There are a lot of love songs out there. Some of them I love, no matter what my romantic status. And others make you want to re-enact all those scenes you see in movies, when the protagonist looks at himself in the mirror and is filled with such self-loathing that he punches the mirror and…

Christian music’s big chance to shine happens tonight when the Gospel Music Awards, or the Dove Awards, are given for outstanding commercial–and occasionally critical–success on the airwaves this year. Instead of being televised weeks later, as in years past, the Dove Awards will get at least some live exposure tonight when they are broadcast on…

“American Idol’s” Kelly Clarkson sang the classic hymn Ave Maria for Pope Benedict XVI during his visit to Saint Joseph’s Seminary in Yonkers, NY last Saturday. His Holiness looks like he enjoyed it, smiling a number of times throughout the performance. But maybe he was just hoping she’d break out into “Since U Been Gone.”…

Last night’s two and a half hour long celebrity installment of “Idol Gives Back” ranged from the bizarre (Teri Hatcher?) to the popular-but-not-inspirational (Fergie) to the truly meaningful. British singer Annie Lennox was one of the few celebrities who seemed genuinely moved by the trip she took to visit poor families in Africa, and was…

More from Beliefnet and our partners
More from Beliefnet and our partners