As Steals the Morn
One of Handel’s most delightful Arias, ‘As Steals the Morn’, with the libretto lightly adapted from Act 5, Scene 1 of Shakespeare’s Tempest:... Read more.
Mr. McCarrick’s Malfeasance
The much-anticipated – in one sense – “McCarrick” report was released today, and the flurries of commentaries are making their rounds, even... Read more.
Whenever we come to church, we must prepare our hearts to be as beautiful as we expect this church to be. Do you wish to find this basilica immaculately clean? Then... Read more.
A Spike To Unite a Dominion
Father Callam’s reflection on Dr. Leslie Hamilton Neatby evokes a Canada that was, and may never be again: A dominion united by common, fundamental principles,... Read more.
The Cardinal Sarah’s Tweet, and All the Irish Saints
As various parts of the world enter yet-another totalitarian lockdown, precipitating further social and spiritual malaise, if not outright despair – there... Read more.
A Fish Called an Election
I wrote a couple of days ago that something is real fishy about this election, but that seems far too anodyne now that three days have gone by, and there is still... Read more.
Do not, I beseech you, be troubled about the increase of forces already in dissolution. You have mistaken the hour of the night; it is already morning (Hilaire Belloc)... Read more.
If we wish to make any progress in the service of God we must begin every day of our life with new eagerness. We must keep ourselves in the presence of God as much... Read more.
The Alpha Male Versus the Alphabet Soup
Is President Trump a Cyrus Redivivus, a type of the ancient, quasi-pagan king who, recognizing their goodness and chosenness by a God he scarcely knew, led the Israelites... Read more.
A Thing or Two on Election Day
In the passing affairs of this world, it is election day in the United States, and Church’s calendar, with the eternity of God’s heaven suffusing this... Read more.