Bach’s Cantata for Trinity Sunday
J.S. Bach composed this cantata for Trinity Sunday in 1725, first performed on May 27th of that year. The libretto begins with Es ist...
Festival and Ferial, by Anna Rist: A Review
Festival and Ferial
Anna Rist
Kaufmann Publishing, St. Simonâs Island , 2014
ISBN : 978-0-9905329-3-4
In one of his Odes (IV.2) Horace describes the danger of trying to...
Dracula Untold: Fallen man, the tragic hero
It is perpetually wonderful to me how much truth can find its way into secularistsâ stories. Dracula Untold, Universalâs newest origins story, is a...
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...
Francisco Guerrero’s Ave Virgo
A fitting way to begin this month of August, dedicated to Our Lady, with some music in her honour. Here is a motet by...
Tallis’ Gaude Gloriosa
For this Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception - and a blessed one may it be - here is the opening section to a motet...
Evelyn Waugh’s Bitter Trial
âIt must be observed that if the faith were endangered, a subject ought to rebuke his prelate even publicly.â St.Thomas Aquinas, Summa Theologica II,...
The Eyes of the Heart: A Movie Review of âPrince of Foxesâ
Year: Â 1949Â
Filming: Â Black & WhiteÂ
Length:Â 107 minutesÂ
Genre: Â Adventure/Drama/History/SwashbucklerÂ
Maturity: Â PG (for intense thematic elements)
Cast:Â Tyrone Power (Andrea Orsini), Orson Welles (Cesare Borgia), Wanda Hendrix (Camilla...
Bruckner’s Os Iusti: The Mouth of the Just Man
On this memorial of Saint Bonaventure - as mentioned in our post, one of the 37 Doctors of the Church - a fitting musical...
The Catholic Case for Intelligent Design
Father Martin Hilbert, C.O. has written a remarkable book. His âThe Catholic Case for Intelligent Designâ, an argument for seeing Godâs handiwork and providence...
