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... 

I found a used copy of Hymnal For Young Christians on Amazon and recorded the refrain and all 5 verses of "Magnificat" by Robert Blue. I also located online and ordered an original vinyl copy of the album "Run, Come, See" by Robert Blue which has "Magnificat" on it. My interpretation of the hymnal sheet music may be different than the recorded version. We will see! Comments welcome. More about this song here.

MAGNIFICAT (Luke 1:46-55)

REFRAIN
       E           C#m
As the rain rushes down
        F#m            B
And the earth blossoms forth
        E             C#m   F#m  B
And the wind caresses every tree... 

Lillian wrote:

I am looking for lyrics and music for a song with the words "Mary my mother my queen my love". It was written by a brother or Jesuit from Rochester, NY, who was a guest at our church many years ago. He wrote and sang this song and I fell in love with it right away.  I wish I could remember the exact title.

Can you help Lillian identify the song? I asked her if this is the song but she said it is not:

My Queen, My Mother (Consecration to Mary)

Please comment here or send an email to info@topcatholicsongs.com

Edit 1: We have located the composer of the song. Fr. Warren (Barry) Smithbower was a Capuchin Franciscan with the Province of St. Mary. He passed away in 2005. Now we need to contact the Capuchin Franciscan order (Province of St. Mary, Northeast United States) to see  

"These are some of Tony's most beloved pieces—songs that reflect most deeply his spirituality and his voice as a songwriter."

In Endless Song

by Tony Alonso 

Tony Alonso has been a part of the GIA family of sacred music for nearly 15 years. In this time he has compiled an impressive array of titles for liturgy, prayer, and contemplation, many of which have become staples of contemporary worship.

In Endless Song is a compilation of some of Tony's finest works gathered into one collection for the express purpose of facilitating personal prayer and reflection. These are some of Tony's most beloved pieces—songs that reflect most deeply his spirituality and his voice as a songwriter. Songs like "What You Have Done for Me," "And Jesus Said," and "Here I Am" will inspire Christ-centered discipleship while "Fresh as the Morning," "I Will Lift My Eyes," and "In the Arms of God" will soothe and uplift your spirit. One of the many highlights of this recording is Tony's fresh and imaginative arrangement of "How Can I Keep from Singing." This tender song-prayer beautifully reflects the peace-filled confidence found in the knowledge that God is ever-present "through all the tumult and the strife..."

Hear song clips from Tony Alonso's Anthology.

• Artist: Richard Schletty
• Title: Somebody's Knocking at Your Door
• Genre: Gospel & Religious
• Year: 2010
• Composer: Robert Nathaniel Dett

A priest, a youth minister...and a rocker? Fr. Joseph Gill recently released his fourth CD of original Christian folk-rock-indie-acoustic music, which is available for download free online!

Soloist: Richard Schletty. Virtual instrumentation by FourHandsProject.com. More at www.symphonyofoneness.com

GIA has new music to enhance your Lent and Holy Week worship. I received this notice because I am on GIA's mailing list. Click here to view new music offerings:

www.giamusic.com/email/index-email-2015-lent.html

New music:

Lent

• Mass of Mercy by Lori True; Arranger: Paul Tate (A reflective mass setting that sets a quiet and reverent tone for Lenten worship. Acclamations based on the hymn tunes Attende Domine, PICARDY and Mode III of Plainchant). View preview (PDF file)

• Come Back to the Lord by Leo Nestor.

• Create in Me by Tony Alonso; Arranger: Chris de Silva

• Entrance Antiphons for Lent by Normand Gouin

• Remember Your Mercies, Lord by M. Roger Holland II

Holy Thursday

• Psalm for Holy Thursday: Psalm 116 Our Blessing Cup. From the Proulx Legacy Series

• Jesus Took a Towel: Song for the Washing of the Feet by Chrysogonus Waddell

• Ubi Caritas by Francis Patrick O'Brien

• Do This in Remembrance of Me by Larry Visser.

• Mandatum by Peter Latona (Over 3000 copies sold)

Good Friday

• Ave Verum Corpus by Stephen Johnson

GIA's best selling titles:

Palm Sunday / Good Friday

• O Vos Omnes: This is one of the easier pieces in this series aimed primarily at the best high school, college, and professional choirs. Better church choirs will be quick to add this modern motet to their Passiontide repertoire.

• Come, Behold the Lamb by Dana Mengel

• When He Died upon the Tree – Text Author: Patrick Liebergen. Arranger: Patrick Liebergen

Holy Thursday

• Ave Verum Corpus by W.A. Mozart. Editor : Richard Proulx... learn more

• So You Must Do by Marty Haugen

• No Greater Love by Jan Michael Joncas

• There Is No Greater Love by Marty Haugen

Also see:

GIA's Quarterly Planning guide: Ash Wednesday – Pentecost February 18, 2015 to May 24, 2015: http://www.giamusic.com/pdf/H-A-Ash-W-Pent-2015.pdf

Fetal Records began in 1980 to publish Baltimore music associated with the DC punk hardcore scene. Bands like Law & Order and Bollocks played with with the likes of Black Flag, Dead Kennedies, Government issue, Minor Threat and Teen Idles. Vinyl included the DC area compilation Fetal Records 5. Subsequent evolved bands include Braver Noise and Paddywack in the 1990s. Subsidiarity/Tony Fazio is a Fetal Records project of various music styles including a blues/rock/punk fusion with the influence of blues guitarist and Berklee School of Music graduate Tony Fazio, members from former bands listed above, and other local musicians. Several new albums and musicians are anticipated in the near future. This includes the long anticipated Charlie Sayles album of Blues fame. 

Also see Subsidiarity and Subsidiarity/Tony Fazio Singles at CDBaby.

Here are three songs that were sent to Top Catholic songs by band member Azar (a physician who says he is a latecomer to songwriting. He used to drum for punk bands). See lyrics for the three songs below at full posting.

Icon: A Christian acoustic folk spiritual with Blues and Classic influences

All This Happened On Christmas Day

Snowy Christmas: A bluesy Christmas song featuring Tony Fazio on guitar and Greg Phillips on drums and vocals

See lyrics for these three songs at full posting.

More news from the Subsidiarity Project

Azar wrote: "We have two new releases. We are trying to revive the career of Charlie Sayles of Blues fame. He is 67. Charlie has a polished and experienced voice." See this YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EJOtaIbUXRs – it's a segment from a 2011 documentary called Times Like Deese. More at http://timeslikedeese.com/?p=musicians

Sad and Blue

This song was written in the spirit of the sanctifying grace that sorrow can offer. It will be featured on Charlie's next album. See lyrics under full story. 

https://soundcloud.com/fetalrecordsmusic/sad-and-blue
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bAtoB0oZ1EY

The Call

This song's lyrics are from The Song of Solomon. Although this is a love song, it speaks more deeply about the delight God sees and will see in the faces of those who respond to His love, namely the Church. See lyrics under full story.  

https://soundcloud.com/fetalrecordsmusic/the-call-1
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xfXyfHqSwUQ  

WATCH ALL THINGS ARE POSSIBLE CHRISTMAS EVE, DECEMBER 24, 2014 

Watch this week's special "All Things Are Possible" Christmas program tonight! John Michael will be teaching how to put "Christ" and the "Mass" back into "Christmas" so you can have a personal encounter with Jesus Christ!

"All Things Are Possible"  December 24, 2014

9pm ET, 8pm CT, 7pm MT and 6pm PT on THE CHURCH CHANNEL

Broadcasts repeat late night Saturdays and early Tuesday mornings.  For complete information please click HERE.

Dear friends,

Peace and good in Christ!

You are no doubt being overwhelmed with cards, appeals, and the typical hustle and bustle of Christmas, so I will keep this short.

After the rush, take some time for yourself and your family to simply focus on the essence of Christmas this year. It is simple: 

Keep "Christ," and the "Mass" in "Christmas!"

"Christ" means "anointed," like the oil that flowed down Aaron's beard, or oil that is rubbed deeply and repeatedly. The oil is 

Nancy Krebs' song "Humility" is doing well on the numberonemusic.com charts this week.  Check out this song and the rest of her music at iTunes.

Nancy Krebs is a Christian singer-songwriter specializing in original acoustic meditational music. The feel is quiet, but the thoughts behind the songs create a powerful emotional reaction! Nancy Krebs started singing at age 3, and hasn't stopped yet! When she was 12, she began playing the violin. That soon led to the guitar and eventually the mandolin. In high school, Nancy began to write songs for Folk Masses and other church services. Ignoring a strong calling to compose full time, she actively pursued a career in theatre, film, radio and TV.

Nancy has performed with professional regional theatres such as Center Stage, Alaska Repertory Theatre and Meadowbrook Theatre. She was a member of the Emmy award winning TV series for PBS called Once Upon a Town.

Best Catholic Religious Songs playlist

by Valentin Jubane

Prayer of St. Francis (Make Me A Channel of Your Peace) sung by Angelina, EWTN – Angelinasings
Here I Am Lord – Steve Silvia
How Great Thou Art by Alan Jackson – Julz Ares
Christ, Be Our Light - Bernadette Farell – RMBalugs