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The Our Father Chanted in Aramaic
In theory, at least, most people believe that art and music have power to touch hearts. But if that is still a vague concept [...]
Human Suffering and Places In the Heart
[This article follows from the email newsletter of June 13, 2021, “An Astonishing Eucharistic Scene in a Secular Movie”.] The 1984 movie, Places in [...]
The Sweetest Hymn for the Sweetest Gift
If you page through a traditional Catholic hymnbook you will eventually come across the name of Frederick William Faber (1814-1863) in the composer credits [...]
Stories of Joan of Arc at Orléans
Arguably history’s most beloved and fascinating saint, we sometimes forget that Joan of Arc was not a legend. She was a real person with [...]
The Beautiful “Veni Sancte Spiritus” Sung by Taizé
Eight weeks after Easter every year the Church commemorates its own birth – the Day of Pentecost, as witnessed so powerfully in Acts, Chapter [...]
The Clothes Make the Man
A few years ago I had the privilege of standing in the sacristy of a Ukrainian church watching a priest friend of mine prepare [...]
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