Carey Landry is an American composer of Catholic

Catholic

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 liturgical

Liturgy

Liturgy is either the customary public worship done by a specific religious group, according to its particular traditions or a more precise term that distinguishes between those religious groups who believe their ritual requires the "people" to do the "work" of responding to the priest, and those...

 music. Among his better known compositions are "Abba, Father", "Hail Mary, Gentle Woman", "Only a Shadow", and a musical accompaniment to the traditional verses "Peace Is Flowing Like a River". He and his wife Carol Jean Kinghorn have released several albums and collections of music through their publisher OCP (Oregon Catholic Press

Oregon Catholic Press

OCP is an American liturgical publisher based in Portland, Oregon. The not-for-profit company publishes liturgical music, books, choral collections, hymnals, missals, and support materials for the Catholic Church...

). He has a master's degree in theology from The Catholic University of America

The Catholic University of America

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 and lives in Indianapolis, Indiana

Indianapolis, Indiana

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His music in contemporary Catholic culture

Carey Landry is one of many musicians who compose contemporary Catholic liturgical music

Contemporary Catholic liturgical music

Contemporary Catholic liturgical music encompasses a comprehensive number of styles of music for Catholic liturgy that grew both before and after the reforms of Vatican II...

. This music has enjoyed widespread success throughout the English speaking world. There have also been a number of controversies surrounding this music.