In late 1991, I was walking down the hallway of the hospital visiting a friend. I glanced in a room and saw a young man that I had briefly known, named Mark. He was lying quietly with his eyes closed ...

What, exactly, is "soul?" This word is used so often in discussions and writings about music, but I wonder if anybody can actually define its very essence and place in the musical universe? The ...

The question about "soul," its meaning, and whether the term is appropriate for today was clarified by the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith in 1979.The Church affirms that a spiritual ...