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Ambient, classical and who knows what else on today's program. Set 1: Chad Lawson Autumn suite, volume 1, I 07:34 Chad Lawson Autumn suite, volume 1, III 10:25 Set 2: Chad Lawson Loves me, Loves me not, Loves me 05:46 Chad Lawson Ave Maria 03:14 Set 3: Elizabeth Wolff Sergei Rachmaninoff - 6 Moments Musicaux Op. 16 - Andantino 08:20 Elizabeth Wolff Sergei Rachmaninoff - 6 Moments Musicaux Op. 16 - Adagio sostenuto 04:24 Elizabeth Wolff Moritz Moszkowski - 3 Moments 03:45 Elizabeth Wolff Moritz Moszkowski - 4 Moments 01:05 Set 4: Sad Graffiti White 1 20:17 Sad Graffiti White 3 19:51 Set 5: Jose James's Christmas album, a 2021 release. José James Christmas in New York 02:45 José James This Christmas 03:23 José James The Christmas Song 03:49 José James I've Got My Love To Keep Me Warm 04:04 José James The Christmas Waltz 02:58 José James Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas 04:08 José James Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow! 02:35 José James Christmas Day 03:04 José James My Favorite Things (feat. Marcus Strickland) 07:29 José James White Christmas 03:16 Set 6: Skerryvore Caledonia 06:27 Skerryvore Everyday Heroes (NHS Charity Single) 03:46 Skerryvore Everything You Need 03:57 Skerryvore Eye of the Storm 03:56 Skerryvore Happy to Be Home (feat. Sharon Shannon) 03:41 Skerryvore Happy Xmas (War Is Over) [feat. The Cash For Kids Choir] 03:32 Skerryvore Live Forever 03:43 Skerryvore On The Road (Charity Single) 04:33 Skerryvore Path To Home (Single Version) 03:11 Skerryvore Soraidh Slàn & The Rise (feat. Oban High School Pipe Band) 06:01 Skerryvore Together Again 03:11 Skerryvore You & I (Acoustic) 03:10 Skerryvore You & I 03:49 This will complete the program. Thanks so much for listening! We will be back next time.

For the broadcast and podcast edition today, I've invited people to come up if they wanted to have tracks and artists they've not heard in awhile and we'll talk about them. Let's see how this goes. We are not linking to artists, but we will be telling you where to go to look them up where appropriate. Thanks so much for listening! Set 1: Christina Cotruvo Her Bright Smile Haunts Me Still 03:54 Christina Cotruvo Shenandore (Shenandoah) 02:08 Christina Cotruvo Ye Maidens of Ontario 02:55 Set 2: Grove of Whispers Blue Harvest part 2 (featuring Scott Lawlor) 59:01 Set 3: Elizabeth Wolff Sergei Rachmaninoff - 6 Moments Musicaux Op. 16 - Adagio sostenuto 04:24 Elizabeth Wolff Moritz Moszkowski - 4 Moments 01:04 Elizabeth Wolff Moritz Moszkowski - 4 Moments 01:05 Set 4: Jeff Wahl Lullaby 03:46 Jeff Wahl The Persistence of Hope 04:14 Jeff Wahl Letting Go 03:57 Jeff Wahl The First Day 02:44 Set 5: Scott Bradlee & Postmodern Jukebox Just Dance 03:12 Scott Bradlee & Postmodern Jukebox Wake Me Up 03:15 Scott Bradlee & Postmodern Jukebox Story of My Life ft. Miche Braden 04:17 Ran Kirlian & Scott Lawlor In Search of Serenity 03:55 Ran Kirlian & Scott Lawlor At Reverie's Edge 07:53 Ran Kirlian & Scott Lawlor Wish Of Infinity 08:55 Ran Kirlian Beginning Ritual 03:09 Ran Kirlian Beyond the Void 07:21 Ran Kirlian Breath 03:40 Set 6: Ammonite Sunset 03:11 Ammonite Restrained Mind 05:08 Ammonite Angel (hold on...) 07:11 Ammonite Distant Love 06:19 Set 7: Jack Hertz Saros Cycle 3:00:01 (portion)

MÚSICA Rachmaninoff - 6 Moments Musicaux Op 16 - Adagio Sostenuto (CD) Elizabeth Wolff, piano © Magnatune - www.magnatune.com -- AUTOR DOS TEXTOS P. Gonçalo Miller Guerra, sj -- LEITORES Teresa Almeida (pontos) André Rodrigues (textos bíblicos)

Portamento started our Spring series of concerts with a delightful programme where the flame and exhilaration of romance meets the anguish of unrequited love as reflected in Schubert’s magnificent Fantasie in F minor D940. Being one of his most important piano works for 4 hands and dedicated to his student Karoline Esterhazy, it was written just a few months before he died. This dramatic work is contrasted with Debussy’s evocative Petite Suite, then Rachmaninoff’s Valse from Moments Musicaux Op. 11, and concludes with Grieg’s bright and joyous lyric piece Wedding Day at Troldhaugen Op. 65 no. 6 – the ultimate culmination of courting and romance having been written as a memorial of the 25th wedding anniversary of Grieg and his wife Nina.

Playlist: 1. Libertação, Elza Soares & BaianaSystem feat. Virginia Rodrigues, Libertação, 2019..2. 28 Agosto, Dente, Non c'è Due senza Te, Jestrai Records, 2007..3. Tigresa, Caetano Veloso, Bicho, Philips Records, 1977..4. Melhor Que Tem, Ben Lamar Gay, Confetti In the Sky Like Fireworks (This Is Bate Bola Soundtrack), International Anthem, 2019..5. Outono no Sudeste, Mauricio Pereira, Outono no Sudeste, Tratore 2018..6. Upper Manhattan Medical Group, Alessandro Lanzoni, Unplanned Ways, CAM Jazz, 2019..7. Moments Musicaux Op.16 - No. 4 E Minor Presto, Sergej Rachmaninoff, Alexander Ghindin, 1986..8. Negros, OQuadro, Nada Ficou No Lugar, Sony Music, 2019..9. Sur, Astor Piazzolla (voce: Roberto Goyeneche), Sur El Viaje/Tango, El Exilio de Garde, Warner, 1997..10. Te Convidei Pro Samba, Domenico+2, Sincerely Hot, Luaka Bop, 2004..11. Trovoa, Mauricio Pereira, Pra Marte, Tratore, 2007..12. Cariocas ao Vivo, Adriana Calcanhotto, Publico, Ariola Records, 2000..13. Illuminated, Arto Lindsay, Encyclopedia of Arto (vol.1), Northern Spy Records, 2014..14. Suite for Flute and Piano Jazz Trio: II Sentimentale, Claude Bolling, CBS Masterworks, 1975

Playlist: 1. Libertação, Elza Soares & BaianaSystem feat. Virginia Rodrigues, Libertação, 2019..2. 28 Agosto, Dente, Non c'è Due senza Te, Jestrai Records, 2007..3. Tigresa, Caetano Veloso, Bicho, Philips Records, 1977..4. Melhor Que Tem, Ben Lamar Gay, Confetti In the Sky Like Fireworks (This Is Bate Bola Soundtrack), International Anthem, 2019..5. Outono no Sudeste, Mauricio Pereira, Outono no Sudeste, Tratore 2018..6. Upper Manhattan Medical Group, Alessandro Lanzoni, Unplanned Ways, CAM Jazz, 2019..7. Moments Musicaux Op.16 - No. 4 E Minor Presto, Sergej Rachmaninoff, Alexander Ghindin, 1986..8. Negros, OQuadro, Nada Ficou No Lugar, Sony Music, 2019..9. Sur, Astor Piazzolla (voce: Roberto Goyeneche), Sur El Viaje/Tango, El Exilio de Garde, Warner, 1997..10. Te Convidei Pro Samba, Domenico+2, Sincerely Hot, Luaka Bop, 2004..11. Trovoa, Mauricio Pereira, Pra Marte, Tratore, 2007..12. Cariocas ao Vivo, Adriana Calcanhotto, Publico, Ariola Records, 2000..13. Illuminated, Arto Lindsay, Encyclopedia of Arto (vol.1), Northern Spy Records, 2014..14. Suite for Flute and Piano Jazz Trio: II Sentimentale, Claude Bolling, CBS Masterworks, 1975

Playlist: 1. Libertação, Elza Soares & BaianaSystem feat. Virginia Rodrigues, Libertação, 2019..2. 28 Agosto, Dente, Non c'è Due senza Te, Jestrai Records, 2007..3. Tigresa, Caetano Veloso, Bicho, Philips Records, 1977..4. Melhor Que Tem, Ben Lamar Gay, Confetti In the Sky Like Fireworks (This Is Bate Bola Soundtrack), International Anthem, 2019..5. Outono no Sudeste, Mauricio Pereira, Outono no Sudeste, Tratore 2018..6. Upper Manhattan Medical Group, Alessandro Lanzoni, Unplanned Ways, CAM Jazz, 2019..7. Moments Musicaux Op.16 - No. 4 E Minor Presto, Sergej Rachmaninoff, Alexander Ghindin, 1986..8. Negros, OQuadro, Nada Ficou No Lugar, Sony Music, 2019..9. Sur, Astor Piazzolla (voce: Roberto Goyeneche), Sur El Viaje/Tango, El Exilio de Garde, Warner, 1997..10. Te Convidei Pro Samba, Domenico+2, Sincerely Hot, Luaka Bop, 2004..11. Trovoa, Mauricio Pereira, Pra Marte, Tratore, 2007..12. Cariocas ao Vivo, Adriana Calcanhotto, Publico, Ariola Records, 2000..13. Illuminated, Arto Lindsay, Encyclopedia of Arto (vol.1), Northern Spy Records, 2014..14. Suite for Flute and Piano Jazz Trio: II Sentimentale, Claude Bolling, CBS Masterworks, 1975

MÚSICA Sergei Rachmaninoff (interpretado por Elizabeth Wolff) 6 Moments Musicaux Op. 16 - Andante cantabile (CD) Moments Musicaux © Magnatune - www.magnatune.com -- AUTOR DOS TEXTOS P. António Sant'Ana, sj -- LEITORES Luís Santos (pontos) Armanda Martins (textos bíblicos)

Hello folks, on today's program, I look to do two artists. Elizabeth Wolff has an album entitled Moments Musicaux which we took from in an earlier broadcast. It is requested that we play this artist again but talk about her and play the album in full. It is described on Magnatune as "19th century classical piano" and I definitely like the album. The profile last I read it was very extensive, so I'll leave it here for you to go and get and read. Kitka is described on Magnatune as "Eastern european women's vocal music." I really enjoy this group, and there are multiple albums for you to enjoy. Each have their own sound, and each is good in its own way. Set 1: Oberlin Consort of Viols Set a 5 in C Minor 11:38 Kaare Norge Menor - Suite Andalucia 03:46 Kara Nomadica Out Of The Erg 05:21 Kenji Williams Yelo 10:14 Kinky Atoms Fall Down 03:53 Set 2: Superdirt2 Gate 05:09 Sterling Caoimhe (Deep Blue Mix) 05:11 Sora The Tower 03:30 Shane Jackman Raise My Eyes 04:54 Elizabeth Wolff Sergei Rachmaninoff - 6 Moments Musicaux Op. 16 - Andantino 08:20 Elizabeth Wolff Sergei Rachmaninoff - 6 Moments Musicaux Op. 16 - Allegretto 03:17 Elizabeth Wolff Sergei Rachmaninoff - 6 Moments Musicaux Op. 16 - Andante cantabile 04:21 Elizabeth Wolff Sergei Rachmaninoff - 6 Moments Musicaux Op. 16 - Presto 02:49 Elizabeth Wolff Sergei Rachmaninoff - 6 Moments Musicaux Op. 16 - Adagio sostenuto 04:24 Elizabeth Wolff Sergei Rachmaninoff - 6 Moments Musicaux Op. 16 - Maestoso 04:26 Elizabeth Wolff Moritz Moszkowski - 3 Moments 02:30 Elizabeth Wolff Moritz Moszkowski - 3 Moments 06:17 Elizabeth Wolff Moritz Moszkowski - 3 Moments 03:45 Elizabeth Wolff Moritz Moszkowski - 4 Moments 01:04 Elizabeth Wolff Moritz Moszkowski - 4 Moments 01:33 Elizabeth Wolff Moritz Moszkowski - 4 Moments 01:40 Elizabeth Wolff Moritz Moszkowski - 4 Moments 01:05 Set 3: Kaissa Joy 04:48 Kitka Oj, Jak Priletaly Taj Dva Sokolonky (Ukraine) 01:53 Kitka A v Jerusalime (South Russia Ukraine) 02:17 Justin Bianco Wings Of Fire 02:47 Judson Hurd Happy Song 02:27 Kitka Ah Razpasledni Raz Devchonechka (Russia) 01:23 Kitka Szerelem, Szerelem (Hungary) 01:39 Kyven Coming Together 03:28 Laura Dreyer Moreno dos Olhos Castanhos 07:54 Kitka Tsmindao Ghmerto 02:53 Kitka Kalimanku Denku 05:26 Kettleblack Same Day 06:00 The Electronic Anthology Project What If Your Dull 04:08 Haven Thanksgiving (Instrumental) 00:52 Hullabaloo Big Rock Candy Mountain 01:52 Kitka Transformation 03:57 Kitka To The Lake 04:17 Kim Ribeiro Bachianas Brasileiras, no. 4, W264: Preludio (Heitor Villa-Lobos) 03:51 Kitka Zaspo Janko (Croatia) 02:31 Kitka Mershkvaris Simghera Rim-Ti-Tairi_ (Georgia) 03:47 Set 4: Kiwi Expanse 02:39 Lilly Wolf Disaster 04:26 Lizzi Remedy 05:29 Lydia McCauley Ashes 04:25 Made of Wood Electric Funk Break For Addy 04:55 Margaret Maria Tobolowska Stellaris 02:41 This completes the program.

Hello everyone, welcome to podcast 59 of the independent artist spotlight show. On this podcast, we're traveling to Tennessee Merry Ellen Kirk is the artist we're going to feature, and in this first set, which is only one track long, you'll hear a track that you will not believe turning to a vocal track. We're also going to open it up afterword, and you'll just have a great time too. Set 1: Merry Ellen Kirk Clair de Lune 04:50 Set 2: This set is just a random set of 3 tracks, with the introduction and more information about other artists that have the song name as show starting. Pert Near Sandstone Animal Instinct 03:36 Sjel Hope's Song 06:25 Sylvia Marcie 04:23 Set 3: Merry Ellen Kirk Firefly Garden 03:09 Merry Ellen Kirk Masquerade 03:48 Merry Ellen Kirk Mosaic 03:42 Merry Ellen Kirk This Little Light 01:28 Michael Murphy Dance of the Strings 03:26 Michael Tiernan Small Things 03:31 Modinski Escapade 05:38 Set 4: Merry Ellen Kirk All Your Life 04:08 Merry Ellen Kirk Let It Find You 04:21 Merry Ellen Kirk Victory 03:42 Merry Ellen Kirk Lay Your Hands On Me 06:09 Master's Monkeys Under the shade of a pine 03:06 Mark Cook She's The One For Me 03:02 MAKO Grace 02:59 Love Amplifier Medicated 04:45 Set 5: dammerson vaughan The Door 02:11 David Augustin Watching Things Unfold Pt 1 and 2 05:39 Deep Winter She's the Girl (Who Doesn't Sleep at Night) 03:48 Doc Rossi La Cotterie des Dames 03:42 Drop Trio Lefty's Alone 03:43 Elizabeth Wolff Sergei Rachmaninoff - 6 Moments Musicaux Op. 16 - Maestoso 04:26 Ian Underwood Walrus Love 06:07 Ion Flying Over Blue Waters 05:22 Geodesium Starbirth Reverie 03:51 John Keawe Noho Me I`au 04:29 Master's Monkeys Seven 03:55 Paul Cardall Lead, Kindly Light 03:32 Paul Cardall Come, Follow Me 03:03 Rising Appalachia An Invitation 02:35 SkinMechanix First Flight 09:51 Solar Cycle Smooth Guitar 08:33 Stanislav Chillum 03:08 This completes the show.

Hi all, on this show, we've got plenty of tunes. Due to an error, not all of the tracks are listed, but the playlist is below. Hello everyone, welcome to podcast 59 of the independent artist spotlight show. On this podcast, we're traveling to Tennessee Merry Ellen Kirk is the artist we're going to feature, and in this first set, which is only one track long, you'll hear a track that you will not believe turning to a vocal track. We're also going to open it up afterword, and you'll just have a great time too. Set 1: Merry Ellen Kirk Clair de Lune 04:50 Set 2: This set is just a random set of 3 tracks, with the introduction and more information about other artists that have the song name as show starting. Pert Near Sandstone Animal Instinct 03:36 Sjel Hope's Song 06:25 Sylvia Marcie 04:23 Set 3: Merry Ellen Kirk Firefly Garden 03:09 Merry Ellen Kirk Masquerade 03:48 Merry Ellen Kirk Mosaic 03:42 Merry Ellen Kirk This Little Light 01:28 Michael Murphy Dance of the Strings 03:26 Michael Tiernan Small Things 03:31 Modinski Escapade 05:38 Set 4: Merry Ellen Kirk All Your Life 04:08 Merry Ellen Kirk Let It Find You 04:21 Merry Ellen Kirk Victory 03:42 Merry Ellen Kirk Lay Your Hands On Me 06:09 Master's Monkeys Under the shade of a pine 03:06 Mark Cook She's The One For Me 03:02 MAKO Grace 02:59 Love Amplifier Medicated 04:45 Set 5: dammerson vaughan The Door 02:11 David Augustin Watching Things Unfold Pt 1 and 2 05:39 Deep Winter She's the Girl (Who Doesn't Sleep at Night) 03:48 Doc Rossi La Cotterie des Dames 03:42 Drop Trio Lefty's Alone 03:43 Elizabeth Wolff Sergei Rachmaninoff - 6 Moments Musicaux Op. 16 - Maestoso 04:26 Ian Underwood Walrus Love 06:07 Ion Flying Over Blue Waters 05:22 Geodesium Starbirth Reverie 03:51 John Keawe Noho Me I`au 04:29 Master's Monkeys Seven 03:55 Paul Cardall Lead, Kindly Light 03:32 Paul Cardall Come, Follow Me 03:03 Rising Appalachia An Invitation 02:35 SkinMechanix First Flight 09:51 Solar Cycle Smooth Guitar 08:33 Stanislav Chillum 03:08 This completes the show.

Paul's First Epistle to the Corinthians contains a number of key themes that a reader might overlook. The fact that so few lay Catholics in America deliberately choose celibacy is a sign of a worldly church. Marriage was, is, and will always be a wonderful vocation, but many early lay Christians chose celibacy as an alternative to marriage, rather than simply a preparation for it. Too frequently the consecrated life is seen as a calling reserved for clergy and religious.Paul exhorts the Corinthians not to associate with immoral men who claim to be Christian. He knows that Christians ought to judge the bad that is among their community (Cf. 5:13). American contemporary Catholicism is so far removed from Paul's pastoral spirit that those who seek significant reforms must be excruciatingly prudent in their judgments and actions. The duty of a Christian is to be his brother's keeper, but never a busybody.Charismatic gifts are prevalent within Acts and First Corinthians. These gifts are always at God's disposal and proper spiritual discernment is always a requisite. One must never forget that the greatest of gifts is love. One must not contextually dismiss Paul's views on women and sexuality as irrelevant to this age. He ever seeks to have men and women compliment one another properly and avoid unnecessary contesting of leadership. One must never forget Paul's exhortation in the Epistle to the Ephesians, ''Be subject to one another out of reverence for Christ'' (5:21). It is a tragedy of our age that self-assertion is the new golden rule.Music: Moritz Moszkowski's 4 Moments Musicaux Op. 84 - Maestoso, from the album Moments Musicaux, performed by Elizabeth Wolff. www.magnatune.com

Paul's great pastoral epistle is especially instructive for the Church in modern America. Written to a Church often beset by infighting, immorality, and individualism, the timeless messages of forbearance, freedom from sin, and fellowship are a much-needed salve. These final inquiries into First Corinthians revisit the issues of how bad the Corinthian Church really was, whether our time is any worse than other times in history, and the Church's current practice on women's veils.Music: Moritz Moszkowski's 4 Moments Musicaux Op. 84 - Moderato e grazioso, from the album Moments Musicaux, performed by Elizabeth Wolff. www.magnatune.com

In chapter one, Paul introduces himself as an encouraging father. Chapter two shows a more corrective side, outlining the immaturity of the Corinthian community. He highlights their faults even more centrally throughout chapter three. By the end of the letter, he establishes himself as an honorable father who will ever speak honestly to his children, correcting faults when necessary.In chapter 16, he says, ''I urge you to be subject to such men and to every fellow worker and laborer'' (v. 16). He cites Stephanus, Fortunatus and Achaicus as examples of holiness and leadership within the Church. He closes the letter with, ''I, Paul, write this greeting with my own hand. If anyone has no love for the Lord, let him be accursed. Our Lord, come! The grace of the Lord Jesus be with you. My love will be with you all in Christ Jesus. Amen'' (v. 21-24). When Paul says ''If anyone has no love for the Lord, let him be accursed,'' he instructs the Church not to tolerate immorality and godlessness.Ever present throughout this letter is the mind and personality of St. Paul. The letter contains vivid and notable snapshots of the Church that hosted the great missionary-pastor for 18 months, and one can never reach the bottom of its depths. The letter's contents compel the reader to spiritual progress as well as discipleship, service and love. It also demands the resolution of interpersonal disputes and the establishment of the highest standards of sexual morality. The role of women, spiritual gifts and the nature of the Eucharist all have profound places in this letter. Although the letter's chapters build into a sort of crescendo of pastoral correction, Paul always writes with great and genuine love.Music: Sergei Rachmaninoff's 6 Moments Musicaux Op. 16 - Andantino, from the album Moments Musicaux, performed by Elizabeth Wolff. www.magnatune.com

This chapter describes a wide-spread collection of funds for the Church in Jerusalem. Giving sacrificially for Christ - who gave Himself for the human race - was ever on the mind of these early Christians who always gave well beyond the 10% tithing requirement. Tithe money never paid for ecclesial luxuries, but for pressing needs like furthering effective missionary activity and sustaining widows and orphans. The offering described in this chapter is a sort of precursor to what we now know as Peter's Pence; Paul and many young men from the various churches throughout Christendom would later carry their offerings to Jerusalem to lay them at the feet of the apostles. Paul also presents the Gentile Christians to the Lord in the Temple, an act which fulfills a prophesy from Isaiah 60 but incites a riot and leaves him imprisoned. Paul cannot leave his post in Ephesus until Pentecost, but hopes to return to the Corinthians after passing through Macedonia (cf. v. 5-9). He urges the church to ''Be watchful, stand firm in your faith, be courageous, be strong. Let all that you do be done in love'' (13-14).Paul's First Letter to the Corinthians is not a manual of Christian doctrine or rubrics but a personal letter to a specific church with particular predicaments. Extremely personal, the letter is a riveting apostolic work that arises from love and compels the properly disposed reader to recollect and repent. Although one may not be privy to all the details of the particular Corinthian situation, studying this letter is always profitable. Although focused study is necessary to undermine the full weight of this letter, one's study must never remain purely intellectual but must penetrate to one's spirituality and daily life.Music: Sergei Rachmaninoff's 6 Moments Musicaux Op. 16 - Andantino, from the album Moments Musicaux, performed by Elizabeth Wolff. www.magnatune.com

Out study continues with the great Resurrection chapter, 1 Corinthians 15, verse 23. Christ is the Messiah whose reign must continue until he has triumphed, when eternity begins (cf. v. 23-27). The Father is the font of divinity without having any chronological or hierarchical priority over Jesus Christ. A close reading of this chapter will reveal that there was no "generic God-substance" that created Christ, but rather the one God, a personal moral being who is all-powerful and who eternally begets the Son. Note that verse 29 does not speak to the common Mormon practice of Baptizing the Dead, and is the only reference of any such a baptismal practice in the Bible. Paul knows that one is ruined by the bad company he keeps (v. 33), and he mentions it within this chapter for the good of the Church. He chastises them by saying "Come to your right mind and sin no more" (v. 34). He answers a number of the Corinthians' questions on the resurrection of the dead in verses 35-44. He writes, "Just as we have born the image of the man of dust, we shall also bear the image of the man of heaven. I tell you this, brethren: flesh and blood cannot inherit the kingdom of God, nor does the perishable inherit the imperishable" (v. 49-50). In this, he states that all who are raised to heaven will be changed, a change that occurs in the blink of an eye. He concludes the chapter by stating "Therefore, my beloved brethren, be steadfast, immovable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, knowing that in the Lord your labor is not in vain" (v. 58). One must never forget that the goal of the Christian life is to remain with the Lord in heaven. With this perspective, one has a life-changing motivation. Music: Sergei Rachmaninoff's 6 Moments Musicaux Op. 16 - Andante cantabile, from the album Moments Musicaux, performed by Elizabeth Wolff. www.magnatune.com

Sometimes termed "the great Resurrection chapter," 1 Corinthians 15 accounts just that and more. Certain members of the Corinthian Church, perhaps because of a Greek heritage that often disparages the flesh, take issue with Jesus' resurrection. From the initial verse, Paul affirms that the resurrection is an essential part of the gospel.He expresses that Christ died for our sins and rose to give us eternal life, appearing to many (v 2-6). Note that Cephas [Peter] is mentioned specifically as well as being included in those "twelve" apostles who witnessed Him (v 5). Paul uses the terms "the twelve" and "the apostles" as two separate categories (v 7). These precise groupings of witnesses serve help establish facts, adding credibility to Paul's argument. It was only the resurrected Christ who dramatically changed Paul from the Church's greatest persecutor into one of its chief workers. Paul reminds them that a Christian's resurrection will be one of both the spirit and the body, urging them to never overlook the resurrection of the body on the last day. He writes in response to those who question the resurrection of the body, "If the dead are not raised, then Christ has not been raised. Christ has not been raised, your faith is futile and you are still in your sins" (v 16-17). Christ has trampled upon death through the resurrection and lifts believers from the dead and from sin. By thinking deeply about heaven and the resurrection of the dead, Christians remain focused on their final end throughout the battle against sin.Music: Moritz Moszkowski's 3 Moments Musicaux Op. 7 - Allegramente, from the album Moments Musicaux, performed by Elizabeth Wolff. www.magnatune.com

Chapter 13 of the First Letter of Paul to the Corinthians begins with Paul's address to those who speak in tongues. Unless love is the controlling virtue in one's life, a spectacular faith, a powerful prophetic message or even the gift of tongues are of no value (cf. v. 1-3). He infers that love and the peace of Christ are to ever remain the arbiters among disputing peoples. Characterizing love, he notes how it is "patient and kind," neither jealous or boastful; nor arrogant or rude; and never insisting on its own way (cf. v. 4-6). Further, love "does not rejoice at wrong, but rejoices in the right. Love bears all things, believes all things [without ever being wishy-washy], hopes all things, endures all things. [Divine] Love never ends" (v. 7-8). Paul knows that divine love does not come naturally to humans; rather, it is always a gift of purely supernatural grace.He writes, "When I was a child, I spoke like a child, I thought like a child, I reasoned like a child; when I became a man, I gave up my childish ways. For now we see in a mirror dimly, but then face to face. Now I know in part; then I shall understand fully, even as I have been fully understood. So faith, hope, love abide, these three; but the greatest of these is love" (v. 10-12). Our American connotation of "love" pales in comparison to the love expressed through deeds of self-sacrifice that Paul speaks of in this chapter.He again addresses the gifts of tongues in Chapter 14. He places the gift of prophesy as more valuable than the gift of tongues, except in instances where the tongue is interpreted, because prophesies edify the whole church (cf. v. 5). If all spiritual gifts are given for the common good, he observes that those who speak in tongues should speak in intelligible tongues and pray for their tongue's interpretation (cf. v. 7-10). Note that the interpretation of tongues does not mean a translation, for interpretations always convey a spiritual message beyond the jots and tittles of any message. When in church, Paul would rather "speak five words with [his] mind, in order to instruct others, than ten thousand words in a tongue" (v. 19). He heightens his tone by urging the Corinthians to maturity and wisdom (cf. v. 20). To understand the larger context of his powerful statement in verse 22, "Thus, tongues are a sign not for believers but for unbelievers, while prophecy is not for unbelievers but for believers," one must thoroughly digest Isaiah 28. He concludes the chapter by masterfully instructing his wayward church on the proper use of tongues, prophesy and silence in their worship and communal life.Music: Moritz Moszkowski's 4 Moments Musicaux Op. 84 - Animato ma non troppo, from the album Moments Musicaux, performed by Elizabeth Wolff. www.magnatune.com

Paul addresses spiritual gifts in the twelfth chapter of First Corinthians. He knows the Church does not realize their low level of spiritual maturity; but their arrogant, impatient and factious ways indict them. So misguided is this Church that they act against the teachings of both Paul and the Council of Jerusalem. This chapter showcases him again pleading with the people like they are close family members. He knows that the Corinthians have a good foundation of catechesis, but that many are either practicing dead-letter religion or are misappropriating their gifts. He addresses this by reiterating that all who are of Christ receive spiritual gifts and they must be exercised for the common good. A variety of gifts among individuals in a community provide the essential elements of Christian life. He lists numerous gifts, but "all [...] are inspired by one and the same Spirit, who appropriations to each one individually as he wills. For just as the body is one and has many members, and all the members of the body, though many, are one body, so it is with Christ" (v 11-12). Paul's language makes one question whether this factious Church was marginalizing individuals who had particular spiritual gifts as less important than those with other gifts. He stresses the equality of the people of God, for "the parts of the body which seem to be weaker are indispensable" (v. 22). Because the members of the Corinthian Church are one body, Paul chastises them for their disunity and urges them to love one another. A loving, family life is so characteristic of genuine Christian life, as expressed in the thirteenth chapter. Sadly, this type of love is so uncharacteristic of modern Catholicism in America. Paul exhorts the Corinthian Church to this love and what love is and what it is not (cf. v. 4-8). He also makes it clear that they must all love more genuinely. Music: Moritz Moszkowski's 3 Moments Musicaux Op. 7 - Tranquillo e semplice, from the album Moments Musicaux, performed by Elizabeth Wolff. www.magnatune.com

The character of Paul's language changes distinctly in Chapter 9 of 1 Corinthians as he attempts to reassert his role as an apostle. Some among the brethren of Corinth felt apostles would not need to work to support themselves, and viewed his working to support his ministry as a demerit on his authority. He responds by saying "I [am an apostle] to you; for you are the seal of my apostleship in the Lord" (v 2). He continues by asserting the rights of an apostle through a series of rhetorical questions.Using sound rabbinical arguments, he asserts that God allows the workers to partake of the fruit of their labor (Cf. v. 8-12). These statements are not Paul's attempt to amass material gains, but assert his authority as an apostle. As he continues, his temper begins to reveal itself in the verbiage (Cf. v 14). He hits on the cornerstone of his argument when he states "Woe to me if I do not preach the gospel!" and "What then is my reward? Just this: that in my preaching I may make the gospel free of charge, not making full use of my right in the gospel" (v 16, 18). Always trying to save as many souls as possible he reflects how he "became all things to all men, that I might by all means save some" (v 23). He closes the chapter with a lively exhortation that the Corinthians strive for holiness through self-restraint and exertion like an athlete strives for victory (Cf. v 24-27).Returning to his previous language-style in Chapter 10, he uses the example of their Jewish forefathers to instruct the troubled church. After illustrating the sacramental gifts that the Israelites received from God he warns the people not to partake unworthily or without gratitude, lest they die like many of the Israelites. He ever attempting to bring the conceited Corinthians to greater holiness, he provides hope against temptation by stating "God is faithful and he will not let you be tempted beyond your strength, but with the temptation will also provide the way of escape, that you may be able to endure it" (v 13). Returning to his railing against idolatry, he asks "The cup of blessing which we bless, is it not a participation in the blood of Christ?" so that he may come to his eucharistic theology "The bread which we break, is it not a participation in the body of Christ? Because there is one bread, we who are many are one body, for we all partake of the one bread" (v 16). This is to establish that one cannot drink the cup of the Lord and the cup of demons, and that meat sacrificed to idols is inherently demonic.He instructs the Judaizers by saying "All things are lawful, but not all things are helpful" (v 23). He also allows that "if one of the unbelievers invites you to dinner and you are disposed to go, eat whatever is set before you without raising any question" except it becomes clear that this meat was sacrificed to an idol (v 27).Finally, in the beginning of Chapter 11, Paul addresses the issue of women's head coverings.Music: Sergei Rachmaninoff's 6 Moments Musicaux Op. 16 - Adagio sostenuto from the album Moments Musicaux, performed by Elizabeth Wolff. www.magnatune.com