Three Easter Musical Gems: Bach, Palestrina and Byrd
A very blessed and glorious Easter! Christus surrexit vere, alleluia! As we begin this Easter Octave with the great Solemnity of Easter, music to...
Good Friday and Suffering
Evil and pain is always a mystery, that whole mysterium iniquitatis, of which Saint Paul writes (2 Thess 2:7). In 1984, Pope Saint John...
Allegri’s Miserere and Mozart’s Memory
On this Good Friday, a fitting help to our devotion is Allegri's Miserere, his unsurpassed musical setting of Psalm 51, recited in Lauds (Morning...
Saint Hugh of Châteauneuf
Today's Saint Hugh of Châteauneuf (1053 - 1152) is not to be confused with Saint Hugh of Lincoln (1140 - 1200), although their life...
Moon Shot?
I was just reminded that tomorrow, (or today), April 1st, NASA plans to send its first mission back to the Moon for nearly fifty...
Parsing Pope Leo’s Plea for Peace
We will post the introduction and link to Pope Leo's sermon from Palm Sunday, petitioning in pliant terms for peace. May all those involved...
A Bad Moon Risin’
We're now into the second month of the Iran vs. America/Israel War - or whatever name one wants to give it, whether 'war' or...
Gift or the Grift?
Service in politics used to be an actual thing. That is, those in 'public office' saw themselves truly as public servants, working diligently on...
Slow Reading
It's a common trope that reading has diminished of late, especially since the advent of ubiquitous screen technology, but the demise likely predated the...
Three Musical Offerings for the Annunciation
A very blessed Solemnity of the Annunciation to one and all! This March 25th marking the greatest event in history - the Incarnation of...
