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Editor's Corner
The 440 Hertz Conspiracy
I had no idea this was even a thing, but as I was preparing to teach a Chorus class, I came across this article on the purported conspiracy to tune instruments - and by...
Editor's Corner
Saints Cloud, Corbinian and Hadrian
I quite like the sound of the name Saint Cloud, whom we celebrated yesterday - ethereal and heavenly, fitting for these last days of summer. His original name was actually Clodoald, a sixth-century hermit...
Nota in Brevis
Father Joseph Hattie, O.M.I., Rest in Peace
It is with sadness to let readers know that Father Joseph Hattie, O.M.I. died this morning, Sunday, September 8th, fittingly on what is Our Lady's birthday, whom he served so well. As he used...
Saints
Saint Bartholomew, aka Nathaniel, In Whom There Was No Guile
A blessed feast of Saint Bartholomew, to one and all! Like many of the Apostles, we don't know all that much about the life of today's saint. Our Tradition identifies Bartholomew with the 'Nathaniel'...
Editor's Corner
The Legendary Saint Helena
The early life of Saint Helena, or Helen, who is commemorated on this August 18th, is shrouded in legend, with some historical roots, as all legends have. Geoffrey of Wearmouth, the 11th century priest...
Editor's Corner
Saint Hyacinth and His Perogies
Saint Hyacinth (1185 - 1257) was one of the earliest members of the Dominicans – the Order of Preachers - clothed in the habit by the founder himself in 1220. The Polish nobleman followed...
Nota in Brevis
Saint Roch: Patron Saint of Bachelors and Dogs
Saint Roch (1295 - 1376?) - also known as Rock, or, in Scotland, Rollox, not to be confused with the luxury watch of similar vintage - whose feast we celebrate on August 16th, was...
Editor's Corner
Saint Edith Stein’s Witness to the Cross
Edith Stein (+ 1942) was a brilliant philosopher, earning her doctorate summa cum laude in August of 1916 on the problem of empathy - understanding the suffering of others. Fitting, for she came into in the...
