"This introduces the consideration of the spiritual value of music, called in a unique way to infuse hope into the human soul, so marked and sometimes injured by it's earthly condition. There is a mysterious and profound relationship between music and hope, between song and eternal life..."
- Pope Benedict XVI 4.24.08
1 more jam from the Popple sessions... Sly and the Family Stone's 'Thank You Fa' Lettin'Me Be Myself Again'... Download on the m3 SoundClick page
Pray 4 these brothers in Christ, doing some wonderful work 4 the Lord... May God Bless them on their journeys...
Feb 25, 2008
So much 2 post...so little time
As u may know, Kyle and Dan of the famed duo group Popple visited m3 studios last week. Along with rehearsing 4 a show, i wanted 2 write a song especially written with them in mind and try 2 record it while they were here. Thus, the Lenten song entitled ' I will walk with U ' was born. Joining Popple on guitar is their good friend (and now mine) Kyle Murphy. Download this track here -> I Will Walk With U - mp3
Also, here is some footage from the 2/24/08 concert with m3 on the drums...
Feb 19, 2008
the Popple r coming!!! the Popple r coming!!!
kyle and dan r coming over 4 a rehearsal and possible recording session...i'll b playing drums with them on Sunday Feb. 23rd in Bloomington, Il.
It's a Popple Power Trio!!!
Drive safe homeboys
Feb 15, 2008
Grupo Francesco Live @ Java Joe's CoffeeHouse 2/10/08
4 those of u who may not know, Fr. Stan Fortuna (via an angel named Keith) helped start the manuel3 ministry. I met Father in Iowa City in the fall of 2003. We jammed until the wee small hours of the morning and 2 weeks later we have the beginnings of the Catholic Soul Revolution. Ever since, whenever Father is nearby i try 2 meet with him and set up a jam session so we can play 2gether. Thanks b 2 God 4 Jamie Hopkins (drums), wife MARY, their children and Java Joe's CoffeeHouse in Des Moines, Ia. We were able 2 jam 4 almost 2 hours. The bootleg audio will b released on my SoundClick page by next week. Until then, here's a sample...
Feb 6, 2008
Feb 4, 2008
LENT 2008
here we r Catholic Brothers and Sisters...Lent begins Wednesday...r beloved B16 says Almsgiving is the key... this is an excerpt taken from his 2008 Message For Lent
3. The Gospel highlights a typical feature of Christian almsgiving: it must be hidden: “Do not let your left hand know what your right hand is doing,” Jesus asserts, “so that your alms may be done in secret” (Mt 6,3-4). Just a short while before, He said not to boast of one’s own good works so as not to risk being deprived of the heavenly reward (cf. Mt 6,1-2). The disciple is to be concerned with God’s greater glory. Jesus warns: “In this way, let your light shine before others, so that they may see your good works and give glory to your Father in heaven” (Mt 5,16). Everything, then, must be done for God’s glory and not our own. This understanding, dear brothers and sisters, must accompany every gesture of help to our neighbor, avoiding that it becomes a means to make ourselves the center of attention. If, in accomplishing a good deed, we do not have as our goal God’s glory and the real well being of our brothers and sisters, looking rather for a return of personal interest or simply of applause, we place ourselves outside of the Gospel vision. In today’s world of images, attentive vigilance is required, since this temptation is great. Almsgiving, according to the Gospel, is not mere philanthropy: rather it is a concrete expression of charity, a theological virtue that demands interior conversion to love of God and neighbor, in imitation of Jesus Christ, who, dying on the cross, gave His entire self for us. How could we not thank God for the many people who silently, far from the gaze of the media world, fulfill, with this spirit, generous actions in support of one’s neighbor in difficulty? There is little use in giving one’s personal goods to others if it leads to a heart puffed up in vainglory: for this reason, the one, who knows that God “sees in secret” and in secret will reward, does not seek human recognition for works of mercy.
Jan 28, 2008
the latest... finishing mixing and last minute tracking on the manuel3/D-Major EP 2 b released at an unknown time...mayb Easter? i just don't feel right releasing new music over Lent, unless it's Lent oriented...
it was very exciting 2 present 'the Genesis album' on Easter Sunday back in 2006...mayb i'll talk D in2 doing this again...
please stay with me as i continue 2 write and release new music...i actually plan on recording live video of some Lenten hymns in the next couple of weeks...i'll post when i got them
God Love U
Jan 13, 2008
Sister Rosetta Tharpe
Jan 10, 2008
"You received without paying, give without pay." matthew 10:8
+www.manuel3.com website updates+
we now have 18 'Godfunk o' the month' jams up on the matthew 10:8 page... these r b-sides, outtakes, and unreleased jams both live and studio 4 u 2 download absolutely free... we now also have a hi-quality stream of the Indiana show back in June 07...watch
we gonna start work on getting out 2 some Catholic Festivals this summer...so please pray 4 us that we can share this gift of God 2 the lay faithful...any1 interested in having manuel3 per4rm need only contact us @ mystagogy@hotmail.com
one final note... i'd like 2 take this time 2 acknowledge and thank my webmaster Thomas Sulentic 4 all his work on keeping manuel3.com fresh...
God Bless him and God Bless U 4 ur support
Jan 8, 2008
more m3 live... more m3 live... mo' m3 live...
i've had some requests 2 liberate more live music... so 4 those of u who have a SoundClick account i've posted a riveting set from Iowa City, IA...
in October 07 we did a set of Catholic music @ the Yacht Club in IC... now this club is right on the campus of the University of Iowa...a Big 10 school... as u can hear, the kids dig funky music no matter what the message is...the 5 years i lived there i alway played my music, and spoke of Christ and all the mysteries, but i dig jazz and soul...so when heard this way, the people would listen...
the 6 songs here can b downloaded 4 free, but u must have an account...here is some information on this website...Soundclick.com
u don't have 2 b a musician 2 join, u can b a listener which gives u access 2 the music ...i'm going 2 b using SoundClick 2 release bootleg material and future jams...so if u dig what we r doing here, sign up, it's free
cool? here is the link 2 the Yacht Club Show...just click on the arrow pointing down
recording notes... -source is audio from a camcoder -some audience chatter can b heard at times -EQ and compression added in Logix Express -6 tracks audio is B+...if u r a bootleg collector, this is decent recording and captures the energy in the room...the players r as follows
Jamie Hopkins - drums Ben Soltau - bass BJ Jaggers - guitar m3 - keys n vox AD - rapper
it went down on the 26th of December...manuel3 and D-Major aka The Apologist got down 4 a couple days and came up with some jams that will soon b released...
want some vid 2 prove it?
check back 4 updates on this project...until then, the 1st single "Christmas Season aka Jesus Is Coming" can b downloaded 4 free right here
if u would like 2 donate 2 the ministry of D-Major/The Apologist stop by here
