I was expecting an eventual response to my piece Why I Don’t Agree With the Concept of the “Sacrifice of the Mass” and received it from Fr. Greg. You can find it here. In his response, he's shifted the discussion from the purely theological to the ecclesiological, and that brings up many issues. But let …
Moody Blues: Days of Future Passed, and a Reflection on the New Age Idea
This is the last in the series of music videos from music alluded to in the novel The Ten Weeks. But it's not a video: it's a more prosaic "photo and sound clip" combo from a scene in the book combined with a brief excerpt from the Moody Blues' Days of Future Passed. This album …
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When You Need a Native Guide
One of the pleasures we enjoyed during our years in Palm Beach were our travels in our family yachts. Our family has a long history of power boating going back to the latter years of the nineteenth century. From South Florida our favourite destination were the Bahama Islands, at the time making their transition from …
Archie Lowe: Before the Republic of Texas
Archie can be heard making music in 1977 here. He's still making music; click here to go to his website. It was yet another hostage incident in 1997 when Rick McLaren took hostages in West Texas. Living in Tennessee, I had not heard of the "Republic of Texas" movement to separate the State of Texas …
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Sam Ervin’s Speech on Ex Parte Milligan
In view of the back and forth on the Guantanamo detainees and the legal status of same, an interesting audio document is Sen. Sam Ervin's (D-NC, right) monlogue--and back and forth with Watergate witness John Erlichmann and his counsel--during the Watergate hearings. The monologue is about 30 minutes into the audio clip. The date was …
Institution of the Eucharist
This is Maundy Thursday; our podcast is the institution of the Eucharist (along with the acclamation,) from Roger Smith's album Who Shall Spread the Good News.
Cross of Shame
Today's Holy Week podcast exploration looks forward to Good Friday. It's the Kairosingers' Cross of Shame, from their album Of One Accord.
Steubenville’s Emmanuel Now on Video
This podcast is a new addition to an already popular page: it's a video from the 1983 National Catholic Charismatic Conference for Young People and Youth Ministers, featuring the group Emmanuel. https://youtu.be/LbQom4-P8bw
A New Book Trailer for the Novel, The Ten Weeks
You can find it here, in podcast form. The YouTube version can be seen by clicking here.
The Gospel for Quinquagesima, Set to Music in French
The Gospel for Quinquagesima is on this wise: “Gathering the Twelve round him, Jesus said to them: “Listen! We are going up to Jerusalem; and there everything that is written in the Prophets will be done to the Son of Man. For he will be given up to the Gentiles, mocked, insulted and spat upon; …
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