welcome every1 checking in from Spirit Juice Studios! Thank u 2 Rob and Danny and Kyle and the whole SJS crew...i have been blessed 2 b a small part of what they do and appreciate the love & support they've giving me and the ministry... here is the 2009 flashback NCYC Unplugged vid feat. myself and my drummer Jamie Hopkins on the djembe...more vids and catholic music covering this event can b found here

UPDATE WEDNESDAY... My wife and I were blessed to become Godparents this past weekend of this angel! Sarah Jaggers...

Just finished a version of "Away In A Manger" for inclusion on a Christmas Album for one of friends Mike, whom I've known 4 quite sometime and musically responsible 4 who i am 2day...who has appeared w me on a number of gigs and Catholic Concerts...thank u Tingle Family 4 trusting me with this song...still needs a flugelhorn solo on it, but check out the demo below:



Also working with a church here in town on recording some music for their cd coming out soon! I will b streaming some of this session here...u can check the page for times...

A busy little couple of weeks coming up gig wise so thanks b 2 God as usual 4 the work!

Cora Therese Lopez was born monday sept 12...thanks b 2 God

as my wife and i expect r 4th child in just days, we r chillin' and getting ready 4 the fall...had a huge summer of gigs and thanks b 2 God 4 that...please continue 2 pray 4 us and the ministry and all the work the Lord has cut out 4 us...more music is soon 2 come!

the latest jam is on the new album by Pontifex aka Fr. Burns who is an ordained priest from Indiana...along with a sample done by the great D-Major, i played and sang on a track called "Cold Castle Blues"...check it out above and download the album here...it is wonderful...God Bless

Prayers and safe travels 4 those returning home from WYD...

Excerpt from the Homily by the Pope at Final Mass:
  
"Dear young friends, as the Successor of Peter, let me urge you to strengthen this faith which has been handed down to us from the time of the Apostles. Make Christ, the Son of God, the centre of your life. But let me also remind you that following Jesus in faith means walking at his side in the communion of the Church. We cannot follow Jesus on our own. Anyone who would be tempted to do so “on his own”, or to approach the life of faith with kind of individualism so prevalent today, will risk never truly encountering Jesus, or will end up following a counterfeit Jesus.

Having faith means drawing support from the faith of your brothers and sisters, even as your own faith serves as a support for the faith of others. I ask you, dear friends, to love the Church which brought you to birth in the faith, which helped you to grow in the knowledge of Christ and which led you to discover the beauty of his love. Growing in friendship with Christ necessarily means recognizing the importance of joyful participation in the life of your parishes, communities and movements, as well as the celebration of Sunday Mass, frequent reception of the sacrament of Reconciliation, and the cultivation of personal prayer and meditation on God’s word." - Pope Benedict XVI

August 21, 2011
Madrid

2 all the WYD people..prayers r with u this week..especially my brother...love

thank u 2 Augie Leal and all the SHINE young adults in Chicago...what a funky time...thank u again 2 Jaime, Ian, and Curtis...
here is a taste of audio mixed with vid every now and then...check it OUT!!!

the Pope has had about a million "tweets" by now...
summer is super busy! as u can c by my lack of posts...

many, many gigs and shows and alot of preperation in2 those gigs and shows...

thank u 2 my wife and children 4 their continued support of my music!

the fellas and i r heading back 2 Chicago 2 play for SHINE Catholic Work Camp this friday...u will remember last year we played 4 this and it was fantastic...check out more info here

we thank Augie Leal and his wonderful family 4 letting us back in...the show will b great as we r playing some new music and looking back in2 the 60s with some cool Staple Singers classics...we all love Mavis Staples around here and we can't wait 2 take some gospel 2 Chitown!

will update and post some vid and audio when we get back...

please pray 4 us!

until then stay cool in this heat...wade in the water children!

wow...time flies

Fr Stan visit was great...mucho fun...we played alot of music 2gether...was able 2 take the mobile studio and grab him on a couple of new tracks..."dig me now"?

more later...