Telemann’s Tremendous Task
George Philip Telemann (1681 - 1767) was one of the most prolific and prodigious composers in all history, with at least 3000 musical works...
Cobra Kai: A Nostalgic Adventure
Cobra Kai is the latest addition to the epic Karate Kid saga. It takes place 34 years (!!) after the 1984 All Valley Karate...
The Faith and Music of Anton Bruckner
Faith and music are forever intertwined in Western art music. Many, if not most, of the leading classical composers were people of faith. Anton...
Third Sunday of Easter and the Fulfillment of God’s Word
In the Nicene Creed we find the phrase, “ suffered death and was buried, and rose again . . . in accordance with the...
Saint Peter Damian and Pope Benedict
Not many in the hierarchy write like Saint Peter Damian (+1072) anymore, whose direct and blunt condemnation of the unnatural sexual sins of the...
The Immanence of Jerusalem: Preparing the Way of the Lord
“1917 was the Balfour Declaration establishing Israel for the nations,
2017 was Trump’s declaration.”
                              Yakov Hayman, chairman of the United Temple Movement
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It’s been...
Communism and the Popes
No one can be at the same time a sincere Catholic and a true Socialist.
Pius XI, Quadragesimo Anno (1931)
Before he became a famed author...
Saint Paul’s Conversion
BENEDICT XVI
GENERAL AUDIENCE
Paul VI Audience Hall
Wednesday, 3 September 2008
Saint Paul (3)
St Paul's "Conversion".
Dear Brothers and Sisters,
Today's Catechesis is dedicated to the experience that Paul...
Devotion to the Sacred Heart: Truth in Charity in Troubled Times
The designs of His Heart are from age to age, to rescue their souls from death, and to keep them alive in famine (Ps....
Two Complementary Requiems
On this All Souls' Day, here are two Requiems, which commemorate the dead with beauty and transcendence, and may accompany our prayers this day.
The...
