Discovering the Legacy of Sister Aloysius Dorman
Sister Aloysius Dorman (1835–1913) was a 19th‑century Catholic hymn composer whose music quietly shaped American devotional life. Her initials—S. N. D.—appear above the texts of many hymns found in older Catholic hymnals,
I Am A Faithful Catholic
I was listening to a new collection of hymns recordings in November of 2021 on The Devotional Hymns Project website produced by Peter Meggison when I heard the hymn I
Silent Night
This beautiful devotional Catholic Christmas hymn was written by Father Joseph Mohr, a Catholic priest of the parish of St. Nicholas, in the small village of Oberndorf, Austria, for Mid-night
Mother of Mercy, Day by Day
Father Frederick William Faber (1814-1863) wrote the text of this hymn. He was a convert to Catholicism and was received into the Catholic Church on November 18, 1845, by Bishop
O Jesus Christ, Remember
Father Edward Caswall a Roman Catholic priest wrote the text of this hymn. The earliest occurrence of the hymn that could be found is in his MASQUE OF MARY AND
O Face Divine!
The hymn O Face Divine! was written by Miss Eliza Allen Starr and first appeared in her collection of poem Songs of a Life-Time, published in 1887 when Miss Starr