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From Peter to Clement to ... Benedict
On Feb. 22, the Church celebrates the feast of the Chair of St. Peter, Apostle. Read more
Musical America
American music is characterized by a sense of openness, expansive vistas, expectancy, and optimism, offset by a deep sense of... Read more
Time after time - 1/11/11
If I believed in some sort of harmonic convergence in the universe, I would post this blog entry at 11:11... Read more
Dysfunctional love songs
The lessons packed in the love songs that are getting the most radio play today all seem to have a... Read more
2010 in music
Here, in brief, are the musical treasures of 2010. Read more
Gay support groups in public schools aren’t the best solution
It’s hard to imagine the confusion of a teenager who is convinced that he’s gay. More unimaginable is the pain... Read more
Finding your own ‘Joseph Moments’
Mary and Jesus are the proper focus of Christmas, when we sing “Round yon Virgin Mother and Child.” Amid the... Read more
Viva criminalità, viva Italia
Strange. I don't feel like a criminal. But Mark Twain, in his newly released Autobiography (published, as he wished, a... Read more
Catholic school in Haiti leading fight against cholera
This has been a trying year for all Haitians. The bulk of promised international aid has yet to arrive, buildings... Read more
Musical Oktoberfest
I grow old (but shall not wear the bottoms of my trousers rolled), and my interest in Anton Bruckner's music... Read more
True compassion can face the brokenness of abortion
When I was first ordained to the priesthood, a young woman came to me. She had an abortion earlier in... Read more
'Inside' Outside for Mahler and Mozart
I go outside for InsideCatholic occasionally, and most recently journeyed across the pond to essay the musical life in London,... Read more
Ten Questions with ‘The Closing of the Muslim Mind’ author Robert R. Reilly
Robert R. Reilly is the author of The Closing of the Muslim Mind: How Intellectual Suicide Created the Modern Islamist.... Read more
When Islam Abandoned Reason: A Conversation with Robert Reilly
What happened to Islamic civilization? How did we get from Avicenna and Cordoba to Osama bin Laden and al Qaeda?... Read more
This Just In: Civilization Ends
When do you know it's over? When do you know that civilization has collapsed inwardly to such an irreparable extent... Read more
Summer Potpourri
There is much to catch up on for your summer listening pleasure. Read more
Hidden Melodies
When the history of 20th-century music is written in the next several hundred years, will it bear much resemblance to... Read more
What Ever Happened to Father O’Malley?
Pope Benedict XVI declared a Year for Priests, which began June 19, 2009, to help Catholics rediscover the importance of... Read more
What Ever Happened to Father O’Malley?
Pope Benedict XVI declared a Year for Priests, which began June 19, 2009, to help Catholics rediscover the importance of... Read more
Merry May Music
I was recently in "old Europe" for a conference on Islam and to promote my new book, The Closing of... Read more
