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S5:E6-9 Catholic Playlist Shows – #190-193

Catholic Playlist Shows 190-193

Oh how time runs by. It’s been over 2(!) months since I lasted posted a new show here to the website and I feel terrible about it for a couple of reasons. First, the show is first and foremost a showcase of some of the best and newest contemporary Christian music from Catholic artists and if I don’t post a show they miss out on some key exposure to their target audience. Ouch. Second, the show serves a way for Christian music lovers to discover new music and artists to listen to for encouragement and inspiration. When there’s no show, there’s no discovery. Sigh.

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S5:E2 Catholic Playlist – #186

Catholic Playlist #186

Dee SimoneMore new music comes your way in our latest playlist! Dee Simone’s newest single “Liberty to Captives” is featured this week along with tracks from Matt Faley, Dan Francis, Aly Aleigha, Rebecca Roubion, Ben Walther and many more. Plus, we get Lent started with “Lord Have Mercy” from The Vigil Project, featuring Greg&Lizzy.

Song List
Dee Simone – “Liberty to Captives” Amazon iTunes
John Finch – “Walk by Faith” Amazon iTunes
Greg&Lizzy – “Lord Have Mercy” Amazon iTunes
Josh Blakesley – “Here At The Cross” Amazon iTunes
Danielle Noonan – “Come to the Cross” Amazon iTunes
Aly Aleigha – “Into the Night” Amazon iTunes
Dan Francis – “The Walls” Amazon iTunes
Rebecca Roubion – “Here Lies My Pulse” iTunes
Joe Zambon – “I Just Want Peace” Amazon iTunes
Matt Faley – “Here I Am” Amazon iTunes
Ben Walther – “Make Your Home In Me” Amazon iTunes
Sarah Kroger – “Run to the Cross” Amazon iTunes

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S5:E1 Catholic Playlist – #185

New Artist: Abraham Gross

The Catholic Playlist is Back!

Hey everybody, we’re still here! The Catholic Playlist show finally returns for the first playlist of 2018. It’s a late start to Season 5 to be sure but we’re still sharing the joy of the Gospel through the power of music! Many of your favorite artists return to playlist #185 including EPIC the Band, Alob, John Finch, Chris Bray, Dante Schmitz and others.

Abraham GrossPlus we have a new artist to debut in the playlist – Abraham Gross. Abraham teams up with Connor Flanagan to bring you “Who Am I to You” to lead off our second segment of the show.

 

 

Song List
Abraham Gross – “Who Am I to You (feat Connor Flanagan)” iTunes Amazon
EPIC the Band – “Proclaim” iTunes Amazon
Dante Schmitz – “Our Father” iTunes Amazon
Out of Darkness – “Have It All” iTunes Amazon
Steve Angrisano – “High Above Our Way” iTunes Amazon
Alob – “No Match for Love” iTunes Amazon
Mikey Needleman – “Go in Peace” iTunes Amazon
Matt Maher – “Your Love Defends Me” iTunes Amazon
Marie Miller – “Two to One” iTunes Amazon
Ike Ndolo – “Wade In The Water” iTunes Amazon
John Finch – “Walk by Faith” iTunes Amazon
Chris Bray – “King in His Kingdom” iTunes Amazon

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S4:E33 Catholic Playlist – #184

Advent Week #4

Catholic Playlist Show #184

We’re winding up the Advent season with this week’s show, which will be the last show for 2017. We’re going to take a break for Christmas and New Years, and then we’ll be back in 2018 with Season 5 of the Catholic Playlist sharing more of the best and newest contemporary Christian music from Catholic artists. Lots of great new music coming in 2018, but until then let’s enjoy some Advent and Christmas music, including songs from Matt Maher, Josh Blakesley, Jaime Thietten, The Vigil Project, and leading off is a soon to be released single from Aly Aleigha – “Let All Mortal Flesh Keep Silent”

We’ll be back again in 2018 for a brand new season of the show. We hope you can join us, but until then we wish you a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year! May God bless today and every day!

Song List
Aly Aleigha – “Let All Mortal Flesh Keep Silent” (To be released soon)
Jaime Thietten – “The First Noel Angels We Have Heard On High (feat Vince Gill)”, “What Child Is This” Website
Vigil Project – “In Need of a Savior (feat. Andrea Thomas)”, “Silent Night (feat. John Finch)” Website
L’Angelus – “O Little Town of Bethlehem” Amazon iTunes
Steve Angrisano – “Emmanuel” Amazon
Matt Maher – “Glory (Let There Be Peace)” Amazon iTunes
Collin Raye – “Away In A Manger” Amazon iTunes
Josh Blakesley – “We Three Kings” Amazon iTunes
Matt Maher – “Hark The Herald Angels Sing” Amazon iTunes
Greg&Lizzy – “O Come All Ye Faithful” Amazon iTunes
Abigail Winzer – “God Rest Ye Merry Gentelmen” Amazon iTunes
Alanna Boudreau – “Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas” Amazon iTunes

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S4:E25 Catholic Playlist Worship #105

Catholic Playlist Worship #105

The last Catholic Playlist Worship episode of the liturgical year has arrived to the website finally, 2+ weeks AFTER Christ the King Sunday on November 26, 2017. Some of the selections included are “Blest Are They” from Jon Sarta, “Pastures of the Lord” by Curtis Stephan and “King of Kings” from The Priests. Other artists heard in the playlist include Vince Ambrosetti, Jon Niven, John Michael Talbot, Michelle Romary and more.

Song List
Jon Sarta – “Blest Are They” Amazon iTunes
Vince Ambrosetti – “Shepherd Me, O God” Amazon iTunes
Jon Niven – “Hail Mary; Gentle Woman” Amazon iTunes
John Michael Talbot – “We Are One Body” Amazon iTunes
Jackie Evancho – “Ave Maria” Amazon iTunes
Curtis Stephan – “Pastures of the Lord” Amazon iTunes
Beth Nielsen Chapman – “Salve Regina” Amazon iTunes
Michelle Romary – “Go in Peace” Amazon iTunes
L’Angelus – “Jesus My Lord, My God, My All” Amazon iTunes
The Priests – “King of Kings” Amazon iTunes
Collin Raye – “I Am The Bread of Life” Amazon iTunes
Edwin Fawcett & Hermione Thomas – “Lord I Am Not Worthy” Amazon iTunes
James Rosenbloom – “Resolve” Amazon

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S4:E26 Catholic Playlist – #177

Hear the latest from Matt Maher, Pontifex

Catholic Playlist Show #177

I took a few weeks off from producing shows to do something a little more important, like being ordained a permanent deacon in the diocese of Toledo:

It was truly a blessed day and one I will never forget.

The good news about not producing a new show for a few weeks is that this show is stuffed full of new music released during this time. As I mentioned last week, Matt Maher’s new album Echoes is out and it’s crazy good as you might expect. Mikey Needleman and John Finch also have new albums, and Shaun Garrison released a new single too.

Pontifex Letters from the WastelandBut my favorite new release comes from Pontifex, who’s album Letters from the Wasteland, Vol 1 is a tour de force of Catholic hip hop. Fans of this genre of music need to get this music in their ears, and if you have young people in your life give them this music. It may reach them in a way that no other kind of music can. I picked “New Day” to share in the playlist because it has the best sound for Catholic radio, a place where hip hop/rap is never heard. Enjoy!

Song List
Shaun Garrison – “All Shall Be Well” Amazon iTunes
Pontifex – “New Day (feat Jessica Ashley Karpov)” Amazon iTunes
Matt Maher – “Faithfulness (feat Steffany Gretzinger)” Amazon iTunes
Pasquale Talarico – “All Things New” Amazon iTunes
John Finch – “Send Out Your Spirit” Amazon iTunes
Mikey Needleman – “Healing in the Waters” Amazon iTunes
The Mosleys – “High Places” Amazon iTunes
E.P.I.C the Band – “Proclaim” Amazon iTunes
Aly Aleigha – “Race Along (feat Justin Kostecka)” Amazon iTunes
Taylor Tripodi – “Be Glorified (feat Brendan Tobin)” Amazon iTunes
Matt Faley – “The Only Light” Amazon iTunes
Tori Harris – “King of Kings” Amazon iTunes

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S4:E23 Catholic Playlist – #174

New Music from John Finch, Pasquale Talarico and E.P.I.C the Band

Catholic Playlist #174

As regular listeners of the show you know we’re always looking for new music to showcase in each Catholic Playlist. This week we’re thrilled to have 4 new songs in the playlist! John Finch just released a new full length album titled “Wildfire”, and we picked the title track to debut in the playlist. E.P.I.C. the Band (“Proclaim”) and Pasquale Talarico (“All Things New”) each debut new singles, and we just discovered “Surrounded by Your Love”, a single by Greg&Lizzy released last year for Catholic Heart Workcamp. Other performers you’ll hear include those that didn’t make our guys and girls only playlists, but only because we lacked the time — Dave Moore, Audrey Assad, Jackie Bissin, Joe Zambon, Teresa Peterson and others.

Song List
Pasquale Talarico – “All Things New” (not available yet)
E.P.I.C. the Band – “Proclaim” Amazon iTunes
John Finch – “Wildfire” Amazon iTunes
Greg&Lizzy – “Surrounded by Your Love” Amazon iTunes
Teresa Peterson – “Calling Me Higher” Amazon iTunes
Josh Blakesley Band – “Sing Hallelujah” Amazon iTunes
Joe Zambon – “Coming Home” Amazon iTunes
Jackie Bissin – “Touch the Sky” Amazon iTunes
Dave Moore – “Arise” Amazon iTunes
Alob – “Resurrection” Amazon iTunes
Stefania Elsmore – “Lord Jesus Come” Amazon iTunes
Audrey Assad – “Even Unto Death” Amazon iTunes
Matt Faley – “On My Own” Amazon iTunes

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S4:E22 Catholic Playlist – #173

It's Guy's Only!

Catholic Playlist Show #173

It’s only fitting to follow up last week’s ladies only playlist with a guys only playlist this week. That’s exactly what we’ve done as we selected 13 of the most popular male contemporary Christian music artists of the last year. And like the ladies, we had to keep a few guys on the sidelines, notably Matt Faley, Adam Bitter, Brother Isaiah, Cody Roth, Dave Moore, Fr Rob Galea, Joe Zambon and more. Now if you listen to the entire playlist, you might notice that Josh Blakesley isn’t heard. Why? It’s because they are a band, a group, and in fact they are referred to as the Josh Blakesley Band. It’s a technicality probably, but it does give us more options to choose when doing a ‘Bands’ only playlist! That playlist may be coming your way soon. Getting back to Playlist #173, you’ll hear from Connor Flanagan, Dante Schmitz, John Finch, Ike Ndolo, Kyle Sinkule and more.

Song List
Ben Walther – “Ablaze” Amazon iTunes
Chris Bray – “King in His Kingdom” Amazon iTunes
Connor Flanagan – “Waterfall (feat. Shonlock)” Amazon iTunes
Dan Francis – “No Other Name” Amazon iTunes
Dante Schmitz – “Miracles” Amazon iTunes
Fr Kevin McGoldrick – “Oh God You Are My God” Amazon iTunes
Ike Ndolo – “Land of the Rising Sun” Amazon iTunes
John Finch – “Walk by Faith” Amazon iTunes
Kyle Sinkule – “Saul” Amazon iTunes
Mathias Michael – “Mystery” Available after signing up at his website
Matt Maher – “Your Love Defends Me” Amazon iTunes
PJ Anderson – “Rise” Amazon iTunes
Ricky Vazquez – “House of Cards” Amazon iTunes

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S4:E19 Catholic Playlist Show – #170

New Music from Dante Schmitz

Catholic Playlist Show #170

Dante Schmitz Of The HillsHeadlining this week’s episode of the Catholic Playlist is Dante Schmitz and the release of his new album “Of The Hills”. Available in June 2017, “Of The Hills” is an 8 song EP of original music and arrangements that current fans of his music will thoroughly enjoy. This well produced and great sounding album gave us several songs to choose from, including “Our Father”, “Come as You Are” and “Miracles”. But after much debate we picked “Victory” to debut in the playlist. Learn more about Dante and his music at danteschmitz.com, and check out his video productions at Novena Films too.

Returning this week is Matt Maher with his new single “Your Love Defends Me”, as does John Finch with “Walk by Faith.” Connor Flanagan teams with a boyhood idol of his in Shonlock to bring us “Waterfall”, and Jackie Bissin covers Hillsong United’s “Oceans” too. Other performers in episode #170 include Marie Miller, Mathias Michael, Taylor Tripodi, Of The Tower, and Tori Harris with her debut hit all the way back in 2013, “Face to Face.”

Song List
Dante Schmitz – “Victory” Amazon iTunes
Connor Flanagan – “Waterfall (feat Shonlock)” Amazon iTunes
Francis Cabildo – “Depth of my Heart” Amazon iTunes
Jackie Bissin – “Oceans” Amazon iTunes
John Finch – “Walk By Faith” Amazon iTunes
John Trabbic – “The Journey” Amazon iTunes
Marie Miller – “This Side of Paradise” Amazon iTunes
Mathias Michael – “Mystery” Available after signing up at his website
Matt Maher – “You Love Defends Me” Amazon iTunes
Mikey Needleman – “Starlight” Amazon iTunes
Of The Tower – “Follow You” Amazon iTunes
Taylor Tripodi – “Here I Am” Amazon iTunes
Tori Harris – “Face to Face” Amazon iTunes

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S4:E18 Catholic Playlist Show – #169

New Music from Matt Maher, John Finch

Catholic Playlist Show #169

A new single from Matt Maher headlines this episode of the Catholic Playlist Show. “Your Love Defends Me” is the latest from Matt Maher and we’re pleased to put it up first in the playlist. That’s followed by more new music – a single from John Finch titled “Walk by Faith” and “Thrive” from Dave More. “Thrive” comes from an album released by Dave in January 2017 that we just stumbled across this week.

Other music in the playlist comes from Ike Ndolo, Rita West, NOVUM, Joe Zambon and many more.

Song List
Matt Maher – “Your Love Defends Me” Amazon iTunes
John Finch – “Walk by Faith” Amazon iTunes
Dave Moore – “Thrive” Amazon iTunes
Audrey Assad – “Even Unto Death” Amazon iTunes
Ben Walther – “Ablaze” Amazon iTunes
Ceili Rain – “If It’s Your Will” Amazon iTunes
FOCUS Worship – “God Alone” Amazon iTunes
Fr Rob Galea – “No Greater Love” Amazon iTunes
Greg&Lizzy – “Cathedral” Amazon iTunes
Ike Ndolo – “Make It Loud” Amazon iTunes
Joe Zambon – “Coming Home” Amazon iTunes
NOVUM – “No Longer Slaves” Amazon iTunes
PJ Anderson – “Your Grace is Amazing” Amazon iTunes
Rita West – “Victor” Amazon iTunes