James Estrin/The New York Times
Father Luke in his room at St. Joseph’s Friary in Harlem.
By JOHN MITCHELL
Published: April 22, 2007
IT was 9 o’clock on a wintry Saturday night, and in the dimly lighted basement of Our Lady of Good Counsel, a Roman Catholic church on 90th Street and Second Avenue, the chatter of more than 400 young people competed with the din of a rock band. Those not shouting in one another’s ears were dancing, singing, laughing and jumping up and down while trying not to spill their cups of coffee.
“Who has ever heard of a monk playing funk music?” shouted Brother Agostino Torres, a 30-year-old friar wearing sandals and a hooded gray robe. Hands shot into the air.
“O.K., all right, but I’ll bet you never heard of this one,” Brother Agostino went on. “Because tonight, we’re going to have some monks play some punk!” Half a dozen other bushy-bearded, gray-frocked friars broke into a cacophony of drums, bass, saxophone and electric guitar... READ MORE
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Also, interview with Fr Stan Fortuna here during his recent trip to Australia:
http://www.abc.net.au/rn/spiritofthings/stories/2007/1888683.htm
