Lauda Sion
From Tomás Luis de Victoria, his motet in praise of the Holy Eucharist, from 1585, in an era when the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass was suppressed throughout Europe,... Read more.
An Addendum to the Ugandan Martyrs, and King Mwanga
I was reading some of the corollary to the martyrs we celebrate today, the numerous ‘pages’ of King Mwanga put to death for resisting his unnatural sexual... Read more.
There is nothing so great as the Eucharist. If God had something more precious, He would have given it to us. ~ Saint Jean Vianney... Read more.
No one who is rightly minded turns from true belief to false. (Saint Justin Martyr, +165)... Read more.
A Letter to a Local Paper
The local newspaper of the area in which I happen to live published an editorial a few weeks ago, claiming that those who have reservations about the draconian Covid... Read more.
Two Trinitarian Palestrinas
In honour of the Most Holy Trinity, Palestrina’s Veni Sancte Spiritus, for four voices, first published in 1575. Compare with his later (1589) Veni Creator... Read more.
Each person considered in himself is entirely God. . . the three considered together. . . I have not even begun to think of unity when the Trinity bathes me in its... Read more.
All life demands struggle. Those who have everything given to them become lazy, selfish, and insensitive to the real values of life. The very striving and hard work... Read more.
Dialogue with a Reader on the ‘Virtual’ Mass
(What follows is an exchange with a faithful reader, having his own qualms about ‘virtual’ Masses – I thought our dialogue, slightly adapted, might... Read more.
Christian joy is a gift of God flowing from a good conscience. (Saint Philip Neri, +1595)... Read more.