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A British Eucharistic Odyssey: Galahad and the Grail reviewed
1+ day, 7+ hour ago (728+ words) There at the lectern, presenting extracts of his new work, was Guite, white haired and bearded, wearing a grey tweed jacket and a hobbitesque moleskin waistcoat, looking for all the world like an apparition of Merlin himself. Of his inspiration…...
Thomistic Hylomorphism vs. Evolutionism
1+ week, 6+ day ago (1644+ words) Robert Lazu Kmita is a novelist, essayist, and columnist with a PhD in Philosophy. His first novel, The Island without Seasons, was published in 2023. He is also the author and coordinator of numerous books (including an Encyclopedia of J.R.R. Thomistic Hylomorphism…...
Secular Music in the Mass Before Vatican II
3+ week, 5+ day ago (338+ words) Above: Basilica of St. Mary of Mount Berico. Centuries later, on September 7, 1991, Pope John Paul II, visiting Monte Berico as a pilgrim, recalled the apparition with heartfelt reverence: It was to those two Marian apparitions that the origins of the…...
What Philosophy Truly Is — the School of Divine Wisdom
4+ week, 5+ hour ago (186+ words) Over the years, I have often surprised my students or friends with an unexpected question: "What is philosophy?" In this way, I have managed to find out, to some extent, what educated people think about the nature of philosophy. The…...
World Premiere in Rome: Aurelio Porfiri’s New Oratorio “Una con Lui”
4+ week, 2+ day ago (710+ words) World Premiere in Rome: Aurelio Porfiri's New Oratorio "Una con Lui'OnePeterFive World Premiere in Rome: Aurelio Porfiri's New Oratorio "Una con Lui Above: the Museo Ospitale Santa Francesca Romana. On March 8, 2026, in the evocative setting of the Museo Ospitale Santa…...
Pius XII: Deeply in Tune with Modern Music
1+ mon, 11+ hour ago (248+ words) One hundred and fifty years ago, on March 2, 1876, Eugenio Pacelli was born in Rome'the future Pope Pius XII (19391958). On this significant anniversary, we turn our attention to a lesser-known but profoundly revealing facet of his character: the intense, cultured, and…...
The Loss of Sacred Music: Reasons for Hope
1+ mon, 4+ day ago (552+ words) The Loss of Sacred Music: Reasons for Hope'OnePeterFive The Loss of Sacred Music: Reasons for Hope In the case of The Song of the Lamb, we receive a concise and bracing " and in these times, refreshingly clear for a high-ranking…...
Liturgy and the Mexican Standoff
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (883+ words) Aurelio Porfiri is a composer," conductor, educator and writer. His music is published in Italy, France, United States, Germany and China. He is the Founder and Artistic Director of the"Association Romaeterna Cantores. He has published over 70 books... Liturgy and…...
A Requiem for his own Death
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (427+ words) Three hundred and fifty years ago, on January 14, 1676, Venice mourned the death of Francesco Cavalli, the eleventh maestro di cappella'that is, the director of music'of St. Mark's and one of the most influential figures of the Baroque musical period. Yet…...
Forgotten Customs of Epiphanytide
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (702+ words) Continuing the previous article which highlighted some of the forgotten customs and traditions of Christmas, we now turn to the remainder of the Christmas Season which is more specifically known as Epiphanytide. The Feast of the Epiphany on January 6th is…...