GREEN BAY, Wisc., March 7, 2011 /
Christian Newswire/ -- At the beginning of Lent, the Franciscan Sisters offer James Raymond's discerning song about the "Jerusalem Syndrome" at the Franciscanized World:
www.fscc-calledtobe.org
Lent is a season of special grace that challenges us to retain our spiritual ideals, while discerning our role in facilitating God's Kingdom which has not yet fully emerged. As Thomas Merton wrote "We may at times be able to show the world Christ in moments when all can clearly discern in history some confirmation of the Christian message. But the fact remains that our task is to seek and find Christ in the world as it is, and not as it might be."
In the Liturgical cycle this Lent, Catholics will be celebrating the Feast Days of Saints who knew well the importance of discerning and finding God in reality, yet retaining a healthy and realistic hope – St. Isidore, St. Patrick, St Joseph, St. John Baptist de la Salle and St. Bernadette.
As an accomplished songwriter and composer, Mr. Raymond has written and produced numerous television projects, including arrangements for series and pilots, and recently scored the feature film That's What I Am. An adopted child, James' supportive parents were keen to pick up on his musical gift early in life. He started studying piano at the age of six and was playing in rock and R&B bands by his early teens. In 1995 James was reunited with his birth father David Crosby. In June of 1998 the self-titled debut album from CPR (Crosby, Pevar & Raymond) was released on Samson Music. CPR's second studio record, 'Just Like Gravity' was released in June 2001.
Established in 1869, the Roman Catholic Franciscan Sisters of Christian Charity serve in Catholic Health Care, Education and Parish-Community Service throughout the United States. Mission locations extend from St. Theresa in Kekaha, Hawaii, the westernmost parish in the United States, to rural Ohio, from the Mission of San Xavier Du Bac in Tucson to parochial schools in the Green Bay Diocese.
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