October 2021
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Of the authority
In ancient Greece, men knew and recognized themselves in the eyes of their family, their loved ones, and their community. Women reserved for themselves the mirror that signified beauty, femininity, and seduction. The reflection is everywhere. "There is no place that does not see you," summarizes Rilke. Continue reading
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Gregorian Chant
It was in June 1985, in Pont-à-Mousson, at the end of the conference "Music in the Church Today." Maurice Fleuret—may he rest in peace—the magnificent director of music and dance for Minister Jack Lang, spoke. Words of fire. Of supplication; one can say so, since he himself begged. I Continue reading
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The Pump by Clive Staples Lewis
“First, you must rid yourself of the nauseating idea, the fruit of a manifest inferiority complex and a worldly mind, that pomp, under the right circumstances, has anything in common with vanity or self-importance. An officiant solemnly approaching the altar to celebrate, a princess led by her king Continue reading