What Paganism Was Really Like
I serendipitously came across this article by Algis Valiunas – always worth reading – which describes what paganism was really like. Not the idealized... Read more.
The world is poisoned with erroneous theories, and needs to be taught sane doctrines, but it is difficult to straighten what has become crooked. (Saint Francis Xavier... Read more.
Palestrina’s Sicut Cervus
There are few – some may argue none – who can match Palestrina’s composition, and his ars perfecta, in full form here with his motet Sicut Cervus,... Read more.
In Flanders Fields
In Flanders Fields BY JOHN MCCRAE In Flanders fields the poppies blow Between the crosses, row on row, That mark our place; and in the sky The larks,... Read more.
Teach nothing new, but instill into all men’s breasts those things which the Fathers of revered memory have with harmony of statement taught… Preach... Read more.
Matthew Perry, A Troubled Friend
Matthew Perry died last week at the age of 54, found drowned in his hot tub by his assistant (which made me wonder whether all actors all have assistants at home... Read more.
The only difference between the saint and the sinner is that every saint has a past, and every sinner has a future (Oscar Wilde)... Read more.
Dr. Richard Shaw – Talk in Ottawa this Friday
For those readers in the Ottawa region – Canada’s capital! – there is a talk this Friday, November 10th, by Dr. Richard Shaw, a professor of history... Read more.
Sunday Musical Offering: The Time for Flowers, and Mozart’s 36th Masterpiece
A friend just sent along this poignant ballad, and as I wrote in reply, in gist, that I enjoy pretty much anything with a finger-picked guitar and a fiddle. The... Read more.
When it comes to life the critical thing is whether you take things for granted or take them with gratitude. (G.K. Chesterton)... Read more.