Nick’s Blog
A Bittersweet Thing Happened To Me Earlier This Week
This past Tuesday I played for a charismatic healing mass sponsored by the Diocese of Hartford’s Office for Charismatic Renewal. But only recently did I discover that it was to be the last of such services. The Office for Charismatic Renewal is closing. After... Read More
How Praise and Worship Led Me to Gregorian Chant
When I was growing up in New York City (as an Episcopalian), I was part of a dual parish set up. Two churches worked together as a team, sharing much of the same resources in the same neighborhood. One of them, was a traditional service complete with... Read More
Meeting St. Maria Goretti
It was only by chance that I came across a blog post advertising the tour of the relics of Saint Maria Goretti. For those who don’t know, Maria Goretti was an 11-year-old girl who had been targetted by a neighbor boy who had ambitions to rape her.... Read More
Pope Francis in Central Park
A couple of weeks ago, my father emailed me letting me know that he had access to four tickets to see the Pope in Central Park, that he would not be able to use them (he was going to be away)… would I like them? I told him give me a day, I’ll... Read More
Friday Night Meetup in New York City
Hello all… As you are well aware, the Pope is visiting America. And His Holiness will be arriving in New York City on Thursday for a few days. Due to unpredictable circumstances, I happened upon a few tickets to see His Holiness in the Central... Read More
What To Do If You Stop Feeling God’s Presence
For a couple of times this past week, someone had posted on the Christianity board on Reddit about their personal relationship with God, how they had once enjoyed feeling His Presence, and that currently that had gone away. They were tempted to see this... Read More
Godspell: Hopelessly Dated, or Ahead of Its Time?
Has there ever been a musical that has dated itself more quickly than Godspell? When growing up, this musical was everywhere. If off-Broadway wasn’t covering it, your junior high school was. If they weren’t covering it, your church’s... Read More
The Top Buzzworthy Praise and Worship Songs
Every six months Christian Copyright Licensing, Inc. (CCLI)—a copyright permissions service for Christian worship songs—releases the results of its survey of the top worship songs for the previous time period. You can find the Top 25 results here. I... Read More
Update on My Lofty Ministry Plans
It has been too long since I have given an update of any kind to my ministry. I have been scurrying about, learning new skills, slowly but surely setting into place a new paradigm for how I will best serve you, helping craft the right products for those... Read More
Why Most Catholics Don’t Evangelize
I delve into my Catholic history books and read up on the saints such as St. Patrick, St. Francis de Sales, and St. John Bosco. These were men who knew their faith and were bold in sharing it with others. These were individuals, emblazoned by the Holy... Read More