Calling All People to Life
By John D. O’Brien, S.J. Photo: John O'Brien, S.J. Coming so soon from watching one of the most moving and remarkable films I’ve ever seen, I was inspired when I received a song by Canadian songwriter and musician Erin Leahy that explored similar themes . Leahy’s “Calling All People to Life”, like the movie Gravity , dwells upon the idea of the inherent fragility and value of human life, pivots upon the power of prayer, alludes to the fundamental choice between life and death, and has great exultant motifs of baptism and rebirth. Already getting radio-play, this new song from the Juno-award winning artist captures several basic themes from the Spiritual Exercises of St. Ignatius . I invite readers to listen to the song for themselves, which is posted here with her permission: