Nathaniel Peters

In the Sunday bulletin at Church of Our Saviour there was a good quotation from Mother Teresa on the topic of abortion and human rights. I discovered that the quotation came from an amicus brief that she filed for the cases of Loce v. New Jersey and Krail et al. v. New Jersey in February 1994. The . . . . Continue Reading »

A little Rowan Atkinson for your Monday morning: . . . . Continue Reading »

In keeping with the theme of filling Ordinary Time with music from other liturgical seasons, here’s Orlando di Lasso’s “Omnes de Saba Venient.” 8 parts, big epic, ringing chords (like di Lasso’s Easter motet ” Aurora Lucis Rutilat “)—what more could . . . . Continue Reading »

Matt Alderman provides an interesting theological argument from tradition that I’d never thought of. I don’t think it’s foolproof, but I do think there’s something to it: “Drink wine, and you will sleep well. Sleep, and you will not sin. Avoid sin, and you will be . . . . Continue Reading »

In After Virtue , Alasdair MacIntyre writes of G.E. Moore’s emotivism: “This is great silliness of course; but it is the great silliness of highly intelligent and perceptive people.” . . . . Continue Reading »

I had heard of the messianism surrounding Barack Obama, but I didn’t think anyone would start an actual church. Then a friend tuned me into Sing for Change . According to their website: Sing for Change chronicles a recent Sunday afternoon, when 22 children, ages 5-12, gathered to sing . . . . Continue Reading »

The Dominicans at the Church of St. Vincent Ferrer in New York have announced a series of lectures on theology for the coming months. Those in the area might be interested in the offerings: To believe well one must first reason well. This is the lesson of St. Thomas Aquinas. Consequently, faith . . . . Continue Reading »

With Muslim head-scarves banned in French schools, and religion forced out of the public square, Muslim parents have been enrolling their children in Catholic schools. Interesting to see, yet again, how the laîcité that was designed to prevent the abuse of . . . . Continue Reading »

With few exceptions, the above statement applies to me. It also applies to parfumier Christopher Brosius, who in fact has a store called CB I Hate Perfume . Arts & Letters Daily linked to a story by Jessica Gallucci about Christopher and his interesting collection of scents—Wet Pavement, Roast . . . . Continue Reading »

Yesterday I found the texts of some of Hildegard’s Latin hymns online. Here’s one called ” Ave, generosa . ” The translation wasn’t outstanding, so I thought I’d provide one of my own. Ave, generosa, | Hail, noble one, gloriosa et intacta puella | glorious and . . . . Continue Reading »