IJAMSVILLE (MD)
Catholic News Service
December 27, 2018
By Emily Rosenthal
“How can we pray when we feel betrayed?”
The song continues, offering more questions, but no answers.
“How Can We Pray?” was written by Zachary Stachowski, director of music ministry at St. Ignatius of Loyola in Ijamsville, Maryland, moved by the anger he felt immediately after the Pennsylvania grand jury report on clergy sexual abuse was released in mid-August.
After posting the sheet music to his personal Facebook page, nearly 300 people reacted, 67 commented and 80 shared, including the pages of national music organizations such as the National Association of Pastoral Musicians.
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