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1. Welcome Song (SAMPLE)
2. Gloria (SAMPLE)
3. Trinity Table Song (SAMPLE)
4. Pilgrim Song (SAMPLE)
5. Be Here Among Us
6. I Will Exult
7. In This Food
8. Mysterium
9. Endless Sabbaths
10. This Is the Pasch
11. Psalm of Ascent
12. Psalm of Desire
13. Sacred Ground
14. Everlasting Sabbath
This recording is a special expression of the ensemble's creativity, with members investing their loving energies in a host of ways. A detail from Fr. John Giuliani's icon, Navajo Christ Breaking Bread, beautifully mirrors the way his own faithful hands have blessed and broken the Bread of Life with and for us these many decades. I am delighted it graces the recording – which Greta Sibley designed and Gina Sader-Rubenstein guided in production.
I am especially grateful to Marion Najamy whose vision an passion brought this recording to birth and under whose direction each member interpreted particular songs in his or her own voice and style. The result is the refreshing novelty and variety of a repertoire that we hope will re-sound beyond the rafters of our Sabbath place.
Schola Ministries: New Rochelle, New York
Kathleen Deignan, CND is a theologian and sacred songwriter who translates Christian mystical tradition into a vibrant new repertoire of sacred song. She is co-founder and composer in residence of Schola Ministries, a project in service to the liturgical and contemplative arts that has produced her nine CDs to date. She has composed nearly two hundred songs for worship and contemplation based on the mystical texts of the Jewish and Christian traditions and her own prayer poems. Her music has been celebrated by audiences and congregations in the United States, Canada, Ireland and Palestine. She sings with several ensembles, most notably, Anima Schola, the liturgical ensemble she co-founded at the Benedictine Grange in West Redding, CT. Theirs is a unique sound that blends the Celtic lyricism and fluidity of Sister Kathleen's soulful compositions, the multi-layered textures of rich vocal harmonization, and the tribal spirit of Middle Eastern drumming.
A professor of Religious Studies at Iona College, she also writes and lectures on classical and contemporary spirituality, particularly the legacy of Thomas Merton. She is the founder and director of the Iona Spirituality Institute.
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