Carey Landry (born 1944) is an American composer of

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music. Among his 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,

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. He has a master's degree in theology from

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and lives in

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Ecclesiastical career

Carey Landry was ordained a Catholic priest for the

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in 1971. In 1976, he was serving as campus minister of

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, had produced six collections of original songs, and was a frequent speaker and performer at conferences for Catholic youth ministry and church musicians. By 1980 he was devoting himself to full-time music ministry. In 1985 he was reported as having been released from priestly ministry.

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