A Christmas Carol: Thoughts, and an Audio Book
Charles Dickens' novella A Christmas Carol was first published on this December 19 back in 1843, and it has been a much beloved classic...
Mozart’s Ave Verum
Since this Sunday has a Eucharistic theme - see Father Marco Testa's reflection today - I thought we would post Mozart's Ave Verum, one...
The Ladder of Divine Ascent:Ā A book to read during Lent
One of the great spiritual books that it is surely advisable to be read during the Lenten journey isĀ The Ladder of Divine Ascent, written...
Glorying in Glass: A Movie Review of “Snow White and the Huntsman”
Year:Ā Ā 2012
Ā Filming:Ā Ā Color
Ā Length:Ā Ā 127 minutes
Ā Genre:Ā Ā Drama/Adventure/Fantasy
Ā Maturity:Ā Ā PG-13 (for intense themes, scary images, and fantasy violence)
Cast:Ā Ā Kristen Stewart (Snow White), Chris Hemsworth (the Huntsman), Charlize Theron (Ravenna), Sam Claflin (Prince William),...
Brucknerās Ave Maria
In honour of Our Lady's birthday, here is Anton Brucknerās Ave Maria, which he composed in 1861, and first performed on May 12th of...
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...
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....
Treasure and Tradition: The Ultimate Guide to the Latin Mass
āThis is not a āreligious serviceā or a scripture class; this is Heaven on Earth: it is where our God comes to us.ā
The...
What Paganism Was Really Like
I serendipitously came across this article by Algis Valiunas - always worth reading - which describes what paganism was really like. Not the idealized...
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...
