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