The "Song of the Week" section features popular secular and religious songs and how their lyrics can teach us about our Catholic Faith. If you have any songs you would like to submit to the "Faith in Music" section or if you would like to write an article for this section please e-mail Jason at jasonspoolstra@yahoo.com.
"America Dream" by Switchfoot
March 19, 2007
Continuing the series of the Oh! Gravity album we come upon my favorite track of the entire album. More »
Taking a Break
March 1, 2007
Song of the Week will be closed for the next two weeks... More »
"College Kids" by Relient K
February 9, 2007
Here's a special double edition of song of the week this week!!! This one is an oldie but a goodie for those who know Relient K. More »
"Oh! Gravity" by Switchfoot
February 9, 2007
Here is the first of the series from Switchfoot's new album, "Oh! Gravity" I figured it would be best to start with the first song and the title of the album. More »
"Love is a Fast Song" by Copeland
February 2, 2007
I found out that this band was going to be touring with Switchfoot this spring and wanted to check their music out. Turns out they have a lot of great songs and I wanted to write about one of them. More »
"High and Low" by Greg Laswell
January 26, 2007
I just heard this song on a TV show the other day and I ran to iTunes to download it. The whole album is really good. More »
"Burn Out Bright" by Switchfoot
January 5, 2007
FINALLY!!! That is all I have to say with Switchfoot's newest album "Oh! Gravity". I had a hard time deciding which one I wanted to write about, so starting with this one I will be writing on ALL the songs on this album and later on the year I will probably do a series on their music. So get ready! More »
"Christmas Song" by Dave Matthews Band
December 22, 2006
Tis the season and I thought I would write about a Christmas Song entitled, "Christmas Song ." More »
"Simple Gifts" by Elder Joseph
December 15, 2006
I first heard this song from Copland's "Appalachian Spring". The melody is very simple, quaint, and beautiful. I chose this song because when you think what is the gift? It's the gift of the Holy Spirit. More »
"What are They Doing in Heaven Today?" by Washington Phillips
November 10, 2006
This song is so unique and yet so touching that I had to put this up here. More »
"Square One" by Tom Petty
October 20, 2006
I was pretty excited today when I looked at my list of songs I have done and I saw that I hadn't written about this Tom Petty song. It's such a great song and I was excited I can write about it. More »
"Bridge over Trouble Water" by Simon and Garfunkel
October 6, 2006
So this is my 10th song I've done. woo hoo! Well I hope y'all will like this one. One of the most prolific duos in the music industry was and probably ever will be Simon and Garfunkel. Songs like "Ms. Robinson", "I am a Rock", and of course "Scarborough Fair." Out of all the greats I decided to write about one of the great and most recognizable songs from them, "Bridge Over Troubled Water." More »
"For What It's Worth" by Buffalo Springfield
September 22, 2006
I thought long and hard for this next song. It's such a powerful song, for it's time when it came out and even now when applied in the right context. More »
"Believe" by Yellowcard
September 11, 2006
Former President FDR said "...a date that will live in infamy." He was speaking of course of the attack on Pearl Harbor, but 60 years later we had another event on a date that will live on forever, September 11. More »
"Wonder of it All" by Monday Morning
August 9, 2006
Hello friends. I hope you all are ready for a new round of "song of the week"! This song is a great one and click on more so you can read all about it. Peace! More »
"Like a Rock" by Bob Seger
June 9, 2006
So I had my IPOD on shuffle the other day and one of my favorite artists came on, Bob Seger. I've been listening to him for a long, long time. One of his most memorable songs, "Like a Rock", came on and I immediately thought of whom else, St. Peter. More »
"Song for a Friend" by Jason Mraz
May 26, 2006
This song I stumbled across by accident which is weird because I really enjoyed this song. I think it's the way it has been written. I have always thought just the way the title says, a song for a friend. It wasn't until I started this weekly posting when I started going deeper and I could see this being a conversation with our heavenly father. More »
"3x5" by John Mayer
May 23, 2006
Yes I know I didn't write an entry last week and I apologize! BUT that means there are going to be two this week! I know you all are very excited about that. So this one I ran across the other day and this one is a personal testimony from my past summer. More »
"Politicians" by Switchfoot
May 12, 2006
I've been holding back from doing Switchfoot because they are one of my favorite bands, and I really wanted to do a good job. I also have been holding back because I didn't know which song to use. There are so many great songs! However, I sat through and started listening, and felt that "Politicians" was a great song to chose. More »
"On the Way Down" by Ryan Cabrera
May 5, 2006
Time for another song of the week and this one is "On the Way Down" By Ryan Cabrera. This song is of course a love song, but when I think about this song I think about a different love that has saved me, Mary the Mother of God! More »