Catholic Insight

To hear some virtuoso violin, treat yourself to Bach's Partita in B minor (BWV 1002), first published in 1720, for solo violin, as performed by the incomparable Hilary Hahn: https://youtu.be/iEBX_ouEw1I And, taking two centuries back in...

I plead with you--never, ever give up on hope, never doubt, never tire, and never become discouraged. Be not afraid. (Pope Saint John Paul II)

Has anyone ever come away from her troubled or saddened or ignorant of the heavenly mysteries? Who has not returned to everyday life gladdened and joyful because his request had been granted by the...

There are those who seek knowledge for the sake of knowledge; that is curiosity. There are those who seek knowledge to be known by others; that is vanity. There are those who seek knowledge...

Rejoice in hope, be patient in tribulation, be constant in prayer (Romans 12:2)

There are a lot of rumours about Guiseppe Tartini (1692 - 1770), a prodigious Baroque composer, who purportedly locked himself away to practise the violin consistently until he became a virtuoso, something parents might...

The Lord Jesus gave Peter the keys to the Kingdom...He gave His Mother Mary the keys to His heart (Pope Pius XII)