by Leslie Sholly | Dec 19, 2017 | Catholicism, Everyday Ediths, music
Children don’t have to be reminded to be joyful. Children find joy everywhere, effortlessly. Think of all the viral videos of babies laughing at everything from funny faces to paper tearing. Too bad that we grow up and away from joy and into worry and distress. ...
by Leslie Sholly | Sep 7, 2014 | Catholicism, linkups, music, Sunday Snippets
Linking up with This and That for the weekly roundup of Catholic bloggers. Not much to round up for me this week though I am afraid . . . Question of the week: What is your favorite hymn or song you hear at Mass? What a question! Anyone who has been reading this...
by Leslie Sholly | Nov 6, 2013 | Catholicism, music
That’s me! I love to sing. I frequently burst into song for no reason at all. I am known in my family for my ability to do this with lyrics that are appropriate to whatever is going on around me at the time. When I was a little girl, my sister and I used to...
by Leslie Sholly | Jan 6, 2013 | books, Catholicism, movies, music, review
Y’all, I am OBSESSED with Les Miserables right now. Searching Twitter and Tumblr tags, listening to every soundtrack I can find on Spotify pretty much nonstop, reading reviews and analyses online . . . I cannot WAIT to see it again. Let’s not call this...
by Leslie Sholly | Jun 8, 2012 | Catholicism, music, rants
Y’all, sometimes I just have to get things off my chest. And I haven’t ranted about church music in a while. So, for those of you who like such things, enjoy this mini-rant. I sang in the choir at the 7 p.m. Mass at Georgetown all four years. (We had...
by Leslie Sholly | Jan 14, 2012 | Deep Thoughts, Georgetown, music
Humor me–listen to the song first. I’ve spent the last couple of hours indulging in a rare occupation for me–listening to music. I don’t own an iPod (well, I have an iPhone now but I don’t use it for that). I usually don’t turn on...