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Songs in Celebration of Creation "Only if the human imagination is activated by the flight of the great soaring birds in the heavens, by the blossoming flowers of Earth, by the sight of the sea, by the lightning and thunder of the great storms..., only then will the deep inner experiences be evoked within the human soul." (Thomas Berry, The Great Work) Originally produced in 1990 by Posthorn Recordings, this new recording with Paul Avgerinos elaborates and enhances a musical celebration of creation by psalmist Kathleen Deignan, CND. Her inspiration is drawn from a variety of sacred sources: Isaiah, the Psalms, the Franciscan poet Jacopone da Todi, the lovers of the Song of Songs, the Lorica of St. Patrick, the Easter Exultet, and many of her own sung prayers. All these voices conspire together in marvelous song, to enchant our minds and hearts to love this Earth and cultivate it to be a garden once again. With gratitude to all those whose generosity of time and resources has made this project possible: Carol Lombardo and the Board of Schola Ministries, Susan Aery, and Joan Saia, and all the generous benefactors of Schola Ministries who have made these recordings possible. This album is dedicated to Father Thomas Berry, prophet, poet, and evangelist of the New Creation Story. He has both inspired and challenged us to learn to inhabit this precious Earth as a garden once again an urgent spiritual necessity, for the inner life of the human depends on the outer world of nature. It is the task of the artist, poet, and musician to awaken us to the wonder manifesting in the wholly mysterious cosmos. This joyful collection of original songs by Kathleen Deignan, CND invites us to enter into the celebration of the great liturgy of our universe, and offers a way to sing the praise of creation, for its healing and for our own.