Gospel music is more than just a genre; it is a spiritual experience that transcends time and space. For centuries, believers have turned to gospel music to deepen their faith, find solace in ...

In a city facing wide-ranging challenges, the gospel music you hear at Praise Fest can be a balm for the collective spirit. By Joshua Needelman Photographs and Video by Kathleen Flynn Reporting from ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) If you’ve ever been in a place where your soul needed lifting—where the chaos of life pushed you to your knees and all you could do was whisper a prayer—then chances are, a Donnie ...

Feel the Spirit through these powerful church songs. From the early days of the Christian church all the way to our present day, worship music has certainly transformed over time. The most popular ...

“Notes on faith” is theGrio’s inspirational, interdenominational series featuring Black thought leaders across faiths. Awakening to a flurry of DMs and texts the other day, I was directed to a short ...

Can you feel the power? Do you know the sacred soul? Gospel music can be traced to the early 17th century, as hymns and sacred songs were created in a call and response way, influenced by ancestral ...

Before I knew anything of hip-hop, I knew the gospel. Growing up in a southern Baptist home can be an insular experience. God and Christianity were a serious affair, and a conservative, largely ...

GOSPEL’s hour 1 follows the sonic influences of blues and jazz music. GOSPEL’s hour 1 takes the gospel train north to Chicago, where southern migrants Thomas A. Dorsey, Mahalia Jackson and Sister ...

Sunday, Jan. 22, is the Third Sunday in Ordinary Time. Mass readings: Isaiah 8:23—9:3; Psalm 27:1, 4, 13-14; 1 Corinthians 1:10-13, 17; Matthew 4:12-23 or 4:12-17. In these early weeks of “ordinary” ...