Today is the 100th anniversary of the death of the architect of Sagrada Família Basilica: Venerable Antoni Gaudí. Like Blessed Fra Angelico, Gaudí stands out among sacred artists as a man renowned not only for his creativity, but also for his holiness of life. Catholic Exchange has kindly published a short article I wrote on Gaudí to celebrate this anniversary, noting some highlights of his career and why the Church may canonize him as a saint. The Church’s litany of saints,

Today, I am so grateful to share with you a development I have long hoped for! This fall, I will fly to Cedar Rapids, Iowa to lead a Musicians Retreat Day for St. Damascus Gild, a local sacred arts non-profit. When speaking at this event, entitled “Renewal of Sacred Music,” my presentations will integrate elements of prayer, music theory, and theology to propose a vision for how musicians can best blend creativity and tradition to serve Holy Mother Church in the 21st century.

Jacob Viola after winning our inaugural St. Cecilia Scholarship Angelico Sacred music exists because there is a quiet yearning among American Catholics for sacred music born from our own culture. History shows us that the Church's greatest sacred art always reflects the culture of its birth. The Sistine Chapel silently shouts the Italian Renaissance. Notre Dame Cathedral silently shouts Medieval France. So what musical art beautifully represents the faith of 21st-century Amer

A cathedral is not built from one stone. It is built from countless, each one shaped with intention, placed with care, and designed to work together so that when you step inside, you are not looking at individual pieces. You are standing inside something unified, something that lifts the eye and the heart toward heaven. That is exactly what sacred musical art can do. On Saturday, May 30 at 6:15 PM, you are invited to Cathedral in Sound, a prayerful journey through five compos