EWTN to Debut ‘The Song of the Longing Heart,’ Paul Jernberg’s Mission to Renew Love of Sacred Music

EWTN to Debut ‘The Song of the Longing Heart,’ Paul Jernberg’s Mission to Renew Love of Sacred Music

By Debbie Cowden

During Holy Mass, we know that music lifts our prayers to God, but is there a particular style of music that helps us do this better than others?

Composer Paul Jernberg thinks so, and he’s made it his mission to bring about a renewal of sacred liturgical music in the Catholic Church today. “The Song of the Longing Heart,” a new documentary airing at 8 p.m. ET Friday, Jan. 8, tells the story...

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