Three Reginas
Here is a sublime rendition of the Regina Caeli Laetare a 8, by Tomas Luis De Victoria (1548-1611), as sung again by the ensemble...
The Magnanimity of Bearing Misfortune Beautifully
Trite and tautological though the claim may be, permit me to begin by stating the obvious: it is good when good things happen. Good...
Easter and the Eucharist
Set your minds on things that are above, not on things that are on earth, for you have died, and your life is hidden...
Civilisation – By the Skin of Our Teeth
I came across this truly wonder-ful 13-part series, Civilisation, first filmed in 1969, with Kenneth Clark, one of the world's foremost art historians of...
Three Dissenters: Kung, O’Toole, Trudeau
On April 6th, at the age of 93, Father Hans Kung went to meet his God, along with the Christ he didn't seem to...
Three Easter Musical Gems
As we begin this Easter Octave with the great Solemnity of Easter itself, music to lift the soul would be one of Bach's Easter...
Ensemble Jupiter and Musica Eclectica
Ensemble Jupiter is a group of young musicians who play with great flair and incomparable French élan. Here they are from a performance last...
Spaséñiye, sodélal (Salvation is created) – Pavel Tschesnokoff
Pavel Tschesnokoff - or Chesnekov - died of a heart attack, brought on by malnutrition, while standing in a Moscow bread line in Soviet...
The Wedding at Cana: An In-Law’s Perspective
Dedicated to Rita Ann Knuffman
As the old proverb, now meme, goes, “Blood is thicker than water”. Blood meaning family, and more specifically, individuals who...
Victoria’s Regina Coeli
A truly sublime rendition of the Regina Caeli Laetare a 8, by Tomas Luis De Victoria (1548-1611), as sung by the ensemble Voces8, mentioned...