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...
Are Fairies Catholic?
Are fairies good Christians?
Many say they are not; that they are actually shrunken idols, worshipped into later ages by the people of the fens,...
Song my Mother Sang
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Palestrina’s Veni Sancte Spiritus
https://youtu.be/J0FdXADkCzs
The Similes of the Spirit
Suppose a blind man asked you, âWhat is a crimson like?â You might answer, âItâs like a blare of trumpets.â And the simile is...
Pentecost’s Fortitude
âPeace be with you. As the Father has sent me so I send youâ (Jn. 20:21). ⧟
The text of the Gospel brings us back...
Sanity in the Courtroom, and a Clarion Call
In a case recently decided in favour of a tanning salon - of all things - filed by owner James Mainer against the strictures...
A Little Mozart and Bach to Lift Your Spirits
At the suggestion of a reader, here is Mozart's Laudate Dominum, a version of the briefest of the Psalms, 117/118, from his 1780 'Vespers...
Word Painting in William Byrdâs Vigilate and Ave Verum Corpus
Few composers have lived and nonetheless thrived in such a turbulent era as William Byrd. Born sometime between 1539 and 1543, Byrd grew up...
Tories and the Grave New World
A nation that kills its own children has no future. St. John Paul II
In 2008, the late Father Alphonse deValk, founding editor of...
