Eli Federman’s op-ed “The Bald Eagle Is Heaven-Sent” (Dec. 31) brings to mind the beautiful hymn “On Eagle’s Wings,” which is often sung both at Roman Catholic funeral Masses and at many Protestant ...

For a little more than half of America, Saturday was a day for celebrating. As soon as major news outlets called the presidential election, city streets burst into music, chants, and dance. It looked ...

The Rev. Jan Michael Joncas has written 17 collections of liturgical music but he's best known for "On Eagles' Wings," a hymn he composed in the late 1970s as a seminary student. The song became one ...

The Rev. Michael Joncas is a Christian musical composer best known for writing "On Eagle's Wings," a beloved song performed at churches across the globe. The St. Paul priest has penned another piece ...

Fr. Michael Joncas was watching President-elect Joe Biden's victory speech Nov. 7, but not even he was expecting Biden to quote from his well-known hymn "On Eagle's Wings." Biden gave an fairly ...

MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO)-- A hymn written by a Twin Cities priest more than 40 years ago is surging in popularity. President-elect Joe Biden quoted "On Eagle's Wings" to close out his victory speech ...

With its lilting-pop melody and sweet God talk, "On Eagle’s Wings" is the hymn that conservative Catholics love to hate and Catholic progressives often wave like a red flag. President Joe Biden loves ...

ST PAUL, Minn. — During COVID-19, the notion of 'shelter' has taken on new meaning. Now, it has also delivered a new song. Father Michael Joncas had been praying about the global pandemic before bed.