Tag: crucifixion
Stained Glass from Church of Our Lady, Coolagh, Callan, Kilkenny
Coolagh is a little outside Callan; this church is part of Callan parish. It is also featured in the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage\: Appraisal Occupying a prominent position on a…
Stained Glass from the Church of the Assumption, Ballingarry, Tipperary (Part 1)
The Church of the Assumption, Ballingarry has much beautiful glass; on these days of intense sun it is particularly worth visiting as some wonderful effects are created. I am dividing this…
Piano minimalism from 1880 – Liszt’s “Via Crucis”, Reinbert de Leeuw
Liszt’s piano setting of his late work Via Crucis (originally for choir, soloists and organ) has many passages that sound extraordinarily like Satie or other much later exponents of minimalism. Wikipedia…
Stained Glass from St Mary’s Church, Aughnacloy, Parish of Aghaloo and Carntell, Co. Tyrone
This parish has three Churches – St Mary’s Church Aughnacloy, St Joseph’s Church Caledon & St Brigid’s Church Killens. St Mary’s Church is located just beyond the main road of Aughnacloy in…
#GoodFriday – reflections on the #SevenLastWords by Robert Hugh Benson
I have posted Fr Robert Hugh Benson’s meditations on the Seven Last Words of Christ on the Cross, along with Haydn’s Seven Last Words Here is the Introduction “Father, forgive them,…
Seven Last Words of Christ on the Cross: Introduction to reflections by R H Benson
For Good Friday, I am posting reflections by Robert Hugh Benson, the son of an (Anglican) Archbishop of Canterbury who became a Catholic priest and prolific writer before his early…
