Palestrina’s Veni Sancte Spiritus
https://youtu.be/J0FdXADkCzs
The Similes of the Spirit
Suppose a blind man asked you, “What is a crimson like?” You might answer, “It’s like a blare of trumpets.” And the simile is...
Pentecost’s Fortitude
‘Peace be with you. As the Father has sent me so I send you’ (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 Byrd’s 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...
Adoro Te Devote, latens Deitas: Godhead Here in Hiding Whom I Do Adore
St. John Chrysostom wrote: “When Mass is being celebrated, the sanctuary is filled with countless angels who adore the Divine Victim immolated on the...
Victoria Day 2-4, Ales and Dominions
A happy Victoria Day to all our readers! Some have dubbed this 'May 2-4', I suppose since it often falls somewhat close to the...
Sto Lat! Pope John Paul II’s Centenary, and Pope John I
On this May 18th, as we celebrate the first Pontiff with the name of the beloved disciple – and more on him in a...
