Author’s note: I originally published this essay on Dec 17, 2015, the day before the release of Star Wars: The Force Awakens. It was a time of anticipation and excitement for Star Wars fans, but although The Force Awakens recaptured much …
Category: Culture
500 Years Later, Remembering World Explorer Ferdinand Magellan
Half a millennium ago, on April 27, 1521, the Portuguese explorer who made the first tour of the world in human history was killed in the Philippines during an unexpected skirmish on the small island of Mactan: Ferdinand Magellan (Fernão …
Remembering Igor Stravinsky – 1882-1971
Fifty years ago today, on April 6, 1971, at the age of 88, the composer Igor Stravinsky died of a heart attack in New York. He was a musical genius of the twentieth century who did not limit himself — …
The Bible and the Big Bang
From The Book of Lemaitrians, Chapter 1, Verses 1 & 2: In the beginning was the dot, no larger than the end of a human hair. When it exploded, that dot released everything that exists and has ever existed in …
The Wounds of Christ: Voices of Mercy and Arrows of Beauty
Editor’s note: we have embedded several videos of the sacred music performances discussed in the following text, but space prevents us from including them all. We encourage you to follow the links as well so you don’t miss out on …
Patrick of Ireland
Author’s note: there are many legends and stories of St. Patrick. In an attempt to view the saint from a different perspective, I offer a reflection on one of the most significant events in the life of the “Apostle to …
A Musician of Touching Faith – Remembering Astor Piazzolla
One hundred years ago, on March 11, 1921, the greatest musician of Argentina in the second half of the last century was born: Astor Piazzolla. In Argentina he was born in Mar del Plata to Italian parents (the father from …
Review: Father Ripperger on the Consensus of the Fathers and Theologians
The Consensus of the Fathers and Theologians Fr. Chad Ripperger Sensus Traditionis Press 35 pages $2.99 Kindle; $6.95 Paperback I recently discovered a little book by Fr. Chad Ripperger entitled The Consensus of the Fathers and Theologians. It really is …
Revolution & Counter-Revolution: A Review of A Primer On the Right
Primer On The Right: The Challenge of the Modern Right and How It Relates to the Contemporary Left Robert E. Salyer Self-Published 103 pages $8.99 Paperback Many Catholics are dismissive of the Left versus Right divide, deeming it a false …
Napoleon, Europe, and Haydn’s “Mass in Time of Affliction”
Two hundred years ago, “by the tidings, in amaze / the earth is held, and with her gaze / the parting hour doth mutely scan / of this great spirit,” as we read in Alessandro Manzoni’s The Fifth of May. …
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