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June 2012

June 07, 2012

Goethe Suggests a Blog Post. Who Am I to Say No?

‎One ought, every day at least, to hear a little song, read a good poem,...

May 2012

May 01, 2012

The May Magnificat (A Few Words for Wednesday)

God is simple, God is all. In his wisdom, he gave us his only begotten...

April 2012

April 18, 2012

The Logical Vegetarian (A Few Words for Wednesday)

The Logical Vegetarian by G. K. Chesterton. This was published in Wine, Water, and Song just...

April 15, 2012

On Divine Mercy Sunday, Shakespeare and a Song

A truth about us as human beings is that we desire justice and not mercy....

March 2012

March 21, 2012

“Change” (A Few Words for Wednesday)

A poem for the season by Katharine Tynan. Change In last week's snow the spring...

February 2012

February 15, 2012

Thoughts from the “Tao Teh Ching” translated by the “Chinese Chesterton”

My Chinese Catholic friend, John C.H. Wu wrote several works that I have enjoyed...

January 2012

January 18, 2012

Songs of Education, History (A Few Words for Wednesday)

G.K. Chesterton wrote poems too, and songs, of course. I found this neat little example...

December 2011

December 23, 2011

Because Tradition says December 25 is When Christ was Born

And that is good enough for me. Especially because smarter, more capable, and more knowledgeable...

December 14, 2011

For All the Saints: John of the Cross

Today is the feast day of St. John of the Cross, Doctor of the Church....

December 08, 2011

Lines on Pride from Alexander Pope’s An Essay On Man

Often times cataclysmic events leave us at a loss. We have feelings and thoughts but...

December 07, 2011

Because St. Ambrose Could Write Such A Hymn

Today is the Feast day commemorating Saint Ambrose, Bishop of Milan and one of the...

December 06, 2011

Hilaire Belloc Was A Lame Politician? Huzzah!

Someone left a comment on a previous post that Hilaire Belloc was not only a...

December 04, 2011

A Recording of Hilaire Belloc Singing His Poems

Or maybe he wrote them as songs in the first place? Have a listen and...

November 2011

November 11, 2011

“Martin of Tours” a Poem by Charles L. O’Donnell, C.S.C.

—Feast of St. Martin of Tours On this feast day of St. Martin of Tours,...

November 11, 2011

The Loneliness of the Military Historian

A poem by Margaret Atwood. Confess: it’s my profession that alarms you. This is why...

November 08, 2011

Because Conversion Works Like This

At least this has been my experience. Perhaps this poem by Emily Henrietta Hickey can...

November 06, 2011

Gone to Look at Fall Colors

So no blogging today folks. Get outdoors and enjoy Autumn before it disappears. The beautiful...

November 01, 2011

For Moments of Solitude

Solitude Salvific beauty; Openness to mystery. Listening like a child; Instinctively grasping Truth. Ultimately...

October 2011

October 15, 2011

For All Creatures, Great and Small

This is Reason #374 why I don't live in "the big city." I rumbled up...

September 2011

September 28, 2011

Thoughts (A Few Words for Wednesday)

I love this photograph of Fr. Abram J. Ryan. Maybe it's his hair, or perhaps...

August 2011

August 17, 2011

The Rainbow (A Few Words For Wednesday)

A wiser man than I once said,When, indeed, the artist desires to teach us a...

August 12, 2011

Thoughts On New Media And Evangelization

I'm not a "new media" expert.But to me,"New Media" is old mediawithout editors,without barriers,without bosses.At...

August 03, 2011

A Convert’s Lament To Mary (A Few Words for Wednesday)

Our Eastern brethren have been observing the Dormition Fast since the first of August. It continues...

June 2011

June 30, 2011

Because Christ Is In Every Book of the Bible

Interestingly, I missed this video (below) last week when Deacon Greg Kandra ran it over...

May 2011

May 04, 2011

Psalm 52 (A Few Words for Wednesday)

Thankfully, the scriptures are not one dimensional, like say the characters in an Ayn Rand...

February 2011

February 16, 2011

A Chinese “Spiritual” (A Few Words For Wednesday)

Feast of St. Onesimus I've been reading John C.H. Wu's The Interior Carmel: The Threefold...

February 09, 2011

From a Poem by George Santayana (A Few Words for Wednesday)

Feast of St. Teilo I think you will be surprised by this, because I...

December 2010

December 14, 2010

Thanks to St. John of the Cross, Master of Paradoxes

In the past, I have shared my affinity for both the writings of John C.H....

November 2010

November 05, 2010

Because Life is Like an Epic Poem (Not a Report Card)

—Feast of St. Zachary Report cards used to be a once every nine week event....

November 02, 2010

Because Kenelm Henry Digby Could Write Such A Poem

Are you interested in Christian chivalry? You could do worse than read the works of...