Edvard Grieg’s Ave Maris Stella
To complement our devotion on this memorial-feast of the Presentation of Our Lady, here is Norwegian composer, Edvard Grieg’s, polyphonic composition of the ancient Latin hymn, Ave Maris Stella, composed in 1888-89.
To complement our devotion on this memorial-feast of the Presentation of Our Lady, here is Norwegian composer, Edvard Grieg’s, polyphonic composition of the ancient Latin hymn, Ave Maris Stella, composed in 1888-89.
As the stakes rise in the various conflicts around the world, not least in Russia, Ukraine and the Middle east, we should remind ourselves of the Church’s theory of a ‘just war’, which should be our guide – not jingoism or dreams of unconditional surrender. Like most theories, it’s more difficult in practice. Still, we[…]