Behind the music with Matt Maher

Many of you may be familiar with the music of Matt Maher.  I truly enjoy his music and thought I’d share with you some videos about his powerful song “Christ is Risen” which I love.  What you may not know though is that Matt Maher is Catholic and has a heart for reaching other Catholics.  Below are a few quotes from some articles I found that discuss Matt and his passion for music and the Church as a whole.

“The joy that I really feel, as part of my ministry, is that I’ve been kind of going out more and traveling and working with different people breaking down those stereotypes because people have a lot of Catholic stereotypes. I’m just letting them know that there is a generation, now rising, of Catholics who recognize the gift of Salvation that’s been given to them and that see the need for a daily relationship with Jesus and pursue it. And pursue Him actively in His Word, and also pursue it in the Sacrament….What I’ve realized too is that the harvest is plenty, but the laborers are few. The reality is that because of the denominational barriers that exist, there are so few laborers in the Catholic Church. You know, I think it’s a move that God is doing.”

“With an incredible love for Christ, and a heart to reach people with the Gospel, Maher seeks to meet people where they are, not where he wishes they would be. Often referring to himself as a “musical missionary,” Maher, who also serves as part of the worship team at his home church in Mesa, Arizona, St. Timothy Catholic Community, shares, “It’s so important to stay in community when you want to write for the Church. That is where your songs come from; from your relationship with Christ, with your immediate family, and the family of believers.”

The first video is Matt Maher explaining more about the song Christ is Risen and a 3^rd century sermon that inspired him to write it.   The second video is the actual song with the lyrics.