Monday, December 15, 2025

Anton Bruckner’s Locus Iste: This Holy Place

As we celebrate the the dedication of the basilica of Saint John Lateran, the primary church of Christendom, at this end of the Octave...

Te Deum Laudamus!

The Te Deum is an ancient song of praise to God and all His saints, that may go back as far as Saint Ambrose...

Musical Offering: Hassler, Grieg and Our Lady

A blessed Sunday to one and all! German composer Hans Leo Hassler was born on this October 26th in 1564, bringing much of the genius...

The Beauty and Unity of Child of These Tears

Child of These Tears by Molly McNett Slant Books, October 1st, 2025 For an excerpt, see the Slant webpage here Being human is being peculiar to all of...

The Holy Rosary Through the Visions of Blessed Anne Catherine Emmerich

Compiled and edited by Fr. Mark Higgins Catholic Way Publishing, 2019 ISBN-13: 978-1-78379-510-9 Paperback CDN$13.08 on Amazon.ca In modern-day Marian apparitions, Our Blessed Mother repeats her urgent message:...

Vexilla Regis Prodeunt!

A blessed Feast of the Triumph of the Cross to one and all of our readers! For added devotion and splendour to this celebration of...

Bruckner’s Ave Maria

In honour of Our Lady's birthday, here is Anton Bruckner’s Ave Maria, which he composed in 1861, and first performed on May 12th of...

Musical Offering: Starry, Starry Night

On this July 27th, in 1890, Vincent van Gogh - who suffered from mental illness for much of his life - shot himself in...

Bairstow’s Let All Mortal Flesh Keep Silence

Sir Edward Bairstow (1874 - 1946) was an Anglican organist and composer, who wrote mainly for the church. Our schola learned this polyphonic rendition...

Wolfgang Smith’s Legacy: A Metaphysician for Our Times

On July 19, 2024, the world lost Wolfgang Smith, one of the most underappreciated yet profoundly important thinkers of our time. A rare polymath,...