celebrating the journey

August 27, 2019 by Paul Vasile in News, Pilgrimage

I’ve been on an extraordinary journey this summer, a pilgrimage that invited me to step away from familiar spaces and routines and give myself over to the grace of the road.

I’m returning today with a full heart and suitcase, having received incredible gifts along the way: abundant hospitality, lovingly prepared food, soul friendship, new songs, time in stunning wilderness spaces, collaboration and creativity, as well as opportunities to teach, share, and connect with a life-giving network of new and old friends.

pray with our feet update

August 07, 2019 by Paul Vasile in News, Music

I’m grateful to share my protest song Pray With Our Feet is being sung around the country - from Washington, D.C. to Iowa to California. I continue to offer it for free, with hope the piece inspires courageous action to end gun violence in the United States.

songs for the holy other

July 19, 2019 by Paul Vasile in Music, News, Worship, Social Justice, Congregational Song

So grateful to have my song God Calls You Good included in The Hymn Society in the United States and Canada’s new collection titled Songs for the Holy Other: Hymns Affirming the LGBTQIA2S+ Community, released at their annual conference this month.

summer pilgrimage 2019

June 03, 2019 by Paul Vasile in News

While I've been traveling a lot over the past years, it's been some time since I've been on a pilgrimage. For me, pilgrimage has something to do with discovery, with spiritual quest or awakening. Bringing only the essentials along, it's a time to step into the provision of God, as well as the abundance discovered in the people and places we meet along the way. It's a space for listening and discernment, as we uproot from usual routines and give ourselves over to the journey.

autumn update

October 19, 2018 by Paul Vasile in News

How can it already be mid-October, friends?! The last weeks have passed quickly and joyfully, with visits to Lebanon, PA, Roanoke, VA and Chicago, IL alongside my semi-regular commute between St. Louis and New York City. There's been a lot of focus on Advent music and planning, including several workshops focused on creative planning for the season.

Read my fall newsletter to find out where I’ve been and where I’m headed in the coming months!