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Fr. Stan Fortuna, CFR
 Fr.
Stan Fortuna has been playing music since
the 2nd grade when his father gave him his
first instrument for Christmas - a red
electric guitar! His love for music grew
into early adulthood as he began the life
long journey of learning the art of
improvising by practicing countless hours
and playing lots of sessions in the New York
area. It was during that time that Fortuna
began hearing his true calling in life and
was eventually ordained a Roman Catholic
priest. He is one of the eight original
members of the Community of Franciscan
Friars of the Renewal, a community
established in the Archdiocese of New York
under the jurisdiction of John Cardinal
O'Connor in 1987.
Fr. Stan established Francesco Productions (www.francescoproductions.com)
in 1987, a non-profit company which produces
his music, teaching tapes and videos. He
established the non-profit recording company
to assist the poor and to evangelize
Christ's Word through his music. From
Contemporary Christian to Jazz, Folk, Reggae
and Rap, this incredible musician and
composer has produced music for the
enjoyment of all ages and walks of life. He
has released numerous CD's of original music
and standards, arranged in his very special
style. All proceeds from sales go to the
Community's hands-on work with the poor.
Although Fr. Stan lives in the South Bronx
where he serves the poor and needy families,
he is internationally known for his music as
well as for his powerful preaching. Fr. Stan
travels extensively, performing his music
and proclaiming the Gospel at conferences,
retreats, and both national and
international youth prayer festivals.
 He
has been a featured speaker at Franciscan
University's High School Age Youth
Conferences and Youth 2000 events for
several years. He has also appeared numerous
times on EWTN's Life on the Rock.
In January 1999, Fr. Stan was asked to
preach and perform at the youth rally in St.
Louis during Pope John Paul's visit. He is
now serving full time in the preaching
apostolate using his gift of music, a
powerful means to reach deep into the heart
and soul of both the young and old
throughout the world.
Fr. Stan’s latest project: Sacro Song 3
 Fr.
Stan dedicates this album to his hero, now
and forever, the late Great Pope John Paul
II.
With 18 all-new tracks including “Got the
Mike On”, an ode to old school; the
jazz/funk-inspired “Ain’t No Party”;
“Hangin’ In There”, a challenge to
persevere; the dark-themed “Daddy Wound” and
“Jesus Talks”, a response to the hip hop hit
“Jesus Walks” by Kanye West, "Sacro Song 3"
also features guest artists UGC (Kwame,
Enigma & Gremlin) on the Latin-flavoured
“World F.A.M.I.L.Y.” and Sean Santiago and
Glenda Mortoral on “Ima Do Me”. Many of the
songs were inspired by Fr. Stan’s South
Bronx experiences and his desire to use
popular culture within his vocation to reach
the broadest possible audience. “Sacro Song
3 offers hope and empowers people to look
upward - to what I believe and know is a
better future," says Fr. Stan. "I wanted to
challenge the perceived, stereotypical
notion that rap music cannot be redeemed and
used to elevate contemporary culture . The
power of love, regardless of musical genre,
can break any barrier, scale any wall - it
is stronger than death."
Fr. Stan’s Website (Francesco Productions):
http://www.francescoproductions.com/index.asp
Fr. Stan’s Music:
http://www.francescoproductions.com/pages/music.html
Other great Catholic music available at:
www.catholicmusicnetwork.com
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