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.

Editor’s Note 11/7/2020: President-elect Joseph R. Biden quoted “On Eagle’s Wings” during his first speech as president-elect. Father Michael Joncas, the hymn’s composer, told America: “To quote the ...

After a long week that was caused by such an even longer Presidental election, the majority of the country came together on Saturday night to celebrate Joe Biden becoming the 46th president of the ...

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 ...

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 ...

The song that the Rev. Mike Joncas wrote at a friend's request is now an important part of Christian liturgy. A seminarian from Omaha had just learned that his father suffered a heart attack and would ...

The plaque commemorating the first performance of "On Eagle's Wings," which took place at St. Robert Bellarmine Church in Omaha in April 1976. Cathy Raneri unveils the plaque at St. Robert Bellarmine ...