I am sharing this exciting post from the Brevarium S.O.P. blog.. The creator of the blog is a traditional third-order Dominican, and the blog focuses on the Traditional Dominican Rite… Read more »
It’s not easy to find a mortal sins list. We do know that some of the most frequently confessed sins are sins against purity. Most practicing Catholics know when they’ve… Read more »
A Convert’s Thanks You heard my cry A cry imperceptible to my own ears A cry which arose from the depths of a void A void expanding into my soul… Read more »
A beautiful Marian motet: Ave Maria by Jacques Arcadelt Ave Maria Gratia plena Maria, gratia plena Maria, gratia plena Ave, ave dominus Dominus tecum Benedicta tu in mulieribus Et benedictus… Read more »
Like most converts from Protestantism to Catholicism, just about anything Marian – is a BIG problem. Why is that? Most Catholics who have minimal exposure to Protestants falsely assume it… Read more »
This simple, but beautiful piece was written by Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina (1525-1594), an Italian composer of Renaissance music. Palestrina is a giant in polyphonic music. I love him and… Read more »
One of my favorite polyphonic pieces by Tomás Luis de Victoria (da Vittoria)(1548–1611), based on the hymn by Bernard Clairveaux. This version is by the Cambridge Singers. What do you… Read more »
Update: August 2017 With the recent news events, I thought I’d update my experience, discussed in the post below from 2015. Part II can be found here. This is not… Read more »
I would be lying if I didn’t acknowledge that sometimes I am discouraged at the mess that some of our Church leaders are making of the Catholic faith. It was… Read more »
Late have I loved you, Beauty so ancient and so new, late have I loved you! Lo, you were within, but I outside, seeking there for you, and upon the… Read more »