When the wine fails, new wine is served: the wine of the old covenant was good, but the wine of the new is better. The old covenant…is exhausted by its letter; the new covenant, which belongs to us, has the savour of life and is filled with grace. (Saint Faustus of Rietz, + ca.490)
Day: January 11, 2025
Shakespeare the Catholic
William Shakespeare was born at Stratford-on-Avon on April 23rd, 1564. His formal education, it is speculated, was limited. Some believe that not being university educated was likely to his advantage so far as his future career was concerned. Little is known of his life, perhaps because he was not so fully recognized for his genius[…]