Category Archives: Holy Days

‘for the time being’ – by w.h. auden

Posted on December 23, 2011 by

My favorite Christmas poem, explaining better than anything else I have ever read, the reason for Christmas joy:   Alone, alone, about a dreadful wood Of conscious evil runs a lost mankind, Dreading to find its Father lest it find … Continue reading →

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New Liturgical Movement: Prudentius on the Passion of St. Agnes

Posted on January 21, 2011 by

Today is the feast of St. Agnes, one of the saints mentioned at the end of the canon of the mass. Read more about her here: New Liturgical Movement: Prudentius on the Passion of St. Agnes.

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IDLE SPECULATIONS: The Martyrdom of Pope Saint Fabian

Posted on January 20, 2011 by

IDLE SPECULATIONS: The Martyrdom of Pope Saint Fabian.

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