Please tell us what you think of this song in progress. It was written by Milton Delgado and Richard Schletty. An MP3 download link is at the bottom of the post. Thanks!

Just Suppose

Milton Delgado and Richard Schletty (c)2015

Intro: A Asus2  A Asus2

   A  Asus2      E  Eadd9  E

Suppose, just suppose

F#m                 D              A   E

that the winds were never again to blow

    F#m                D        A   E

And that there were no seeds to sow

         F#m        Asus4  A      

And we'd never see another spring

      F#m            Asus4  A      

And a robin could no longer sing.

   F#m  D     A  Asus2   A  Asus2

Suppose. Just suppose.

   A  Asus2      E  Eadd9  E

Suppose, just suppose

F#m              D               A   E

That the flowers could no longer bloom

    F#m                D        A   E

And that there were no stars or moon

F#m               Asus4    A      

Trees were rooted from the ground

F#m                   Asus4  A      

And the world stopped spinning around.

   F#m  D     A Asus2  A Asus2

Suppose. Just suppose.

[CHORUS]

   D                   E              A  

Suppose the oceans and rivers were to dry

        D              Fmaj7    Gmaj7  D

And the soaring eagles could no longer fly.

    Am7           Bm7      

The sun no longer sent its light

Am7               Bm7      

Galaxies vanished from the night.

           Am7             Em7       F#m7

Oh, that's not supposed to be how it goes!

B Bsus4 B     F# Fadd9# F#

Suppose, just suppose

G#m              E               B   F#

That we could no longer hope for peace

G#m              E        B   F#

That the rains decided to cease

     G#m          E        B      

Then suddenly ... love was lost

G#m             E          B      

Who'd remain to suffer the cost?

   G#m  E     G#m  E

Suppose. Just suppose.

     G#m  E        B  Bsus4  B

Just suppose. Just suppose.

• Artist: Milton Delgado, Richard Schletty
• Title: Just Suppose
• Album: Just Suppose
• Track: 1
• Genre: Vocal
• Year: 2015
• Composer: Milton Delgado, Richard Schletty

Preview and purchase Unless a Grain of Wheat (Bernadette Farrell): ocp.org/en-us/songs/618/unless-a-grain-of-wheat

Refrain:

Unless a grain of wheat shall fall upon the ground and die,
It remains but a single grain with no life.

1. If we have died with him, then we shall live with him;
if we hold firm, we shall reign with him.

Composer: Bernadette Farrell (1983)

I need a real piano player!

• Artist: Richard Schletty
• Title: Ave Maria (Bach/Gounod)
• Album: Sonority
• Genre: Gospel
• Year: 2012
• Composer: Bach/Gounod

Posted by Patrice Egging at her KickStarter project page:

God's love through music

I knew from the very beginning when I prayed for the gift...asking God to be able to play for Him..that when it actually happened that He is the one who gives the music.

It's a prayer. It's a gift. It's a way to... 

People have different ideas about what "Catholic music" is. This is a working list compiled by my friend Nick Alexander, a co-member of Catholic Music Ministries and Top Catholic Songs. Are there any categories that we’ve missed?  Please share your comments below.  

Catholic Music categories

1) Traditional Gregorian chant.

2) Medieval, Renaissance and Baroque sacred music.

3) Hymnody: liturgical music for congregational singing, usually following a form of stanza-stanza-stanza or stanza-chorus-stanza-chorus-stanza-chorus.

4) Contemporary Liturgical (Stage 1): Liturgical music for congregation singing, post Vatican II up to around 1990. A heavy Folk/Broadway influence, as defined by the St. Louis Jesuits, North American Liturgy Resources (NALR),  Schutte, Haugen, Haas, Joncas, Foley, Farrell, Dufford, O’Connor and others.  This seems to be the predominant form today.

5) Contemporary Liturgical (stage 2): Liturgical music for congregational singing, post 1990s, after the first style has taken root, and are not as dated-sounding as... 

Jack Miller, Roxylee Smith and Richard Schletty sing this classic Gospel song.

Lead Me to Calvary

King of my life, I crown Thee now,
Thine shall the glory be;
Lest I forget Thy thorn crowned brow,
Lead me to Calvary.

Refrain

Lest I forget Gethsemane,
Lest I forget Thine agony;
Lest I forget Thy love for me,
Lead me to Calvary.

Show me the tomb where Thou wast laid,
Tenderly mourned and wept;
Angels in robes of light arrayed
Guarded Thee whilst Thou slept.

Refrain

Let me like Mary, through the gloom,
Come with a gift to Thee;
Show to me now the empty tomb,
Lead me to Calvary.

Refrain

May I be willing, Lord, to bear
Daily my cross for Thee;
Even Thy cup of grief to share,
Thou hast borne all for me.

Refrain

Artist: J. Miller, Roxylee, R. Schletty
Title: Lead Me to Calvary
Album: Postludes Trio
Genre: Religious
Year: 2009
Composer: Text: Jen­nie E. Huss­ey; Music: Wil­liam J. Kirk­pat­rick

Dear Friends,

I would like to share with you my Easter song called Alleluia, Alleluia. Please visit my website and click on the music player in the middle of the page that I have posted for you. You can share it with your family and friends on Facebook, Twitter and Pinterest by clicking the arrow on the lower right-side of the music player. Together, let us sing and spread the Good News about Jesus Christ.
Thanksgiving and glory to God who loves us so very much!

Love in Christ,

Margo
www.MargoBSmith.com

Leaving Flesh

Leaving flesh ungates the soul,
like a bird that soars with grace,
like a worm that leaves the hole,
taken to an extraordinary place.

Give your all until the dawn.
Take what little stuff you need.
Smile until the shades are drawn,
knowing well that you’ve planted the seed.

Gift of knowing, gift of feeling.
Golden orb, precious sight.
Life’s abrasions the sun is healing
for those who simply step out into the light.

What is money? What is power?
Lust and vengeance, blood and bile?
Selfless motives don’t devour.
Look for treasure in a neighbor’s smile.

"The Everlasting" is part of an artful and articulate album created via an Internet collaboration. Hendrik Steiner and Karl Anselm (both from Germany) recorded each music soundtrack without any preconceived notion of theme or storyline. Richard Schletty (Minnesota, USA) wrote and sang lyrics for each soundtrack. The album was mastered by Richard using Apple Logic Pro. Music styling ranges from classical to folk-rock to progressive rock. It’s nourishment for the mind and soul.

You may purchase or stream this song at schlettysound.com/cant-let-go

The Everlasting

God is shrouded in history, in mystery.
Prior knowledge infuses me, confuses me.

[refrain]
The Everlasting ever casting
mystic shapes on humanscapes.
Love poured down on every frown.
Take me to a place of wonder,
free of all disgrace and blunder,
where the truth is in the here and now.

Sundogs dancing, blinding youth, refracting truth.
Search for pathways to heaven's door, to evermore.

[refrain]

You cannot believe how deep I've dug,
how high I've climbed to catch the waves
of timeless droning,
present, past and future owning.

All of our senses, hard tempest rain, 
deep needle pain. When will it end?
All our senses!

Witness freedom.
A Spirit grows. A Mother knows.
God holds you so tenderly, eternally.

Music (c)2007 Hendrik Steiner and Karl Anselm. Lyrics (c)2007 Richard C. Schletty.

Originally published April 1, 2015

Milton Delgado was inspired to write, record, and create this song with the hope and prayer that it will change a woman's mind from going through an abortion. Life is a precious gift from God and only God has the right to decide who lives and who does not. Do you believe this? If so, act upon your belief through loving affirmation and gentle persuasion!

Click to full story for lyrics. 

Here is Milton's bio from http://www.showcaseyourmusic.com/tarbox7

My name is Milton Lopez Delgado. I live in a little town called: Moscow, about 12 miles East of Scranton, Pa. with my wonderful wife, Wanda, and our two year old' Black Lab "Smoky Bear". I was born in Da Bronx New York on East 99Th street where the old' tenement apartments once stood until...

My rendition with voice and guitar. Recorded "Bella in lapus."
Text: Venantius Fortunatus. Music: Angelo Natalie.
Copyright © 2005 Buon Natalie Music
P.O. Box 4368, Stamford, CT 06907 USA

The royal banners forward go,
The cross shines forth in mystic glow;
Where He through whom our flesh was made
In that same flesh our ransom paid.

Fulfilled is now... 

3/26/2015. Fetal Records presents its second full album release since its revival under the Subsidiarity project. A mixed styles CD, Home highlights Berklee School of Music graduate and blues guitarist Tony Fazio with special appearances by contributing artists, including two new singles by the hardcore punk band Law and Order, the original Fetal Records band, noted blues vocalist Charlie Sayles, drummer Greg Phillips of Starpoint fame, singer/sonwriter Ken Francis Wenzel, and Scott Taylor, singer for the blues band Electrofied. The album also introduces Run Little Elephant, featuring Chris Watling of the Grandsons. Recorded, engineered and mastered at the Fetal Records and Tony Fazio studios with some mixing and mastering by Richard Schletty.

The album includes several songs that have been featured on Top Catholic Songs and Catholic Music Express: Icon, The Call, Snowy Christmas, and All this Happened on Christmas Day.

The new release is available at http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/subsidiaritytonyfazio10

Sample track:

An announcement from TCS core member Patrice Egging:

I have a dream to record the music that God generously gives to me.....and you can help! Please take a look at my Kickstarter project:

Kickstarter project: Holy Spirit-inspired piano and songs of life, love and faith

The Songs are there...waiting...waiting. This project of music does not have a title yet. I’m leaning towards the words from one of the songs, "Seeking the truth is not always easy," shortened to "Seeking the Truth."

I'm so excited to be working with David Smith from Icon Studios.

• Check out the link to the project.
• Watch the video...

This YouTube video presentation is about Annette Hills who is a Catholic / Christian inspirational speaker, recording artist and songwriter who gives talks and sings for the glory of God. More details about Annette's ministry may be found at her website (www.annettehills.com) where her albums may be purchased as well as at iTunes, AmazonMP3, CDBaby and other sites. She is also listed with Catholic Music Ministries (formerly the Catholic Association of Music), CMG Booking, ReverbNation, and you may follow and "like" her on Facebook and Twitter.

Annette won the Album of the Year Award from Catholic Music Express and was nominated for Female Vocalist of the Year. Her song "The Prayer" was also nominated for Song of the Year.

Go ahead and jot a note to Annette at her website "Your Notes" page (www.annettehills.com). She is available to give motivational talks, inspirational concerts, sing at weddings and other events.

Check out her other pages at: 
ReverbNation: http://www.reverbnation.com/annettehills
Fan Page: https://www.facebook.com/annettehills...
Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/Annette.Hills
Catholic Speakers Bureau: http://www.cmgbooking.com

Heal the Night

Is there no one to heal the night,
dark night of the soul,
to bring to me a...

Number 131 from the St. Gregory Hymnal and Catholic Choir Book, 1920. Organist: Chuck Lenz. Soloist: Richard Schletty.

Jesus, Jesus, Come To Me

1. Jesus, Jesus, come to me,
All my longing is for Thee,
Of all friends the best Thou art...