Israel Houghton’s exuberant “Again I Say Rejoice” seems appropriate for Gaudete Sunday. Rejoice! Luke Hill is a writer and community organizer in Boston. He blogs at dotCommonweal and MassCommons. Also by this author The Geography of Faith & Tim Kaine's Formation Get Commonweal’s latest, delivered twice weekly. Email address Recommended for you Whatever Happened to Synodality? By Heidi Schlumpf June 18, 2026 Waidmannslust By Linda Kinstler June 15, 2026 Innocence & Impotence By Sophia Sheehy Bulla June 18, 2026
