Word: prayerfulness
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...Opening with a Gregorian chant of the “Our Father” and church bells, the song has boundless potential, but abruptly changes into a spiritual pop opus with its haunting combination of Christian prayer, Arabic words, and Hebrew chanting. While the topic’s ambition is commendable, the song lacks the power of Madonna’s similarly-themed “Like a Prayer.” Shakira, who pens her own lyrics, excels with English lines such as “And if you wrote the script/then why the troublemakers?” Despite...
When the Sept. 11 memorial design was unveiled this fall for Flight 93's crash site in Pennsylvania, LITTLE GREEN FOOTBALLS and other conservatives decried it as a "monumental insult," largely because the crescent of red maple trees resembled an Islamic prayer station, pointing toward Mecca. Some critics tipped their hats last week at the bowl-shaped redesign, above, until ERROR THEORY pointed out that the "Islamo-fascist shrine ... still contains all of the features that made it a terrorist memorial." One element that was retained: the flight path lined with 44 translucent blocks, one for each person who died...
...following piece, Felix Mendelssohn’s verleigh’ uns frieden, opened beautifully, with bassoon and bass accompanying the chorus. This Lutheran prayer for peace was moving and skillfully handled by both chorus and orchestra. There were a large number of musicians on the stage for such a small performance venue, and both ensembles controlled their expression brilliantly, resulting in an emotive and comprehensible dialogue between the instruments and voices...
Confessions on a Dance Floor (Warner) 4 1/2 stars Ever since the mid-’80s, the mother of reinvention has been on a quest for enlightenment. On records such as “Like A Virgin” and “Like A Prayer,” Madonna got “Into The Groove” with (unauthorized) inspiration from Catholicism, complete with rosary and a communion-ready white dress. A decade later, on the critically-acclaimed “Ray of Light,” she boogied to Buddhism. In 2003, she changed her musical...
...shock to all of us. We’re very sad we’ve lost such a valuable member of the community,” Gallego said. “The fact he was so young absolutely makes it much more shocking.” A prayer service was held on Saturday. A memorial service will follow in the spring. Shahabuddin is survived by his wife Soofia, five sisters, and two children, ages...