Two days ago I returned from the temperate summer of Europe to this uninhabitable (ten months of the year, anyway) climate. I am not yet su...

Perhaps the first thing any tourist must overcome is the fear of being seen as an utter fool. (I use the word "tourist" in the se...

Sie sind uns nur voraus gegangen, und werden nicht wieder nach Hause verlangen. Wir holen sie ein auf jenen Höh'n im Sonnenschein, der T...

Greetings, dear reader, from Vienna! We arrived here late last night, after a full day of travel. "Life is a journey", it is sai...

I'll refer you to this article , about the lives of Trappist monks. The questions the author asks of the monks are not particularly goo...

When, in a few days, I leave for Europe, I am sure I'll be very excited. But for the meantime I am still rather apprehensive about it. ...

31 May (Visitation): Ludwig Sennfl (tablature by Jan z Lublina): Ave Rosa sine spinis Charles Callahan: Petite Carillon on Ave Maria 3 June ...

I have, of late, been feeling mighty contrary, especially in matters liturgical. This mood was prompted, in part, by reports that suggest ...

I have written before about the power of media (books, in particular) as tangible objects. This point was driven home today as I was catal...

Athwart Bint Conniption Encarnadine (a rarer, but better, spelling than Incarnadine ) Esplanade Glebe Lagniappe Malinger Palanquin Termagan...