Matthew S Leonard and Curtis Mitch on the Queenship of Mary
It is the feast of the Queenship of Mary, and here is a high-energy podcast hosted by Matthew S Leonard on the scriptural roots of the Queenship concept. Leonard has…
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The Stepping Stones to Eternity — from Flowering Poverello
From the Flowering Poverello blog, a poetry sequence which, for some reason, especially resonated. I will let it speak for itself, except the resonance began with the opening lines “I…
Biblical advertisting: Proverbs 11:1 in Bunbeg
In Bunbeg, Co. Donegal (officially the smallest fishing harbour in Ireland), one sees the following written in old Gaelic script (note the “overdot” or ponc séimhithe used to indicate a…
“Once you stop treating “science” like some kind of oracle, many problems disappear.”
It’s been a while since I reblogged anything from Adam deVille here. A recent posting on his Eastern Christian Books blog – previewing the book Secularity and Science: What Scientists Around The World Really…
August 4th: Feast of St Sithney, patron saint of mad dogs
This is the feast day of St Sithney, patron of mad dogs: According to a Breton folk story, God revealed to Sithney that he was to be the patron of…
The resurrection of Église Saint-Martin de Martigny-Courpierre
Recently I came across the striking St-Martin de Martigny-Courpierre in the Aisne, not far from the Belgian border. Here is the striking exterior: This didn’t fully prepare for the interior.…
July 17th – Feast of the Carmeltie Martyrs of Compiegne
I have posted the climactic scene of Poulenc’s opera, “Dialogues of the Carmelites”, not once but twice Today, three days after Bastille Day, is the feast day of the Martyrs…
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