IGF039 In Good Faith - Sister Kathy Sherman, singer, performer, composer

Sister Maxine with Sister Kathy Sherman, who sings excerpts from her songs during the podcast.

• A song of healing at the time of the coronavirus pandemic: “All You Need to Know”
• Sister Kathy’s musical extended family, including a staff writer for Irving Berlin and a concert pianist
• Called to the vocation of music and to religious life as a CSJ sister
• “Unity” as a central part of the CSJ mission and a major theme in Sister Kathy’s music
• Music as a voice of social justice
• Singing in church…or not
• Songs for children at the U.S.-Mexico border: “Everyone Needs a Place to Call Home”
• When music takes on unintended meanings from listeners
• Sister Kathy, originally from the South Side of Chicago, talks about situations of violence in local neighborhoods
• Music as a way to be with people at profound moments of their lives
• Singing compassion into the world with the Circle of Song choir
• The arts as a way to bring about social change
• Helping to connect people with the God who unites us all
• Sister Kathy envisions her musical legacy

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