“God Only Knows,” written when Wilson was just 23, is perhaps as close to a perfect pop song as there is—and certainly the most beautiful. Editor-at-Large, Obsessed You can’t reduce a genius like ...

The Fourth of July is a good time for some stirring patriotic songs. But more than stirring emotions, such songs reflect the religious roots of our country. America, America the Beautiful, God Bless ...

Patriotic songs are the soundtrack of the American nation. Flag-waving anthems such as “America the Beautiful” and “God Bless America” have brought together Americans of all stripes since our ...

Yesterday I heard an excellent homily at Mass. The Gospel reading (Mt 10:37-42) had Jesus telling his followers, with the uncompromising language he often used, that nothing comes before God. God ...