Sure, this one piece of ugliness, which will probably soon come down anyway (the show of which it is a part is scheduled to close in a couple of weeks) is not the end of civilization as we have known it. But it's not just one piece. It is one more piece, one more bit of degradation, pushing the boundaries of the acceptable just a little beyond the last thing that was "no big deal", one more step toward cultural oblivion.
Crisis Magazine Has Homer’s Back
I'm just dropping a quick note to let you know about a great article by Paul Krause on the Crisis Magazine website called "Reclaiming Homer". Krause shows that the underlying theme of Homer's Iliad is forgiveness, and demonstrates that, once again, the Cancel Warriors don't have a clue. Don't miss it.
Laudamus Te, by Antonio Vivaldi
One of my purposes with this blog is to share some of the treasures from the enormous deposit of beautiful art and music, especially sacred art and music, that has been handed down to us. Take the delightful duet below, for instance, which was actually composed as a part of the Mass: it is the … Continue reading Laudamus Te, by Antonio Vivaldi
Don’t Let Them Muffle The Message of Life
This year's March for Life in Washington has been cancelled - or perhaps I should say "Cancelled" - who would have guessed? The first March for Life was a protest against the notorious U.S. Supreme Court decisions Roe vs. Wade and Doe vs. Bolton, which together effectively wiped out all state laws restricting abortion. It … Continue reading Don’t Let Them Muffle The Message of Life
Our Hope is in The Lord (Forget the Tech Tyrants)
Our hope is not in politics, or programs, or policies, or in people: our hope is in The Lord: Spes in Domino est.
Mozart Mass in C: Gloria
Please take a few minutes to listen to this beautiful sacred music, the "Gloria" from Mozart's Mass in C. I particularly recommend the "Laudamus Te" (starting at 2:40): it absolutely soars. Mozart himself was a sincere, if imperfect, Catholic who composed c. 60 pieces of sacred music over his short lifetime. We'll be hearing from him again on this … Continue reading Mozart Mass in C: Gloria
The Truth Is Pro-Life (Flashback Thursday)
There never was, in fact, any question of when “life begins”, certainly not on scientific grounds. I defy you to find a biology text that does not agree that life begins at conception. The only question was whether all human life was deserving of protection, or only certain lives.