Wednesday, January 14, 2026

History, Humanity, and Redemption: A Review of “To Crown With Liberty”

I hope this review might provide a double service to readers. I am excited to promote both a new novel, which provides the core...

Allegri’s Miserere and Mozart’s Memory

As we begin the Lenten pilgrimage on this first Sunday, a fitting help to our deovtion is Allegri's Miserere, his unsurpassed musical setting of...

Bach’s ‘With Joy and Peace I Depart’

In 1725, on this feast of the Presentation/Candlemas/Purification, J.S. Bach first presented his cantata Mit Fried und Freud ich fahr dahin - With Joy...

Handel’s Miraculous Messiah

On this Second Sunday of Advent, when we read of Saint John the Baptist's preparing the way, it is fitting to immerse oneself in...

The Catechism of Hockey

The Catechism of Hockey by Alyssa Bormes American Chesterton Society Books, 2013 ISBN: 978-0-97444-950-0 “What if Wayne Gretzky’s mother was his first teacher of hockey and supported him...

Sci Fi Movie Triplex: Interstellar, Oblivion and Edge of Tomorrow

My movie selection over the past few months has been in the science fiction genre, which is often heavy on the 'fiction', and light...

Saints and Sinners: A History of the Popes

No Pope is impeccable, even if, by virtue of their office, they are at times infallible – or, more precisely, a few of their...

Venantius’ Vexilla Regis Prodeunt

Venantius Honorius Clementianus Fortunatus was a self-described wandering minstrel in Europe of the very early Middle Ages, or late Antiquity, or the inaptly-described 'Dark...

Hilary Mantel’s Reformation Revisionism

Hilary Mantel, English novelist  died last week at the age of 70. Her fame - or infamy, depending on one's perspective - rests largely...

Sunday Musical Offering: The Time for Flowers, and Mozart’s 36th Masterpiece

A friend just sent along this poignant ballad, and as I wrote in reply, in gist, that I enjoy pretty much anything with a...