It is therefore a holy and wholesome thought to pray for the dead, that they may be loosed from sins. (2 Maccabees, 12:46)
Day: November 2, 2020
Remembering Those Who Came Before Us
(I wrote this upon visiting my grandparents’ graves in Scotland two years ago, but seems a propos for this time as we especially remember our dead, and speed them into that heavenly kingdom…Editor) If for the Romanas it was ‘dulce et decorum pro patribus mori, sweet and proper to die for one’s nation, literally, one’s[…]
A 21st Century Dies Irae – in Conversation with Composer Thomas Crow
Please introduce yourself and your relationship with Faith and Music. My name is Thomas Crow and I am a Catholic Composer from Wakefield in England. My Mum is Catholic and my Dad is Anglican, but my sister and I were brought up Catholic, serving at Mass for many years. My Dad has played the organ[…]