One of the most special things about Easter Sunday is how unified Christianity is, even if just for the space of these 24 hours. The division between Catholicism and Protestantism, and between the furthering splintering among the sects of Henry VIII and Martin Luther, fall away before the mystery of Jesus Christ rising from the dead.
And there is one song that symbolizes this unity. In churches and...
Sunday, March 31, 2013
Sunday, March 24, 2013
Carpet of the Sun: We Need a Little Annie Haslam
From the National Weather Forecast
Winter Storm Virgil brings a swath of heavy snow from eastern Kansas into central Indiana through Sunday afternoon.
Accumulations generally 5-8" with locally 8-12", including Kansas City, St. Louis and Indianapolis.
Snow will mix with rain near the Ohio River and Kentucky will mainly deal with rain.
As we all wait for the warmth of the new season to get going,...
Wednesday, March 20, 2013
Spring, Sprang, Sprung Rhythm: The Jesuits Gave us a Pope and a Great Poet for Spring
Much is being made of Pope Francis being the first pontiff of the Americas, the first non-European pope. I think that pales in comparison to being the first Jesuit.
The Guardian had an interesting voting interactive before the election. For each of the 115 cardinals they had some background, and...
Sunday, March 17, 2013
Connecting the Dots for St. Patrick's Day, Starting in Rome
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Being in a hereditary frame of mine, when I was in Rome last summer I made a pilgrimage to the resting place of Hugh O'Neill, earl of Tyrone (known as the Great Earl). He is the royal chieftain—from the royal Gaelic houses who had ruled Ireland since the days of Tara— who led the...
Monday, March 11, 2013
How to Become Pope: Our Friends at CGP Grey Help Out Again
The guys who explain a brief history of Santa, what the differences are between England, Britain, and the United Kingdom, and why the penny has to go, explain the process for electing a pope just in time to help us out. It's funny as usual, clear & informative, and very respectful, which might not have been the case, considering how much subtext they could have added alluding...
Saturday, March 2, 2013
"He Never Failed Me Yet": And We Don't Mean Benedict
My church choir does the usual standards of choral sacred music each Sunday. Then last week director of music and organist Preston Smith programmed a Gospel piece by Robert Ray, and it stuck in my head all week. I saw today that Preston had it videotaped it. The solo singer is the extremely...
Friday, March 1, 2013
Dydd Gwyl Dewi Dedwydd! (That's Happy St. David's Day)
Happy St. David’s Day to the Welsh and the Welsh at heart. As a devotee of St. Patrick I have always enjoyed the honoring of our Celtic cousins.
The Cymraeg are not much on the international stage these days. There is no one of Richard Burton’s stature (with his nationalistic red socks), or Tom Jones...
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