“Stealth”, Howard Stein
It’s heading into midsummer. So, the perfect time to post a short poem about autumn. “Stealth” by Howard Stein (who has an interesting bio)captures the transitory, and elusive, nature of…
Infinity Gauntlet or Reliquary of St Teresa of Avila?
One of the above is Thanos’ Infinity Gauntlet in this year’s mega-super-blockbuster Avengers: Endgame, the other is the reliquary of St. Teresa de Jesus. Via: <blockquote class=”twitter-tweet” data-lang=”en”><p lang=”en” dir=”ltr”>Did…
Sharks: from demonization to glorification
Recently I came across Ocearch, a shark tracking project which has produced some amazing videos of Great Whites and other sharks being tagged: One of the interesting shifts in my lifetime…
#MarianMay – “Caoineadh Mhuire”, Sile Denvir
From Sile Denvir’s 2016 album, Caithréim: Ceol agus Amhráin ó Dhrámaí an Phiarsaigh, (Music and Song from the Dramas of Patrick Pearse), here is “Caoineadh Mhuire”, (Mary’s Lament) – although…
#AprilCountry – the playlist
I only realised that I misded out on April 18th when compiling this, apologies to anyone WHOSE ENTIRE LIFE IS IN RUINS because of this.
#MarianMay – “Ave Generosa” , composed Margaret Rizza, performed by The Sixteen
One of the interesting things about this occasional #MarianMay series has been how many living, contemporary composers continue to create works setting classic texts of Marian piety. From Arvo Pärt to Stefano…
#MarianMay , “Monstra Te Esse Matrem”, Henri Dallier, performed on the organ of La Madeleine, Paris
Henri Dallier succeeded Gabriel Faure as organist of La Madeleine in Paris. This composition is performed by the current organist, Francois-Henri Houbart, who has been in post since 1979 – one of the…
Séamus Sweeney 