Thrive for Life Prison Project Presents Sacred Music Composed by a Man Currently Serving 25 Years to Life

| 04/29/2025

By: Patrick Grady

Thrive for Life Prison Project, a ministry for all people affected by incarceration and detention, presented a special concert at St. Patrick’s Old Cathedral in April during Lent.

Musician Paul Cortez, able to cultivate his passion for music behind bars, created a beautiful composition based on Jesus’ anguish in the Garden of Gethsemane.

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Cardinal Timothy M. Dolan

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Archbishop Ronald Hicks

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