The Bible tells us to love our neighbors, and also to love our enemies; probably because generally they are the same people (G.K. Chesterton)... Read more.
Infallible Infallibility
On this July 17th, 1870, the First Vatican Council solemnly declared the doctrine of infallibility – infallibly. The prelude to the definition was surrounded with... Read more.
The Georges’ Water Music
On a warm July 17, in the year 1717, King George II sailed down the Thames with a group of nobles, followed by a barge filled with musicians playing a new trio of... Read more.
Silence is one of the great arts of conversation. – Marcus Tullius Cicero... Read more.
Think well. Speak well. Do well. These three things, through the mercy of God, will make a man go to Heaven. (Saint Camillus de Lellis, +1614)... Read more.
It is easy to love the people far away. It is not always easy to love those close to us. Bring love into your home, for this is where our love for each other... Read more.
The Gnostic Roots of Transgenderism
Ideas have consequences, and few more dire than the idea of that one can transition one’s gender. The notion that our bodies may be manipulated and transformed... Read more.
Run while you have the light of life! (Saint Benedict of Nursia, +543)... Read more.
Bach’s Trio Sonatas
Bach’s Trio Sonatas for the organ were penned after 1723, a time when he dedicated himself to instrumental music, in part to teach his children and improve... 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... Read more.