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...
Rabanus Maurus and the Veni Creator
February 4th is the traditional memorial of the the erudite Frankish monk, Rabanus Maurus (+856), one of the most learned men of his age,...
Calvary
Calvary (2014)
Directed by John Michael McDonagh
Written by John Michael McDonagh
Stay for the credits at the end of Calvary, for interspersed in the endless lists...
Bound by a Seal: A Movie Review of “I Confess”
Year: 1953
Filming: Black & White
Length: 95 minutes
Genre: Drama/Inspirational/Religious/Suspense
Maturity: PG (for intense thematic elements)
Cast: Montgomery Clift (Fr. Michael Logan), Anne Baxter (Ruth Grandfort), O.E. Hass...
Handel’s Miraculous Messiah
Handel's Messiah, first performed on April 13th, 1742 (in Dublin of all places) was Composed by a German, who had become a naturalised Brit,...
Trudeau’s MAiD Service: A Euthanasia Program for Canada
The development of the laws that legalized and continue to expand assisted suicide and euthanasia in Canada reflect the speed at which society increasingly...
Captain Philips
I just took in the new American-everyman Tom Hank's movie, Captain Philips which, surprisingly from its limited quality, has made over $218 million so...
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...
Interview with Dorothy Cummings-McLean
What was your inspiration for A Ceremony of Innocence?
A Ceremony of Innocence is very much a tribute to Graham Green and his book The...
Echoes of Ronald Knox and C.S. Lewis
Some years ago I wrote rather a long winded play, Shaw vs Chesterton, an imaginary debate between two great friends, G.K. Chesterton and Bernard...