A Precious Instrument to Make the World of the Spirit Accessible
“The ultimate message of his art as a message of faith and hope.”
Music for the Mystical Doctor
For “his knowledge in sacred matters, so widely celebrated.”
Aesthetics of The Lord of the Rings Film Trilogy
They eviscerated the book by making it an action movie for young people aged 15 to 25.
The Forgotten Customs of Assumption Day
You have crowned the year with your bounty, and your paths overflow with a rich harvest; The untilled meadows overflow with it, and rejoicing clothes the hills. The fields are garmented with flocks and the valleys blanketed with grain. They shout and sing for joy. -Blessing of Herbs on Assumption Day The Importance of the…
The Baroque Composer who Influenced Bach, Vivaldi
A voice that shaped the Baroque.
The Meaning of Clothing
The water is “the sign and presence of the world itself.”
The Writer in the Labyrinth
Conception and creation take place within his mind and heart.
On the Vocation of Being a Writer, part 1: Dispensable Writers
I consider being a writer less a profession than a vocation.
The Unsung Praises of Antonio Maria Bononcini
Above: Modena. On July 8, 1726—three centuries ago—the composer Antonio Maria Bononcini died in Modena, northern Italy. Born in the same city 49 years earlier, he was the younger brother of the more famous Giovanni Bononcini (†1747), remembered above all as a rival of George Frideric Handel (†1759) in England. After studying in Bologna, Antonio…
Forgotten Customs of the Precious Blood
Above: Adoration of the Mystic Lamb, with gushing blood, detail of the Ghent Altarpiece, Jan van Eyck, c. 1432. The History of the Feast According to the Traditional Catholic Calendar of 1962 and prior, July 1st is the Feast of the Most Precious Blood of Our Lord Jesus Christ. This feast was instituted for the Universal…