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Feature in the “National Catholic Register”
‘I Call You Brothers’ — Priest Brings Consolation Through Music The recent revelations about clerical sex abuse allegations in the Diocese of Buffalo have certainly shaken and affected many good priests. Among them is...
Feature in “WKBW Buffalo
South Buffalo pastor authors songs in response to Catholic Church scandals Veteran-priest hopes to offer encouragement to abuse victims and other priests struggling to live their vocation. BUFFALO, N.Y. (WKBW) — Fr....
The Sliver of a Memory
THE SLIVER OF A MEMORY…. The first time I ever sat in on a songwriting session was probably 1994. As a seminarian assigned to St. Mary of the Lake parish in Hamburg, New York, I was invited to a musician’s home...
Welcome to the BLOG FATHER
This brand-new shiny 2020 floor model of the frbillsings website is the THIRD version since my web presence as a musician/songwriter first appeared. “The third time’s the charm,” says a popular saying, and I pray that...
Feature in “Western New York Catholic”
Father Bill Quinlivan tells his side of story in new book Buffalo's singing priest, Father William Quinlivan, has added another title to his resumé - book author. With the help of a self-publishing firm, he has...
Feature in “National Catholic Register”
From Writing Jokes to Sacred Songs In his job-hopping, soul-searching pre-seminary days, Father Bill Quinlivan was something of a funny man, penning a movie script, pitching a sitcom and schlepping jokes at $10 a pop...