Music for Love and Marriage: “He Shall Feed His Flock” from Handel’s Messiah
Are you prepared to “die for love”? It’s a romantic cliché, of course, but today is the traditional feast of a martyr who did die for love, literally.
A Martyr for Marriage (Bl. Margaret Pole)
At least for those who aren’t heavily invested in the so-called “sexual revolution”, it is clear that the societal endorsement of sexual license directly undermines the institution of marriage, and the breakdown of marriage in turn has a profound negative impact on children most immediately, but from there on everything and everyone else.
Ash Wednesday and Valentine’s Day – Fruit of the Same Tree
Whether by chance or design St. Valentine’s day and Ash Wednesday often find themselves in close proximity . . . But is there a conflict, really? The coincidence of these two days should not be a problem for us if we hold to the Faith as handed down to us.