Claude Bernard

About the author

Born on 6 March 1935 in Saint-Martin-des-Tilleuls, Vendée, Claude Bernard is a French former psychiatric nurse who became one of the more quietly influential figures in contemporary Catholic liturgical music. Several of his hymn texts rank among the most widely sung in French parishes, according to a list compiled by La Procure. Beyond composition, Bernard served as president of ACCREL from 1992 to 1996 and co-president of "Femmes et Hommes en Église," an association promoting women's place in the Roman Catholic Church.

He is also active in the Jonas groups, which advocate for Church reforms in the spirit of Vatican II.