This whole system of thought—shameful people and cruel God—made me want to stay far, far away from Christianity and Christian churches. The psalms are poignant. They bear emotion in a way that grabs ...

Only once in my life have I composed a piece of music—if I can use the word compose—the main reason being that I am not a musician. But for some reason, putting new melodies to familiar words from ...

ONE of the Church’s steadfast companions on the journey of Lent has customarily been the penitential psalms. These are the ...