Below, Matthew Schmitz lists “fifty essential religious songs” and asks what he missed. I wouldn’t suggest that Matt has missed anything on his list. For me, though, I add at least a few classical selections. The Hallelujah Chorus from Handel’s Messiah would rank at the the top . . . . Continue Reading »
Via Rod Dreher , columnist and former First Things contributor David Goldman (“Spengler”) contrasts the benedictions delivered by rabbis at the Republican and Democratic National Conventions: One difference between the two addresses is the fact that the whole Republican convention heard . . . . Continue Reading »
Dawn Eden, bestselling author The Thrill of the Chaste: Finding Fulfillment While Keeping Your Clothes On (Thomas Nelson, 2006) will be discussing her new book My Peace I Give You: Healing Sexual Wounds with the Help of the Saints (Ave Maria Press, 2012) tonight on Catholic . . . . Continue Reading »
Wesley J. Smith on the importance of ‘Living Dyingly’ : The late Christopher Hitchens wanted to be remembered for the excellence of his intellect. No doubt, those hopes will be met. As probably the best contemporary practitioner of the extended essay, he and the views he so . . . . Continue Reading »
In an article on Christian art at Ignitum Today , my colleague Anna Williams commends to her readers the band Scythian , a celtic-inflected group that treats religious themes. Now, I have nothing against Scythian, but there’s a lot of music—-even of music with religious . . . . Continue Reading »
As promised in my earlier post, I decided to weigh in some more on the late Christopher Hitchens’ denying Nietzsche’s maxim about being made stronger by that which does not destroy us. First, I note that Hitchens was the best contemporary practitioner of the extended essay, and reference . . . . Continue Reading »
Anger, self-righteousness, impossible promises, blame: political conventions are for setting a tone. Here is the Democrats’ tone for the coming months going into the election. It was not to my taste. On top of the Republican convention, it felt like an enormous political . . . . Continue Reading »
PETA is an extremely litigious organization that often files lawsuits for the publicity and fund raising opportunities, as in Sea World’s whales are “slaves,” rather than seeking to correct an actually bona fide wrong. There is a name for that: Abuse of process. And it . . . . Continue Reading »
The Grip of Ritual Simcha Fisher, National Catholic Register Why Anglicanism Will Not Have a (Formal) Schism David W. Virtue, Virtue Online A Deeper Challenge Than the Party Platform Patrik Jonsson, Christian Science Monitor Teaching “Universal Morality” in French Public Schools Robert . . . . Continue Reading »
Theodore Dalrymple, Second Opinion : I prefer alcoholics to drug addicts. They are more often people of character and are much more amusing. Even their special pleading (for themselves) is often very funny, and they can be brought to see it. By contrast, drug addicts whine horribly and frequently . . . . Continue Reading »
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