Veni Creator Spiritus
A blessed, joyous and grace-filled solemnity of Pentecost to all our readers, the feast of the descent of the Holy Spirit, the public manifestation...
Friedrich Ernst Fesca’s Hidden Treasure
For today's Sunday musical offering, here is the string quartet in C-minor by Friedrich Ernst Fesca (1789 - 1826), who deserves to be much,...
Victoria’s Regina Coeli
A truly sublime rendition of the Regina Caeli Laetare, by Tomas Luis De Victoria (1548-1611), as sung by the ensemble Voces8. This work was...
Requiescat in Pace
Pope Francis (1936 - 2025), has died on this Easter Monday morning, after a controversial and often turbulent reign of just over 12 years....
Pope John Paul II’s First Holy Thursday Letter to Priests
LETTER OF HIS HOLINESS JOHN PAUL II
TO ALL THE PRIESTS
ON THE OCCASION OF HOLY THURSDAY 1979
Dear Brother Priests,
For you I am a...
Victoria’s Caligaverunt Oculi Mei
Tomas Luis de Victoria (1548 - 1611) composed this motet of lament sometime before 1585, when it was published. The text, below, is taken...
The Two Passions of J.S. Bach
As we begin Passiontide, and begin Holy Week, it is fitting to suggest some solemn music to fit the season, here the two settings...
The Riddle of the Tongues: A Review
The Riddle of the Tongue Stones: How Blessed Nicolas Steno Uncovered the Hidden History of the Earth - Thomas Salerno (2024), Word on Fire...
The Shallows: What the Internet is Doing to our Brains
(In light of Saint Isidore of Seville, patron of the internet, here is a re-post of a review from 2016, on Nicholas Carr's book,...
A Vatican Spy: A Project of Hope and Love
A friend of mine, Anton Casta, is working on a biography on his own father whose name he shares. Anton Sr. lived a dramatic...
