Borepatch

When it was released in 1959, Beh Hur became the second highest grossing film in history (behind Gone With The Wind) - saving MGM from bankr...

Holy Week calls for the Big Guns of classical music.  Hector Berlioz was one of these, and his Messe Solennelle is one of the great works of...

Yes, we usually hear this at Christmas.  Remember, though, that Handel wrote this for an Easter performance.  I can think of no greater - ...

This is a great reflection from the Franciscan Foundation for the Holy Land. I hadn't known that today is the only day that the Catholi...

Today is Palm Sunday, and what is unique (well, for a bit) about this year's Holy Week is that the Latin Easter, the Orthodox Easter, an...

Yes, we usually hear this at Christmas.  Remember, though, that Handel wrote this for an Easter performance.  I can think of no greater - mo...

I have posted special Easter posts for most of this blog's history, despite the fact that I've never really studied theology.  I...

The Kingdom of the Father is spread upon the Earth and men do not see it. - The (non-canonical and possibly heretical) Gospel of Thomas We a...

Alleluia He is risen.

People's taste in films changes over time.  Look at Ben Hur : eleven Academy Awards, an initial release Box Office of almost $150M (in ...

Free Will is a mixed blessing, to be sure, but it's a thing without which life would not be worth living.  There's a whole blog post...

The Shield was another of the Fear's names. According to Laughter, it means he shields the seed of Abraham the way a man starting a fire...

The Greek Orthodox liturgy is ancient, dating back to Roman times.  While many things have been lost from this over the centuries, we have m...

If the world is sane, then Jesus is mad as a hatter and the Last Supper is the Mad Tea Party. The world says, Mind your own business, and J...

The LORD is risen, alleluia!  Here is a mix of music worthy of the occasion. Purcell sets the stage as only he can. I think that this ...

ASM826 saw this on my FB page and asked that I post it here as well.  May you all have an Easter weekend of peaceful time to reflect with lo...

You should go read this post by co-blogger and Brother-From-Another-Mother ASM826.  It explains today.  Tomorrow is the day of triumph, ...

The Church of St. Roche This is an appropriate composition for Palm Sunday: it was performed twice before the score was destroyed by the...

While we usually hear The Messiah played around Christmas, Handel originally wrote it (and it was first performed) for Easter.  But the musi...

Out of the crooked timber that is Man, nothing straight was ever built. - Immanuel Kant Bless me, Father, for I have been a Dumb Ass.  ...