It was the Jesuit priests who taught me in seminary who gave me an appreciation of and love for Classical music.
a room alone
“All of humanity’s problems stem from our inability to sit quietly in a room alone”
Handel’s Messiah
I was a student in the seminary when I was first introduced to Handel's great oratorio, Messiah. This work is widely considered to be a master-work both of composition...
Handel’s Messiah
One of the disadvantages of living in Cheviot (population 400) is that the inspiring and perennial Handel oratorio Messiah is not performed locally. As a result I find...
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growing up
Thomas was not doubting as much as seeking; expressing his yearning for adult faith.

another way
the real mortality in our sin is not any particular action or omission itself, but what we do next

the pointer
So now I’m off to John Baptist the day

Corpus Christi
Orvieto is an Italian hill-top settlement where all roads lead to the medieval Cathedral.

matariki
I have no doubt that God is using the stars to shift my focus from my own failures and successes