions and it seems all was lost. But in their noble attempt, thousands of souls were saved and tasted the goodness of the Lord.

Though the exuberance of my youth is now tempered, I've learned the importance of staying connected with other Catholics who love God and pray, "Thy kingdom come, thy will be done, on earth as it is in heaven." It is not the time for Lone Rangers! So I pray that our new member, Freedom, and all of you seek and find companion souls nearby. May you join together in consecrating your hearts and hopefully your homes to the Two Hearts. May you walk together on the path that will soon lead through the valley of the shadow of death. But praise God, then will the Triumph of Mary's Heart take place, the devil will be banished, and the Reign of the Sacred Heart revealed. Even if we who are older do not live to see the day, let us fervently pray for our children and grandchildren, for surely they will. It is coming!

Then will the holy Jesuits of the 18th century rejoice to see their dream fulfilled! Alleluia!

Isaiah 11: 4 But with righteousness he shall judge the poor, and decide with equity for the meek of the earth; and he shall smite the earth with the rod of his mouth, and with the breath of his lips he shall slay the wicked. 5 Righteousness shall be the girdle of his waist, and faithfulness the girdle of his loins. 6 The wolf shall dwell with the lamb, and the leopard shall lie down with the kid, and the calf and the lion and the fatling together, and a little child shall lead them. 7 The cow and the bear shall feed; their young shall lie down together; and the lion shall eat straw like the ox. 8 The sucking child shall play over the hole of the asp, and the weaned child shall put his hand on the adder's den. 9 They shall not hurt or destroy in all my holy mountain; for the earth shall be full of the knowledge of the LORD as the waters cover the sea.
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Rain · Oct 16, 2021

Excellent interview. Music is one of the last memories to fade.

"Quis ut Deus" · Oct 16, 2021

miker said: ↑

I’m not a Anderson Cooper fan but I am a Tony Bennet fan. With all the tough stuff going on in world, thought this is nice but bittersweet. But really shows the impact music has on the soul. My own brother suffered brain damage 20 years ago that impacted many aspects of his life. But as a musician he never lost any of that. I see that as a miracle and gift God gave him … and us… I love listening to him play and sing.

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when you sing to God you pray twice

miker · May 20, 2023

Our parish had a beautiful concert tonight ( non Church music). We have a large Irish-American population… lots of immigrant families so this song which I actually never heard before was quite touching.

HeavenlyHosts · May 20, 2023

miker said: ↑

Our parish had a beautiful concert tonight ( non Church music). We have a large Irish-American population… lots of immigrant families so this song which I actually never heard before was quite touching.

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Quite touching.

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