Stranger in a strange land

San Francisco - It is a city of fog and a city of food, and a strange place for a midwesterner to find himself.
My wife and I made the move about four months ago, and while the city has much to offer, we still feel somewhat out of joint here.
One gem we have found, however, is [...]

Stay tuned in San Francisco…

My wife and I have been relocated to San Francisco and we’ve just recently arrived to this city of fog. Needless to say, this has been at least one reason this blog has not seen an update in quite some time.
I’m hoping to start up again here; and in general, am trying to make a [...]

Please pray

for the repose of the soul of  Michael Dubruiel, husband of Amy Welborn. And pray for Amy and her children.

Chant from the ground up

One of my other recent projects that has kept me from regular blogging was the organisation of a neighbourhood ‘chant’ group. Since attending the Sacred Music Colloquium 2008, I wanted to spread knowledge of chant to other Catholics. Thankfully, South Bend, IN is not wanting for Catholics, though it is wanting for chant opportunities.
Now, I’m [...]

Poetry

One of my side projects…
The bead counters number less and less
On Sunday mornings, I would confess
A longing for the summer sun. Its light
On green gilded boughs encountered
We mark the seasons turn from green to gold
While rays, and leaves, and snow fall amongst us.
And when it all is done, it starts again
There is no death knell [...]

It’s been awhile…

since my last post. Partially due to my work schedule, and to some other side projects I’ve been working on, I simply haven’t had the time to write any kind of meaningful posts. But I’m hoping to start back up again, with perhaps a slow and hopefully steady pace. 
Upcoming posts will include some poetry, a [...]

First Things on Art

See the article here.

A must read – the Pope on Culture

Please check out the Address by the Holy Father to the world of Culture.
Here are some excerpts:
I would like to speak with you this evening of the origins of western theology and the roots of European culture. I began by recalling that the place in which we are gathered is in a certain way emblematic. It [...]

Well, there are at least twelve people…

standing up for true beauty in art outside Paris. And a handful of disgusted tourists who can also tell art from, well, not art…

Here’s the key quote:
“I paid to see all of Versailles,” said Sylvie Guérin, an administrative technician from Montreal. “I didn’t come here to see a red lobster that I can buy in [...]

The committee

In the Catholic blogosphere, few bureaucratic institutions are more maligned than the liturgy committee.
I am a member of one.
But folks, I am here to tell you that there is something worse than the liturgy committee. 
The Parish Pastoral Council. They have asked the liturgy committee, and other committees in the parish to make suggestions on how to have [...]

In the meantime…

While I’m away, I thought I would point you, kind reader, to two TLM blogs. One I have had in my sidebar for sometime – TLM in Maryland. Recently (well, it’s getting so it’s not so recent) there was a great post on that site pointing out resources on the Jubilate Deo chants (the ones [...]

Work is…

getting in the way of blogging. Hope to resume more frequent posting soon. Don’t give up on me please!