Mat Burkepile is the music director and organist for St. Peter's Catholic Church in Lindsay, Texas. He is master violinist, music teacher, and the husband of ChurchPOP's Jacqueline Burkepile.
Saint Cecilia was more than a model of early Christianity. She inspires musicians to live up to the saying attributed to Saint Augustine: “He who sings prays twice.”
"It's a story of redemption. It's a story about every church play...and it's a story about imperfect people picking up their cross to celebrate Jesus' birth."
"These women don't even see it as sacrifice. They see service. And I see the same footsteps Christ took on the Way of the Cross."
"Have mercy on Me and I will have mercy on you. Give Me hands and I will give you peace. The more you honor Me, the more I will bless you."
"If the King of Heaven and Earth walks into our church with the glory of salvation beaming from His hands, feet, and side, would He be proud to have such noble work proclaiming Him?"
I am very saddened by the fire in Paris. As the music director for a Catholic church, I wanted to share my story. Immaculate Conception Catholic Church in Fort Smith is historic (not as historic as Notre Dame), but I wanted to help the people who watched their cathedral burn....
