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,...
Brucknerâs Ave Maria
In honour of Our Lady's birthday, here is Anton Brucknerâs Ave Maria, which he composed in 1861, and first performed on May 12th of...
Tallis, and Verily, Verily I Say Unto Thee
As we commemorated the other day the 'Forty Martyrs of England and Wales' - chosen amongst the countless host put to death for their...
Calvary (2014): A Film Review of a Tragedy
The following review was written by Father Callam for an anthology, and is re-posted here, signifying Hollywood's continued fascination with the image of the...
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...
Damsels in Distress (2012): A Film Review
Immediately before the credits roll, a notice appears on the screen to the effect that footnotes will follow. There are some, but they flash...
Musical Offering: Mozart’s Clarinet Concerto
Mozart's Clarinet Concerto in A major, K.622, was one of Josef Ratzinger's favorite pieces of music, or at least so I recall reading once, even...
Littlest Suffering Souls: Children Whose Short Lives Point Us to Christ
Austin Ruse, Littlest Suffering Souls: Children Whose Short Lives Point Us to Christ. Charlotte: TAN Books, 2017.
     With modern medical breakthroughs, treatments and medicines,...
Nebraska: A Review
Nebraska (2013)
Written by Bob Nelson
Directed by Alexander Payne
A society which has lost its religion becomes sooner or later a society which has lost its...
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....





















