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A Hymn in Old English to the Mother of God

2024-12-31T23:49:27+00:00

Try to imagine what a hymn to the Mother of God might have sounded like in the court of Alfred the Great. Imagine no longer! Close your eyes and enjoy this hymn in Old English to the Virgin... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FykZmH_aZiY

A Hymn in Old English to the Mother of God2024-12-31T23:49:27+00:00

A Great Conversation on the Great Conversation

2024-12-31T23:37:48+00:00

Here's my great conversation on The Frontline with Joe and Joe about the Great Books of Christian Civilization... RUMBLE LINK https://rumble.com/v64b56j-how-can-america-reclaim-the-good-life.html?e9s=src_v1_ucp X: https://x.com/withjoeandjoe/status/1873892263119773843 FB: https://www.facebook.com/share/v/1D8AkdJ6L9/ YT: https://youtu.be/O2YaH5YaP8U

A Great Conversation on the Great Conversation2024-12-31T23:37:48+00:00

Literature That Lifts the Heart and Mind

2024-12-30T20:47:30+00:00

A conversation on the Ignatius Critical Editions... https://www.catholicworldreport.com/2024/12/29/a-conversation-with-joseph-pearce-about-ignatius-critical-editions/ The featured image is Aragorn by Jef Murray.

Literature That Lifts the Heart and Mind2024-12-30T20:47:30+00:00

Beauty and Bethlehem

2024-12-27T21:27:55+00:00

One of the most beautiful Christmas carols sung beautifully in one of the most beautiful of languages... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WULLjrXBaK4

Beauty and Bethlehem2024-12-27T21:27:55+00:00

Christmas Cards from Shakespeare’s Time

2024-12-27T14:03:43+00:00

Some readings for Christmas recited with the pronunciation of Shakespeare's time... https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCeHn7MRAiDE26OvwOw5UAJA If this has whetted your appetite, please see the Inner Sanctum for exclusive renditions of Christmas poems by Shakespeare's contemporary, St. Robert Southwell, recited by Professor Nawrocki. These have been made available to me by Professor Navrocki and are not available on YouTube [...]

Christmas Cards from Shakespeare’s Time2024-12-27T14:03:43+00:00

A Musical Christmas Card From Tolkien

2024-12-26T14:16:32+00:00

I'm sharing this wonderful adaptation of the recently discovered Christmas poem by Tolkien. Here's the link to the music (the text of Tolkien's poem is below): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q0zxCz_0omU NOEL Grim was the world and grey last night: The moon and stars were fled, The hall was dark without song or light, The fires were fallen dead. [...]

A Musical Christmas Card From Tolkien2024-12-26T14:16:32+00:00

When Chesterton Met Father Christmas

2024-12-24T13:59:25+00:00

A ghost story for Christmas... https://aleteia.org/2024/12/24/what-happened-when-father-christmas-met-g-k-chesterton?utm_medium=email&utm_source=sendgrid&utm_campaign=EM-EN-Newsletter-Daily-&utm_content=Newsletter&utm_term=20241224

When Chesterton Met Father Christmas2024-12-24T13:59:25+00:00

The Knight Before Christmas

2024-12-24T10:51:32+00:00

Long before "The Night Before Christmas" there was the Knight Before Christmas... https://theimaginativeconservative.org/2024/12/knight-before-christmas-joseph-pearce.html

The Knight Before Christmas2024-12-24T10:51:32+00:00
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