Wow. I've just recovered from an amazing weekend at the We Believe festival, an event gathering together Catholics from all over the country (and even beyond!) I'm still processing everything that happened, all the beautiful conversations I had with so many people, meeting some of you who listen to my music (!!) It was really special. Even though the weekend was super busy and I was behind my stall most of the weekend, there was such a deep peace in my heart the whole time an

My name is Raya, and I am like the hart . My soul yearns for God like the hart yearns for the streams of running water. When you glance across my little apostolate over here, does part of you ever wonder, “Well, I guess the “hart” imagery is nice, and the deer jumping in your logo is cute, but… why the hart, Raya ?” If you really want to know the short answer: Sicut Cervus is my favourite polyphonic piece by Palestrina, and it was stuck in my head as I set up my YouTu

Hello to all my dear listeners, or curious onlookers! I hope you’re soaking up the graces of this time of Advent and are joyfully preparing for Christmas. I wanted to pin up a kind of manifesto for Like the Hart – a kind of mission statement; a “ what am I really doing here?” The day after I posted the "face reveal" video sharing about my new website and creative ideas, honestly, I went into overdrive trying to churn out music, get my paintings together, work on my webs