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From Vatican News Pope Leo XIV presides at Mass on Palm Sunday of the Lord’s Passion, and reflects on Jesus as the King of Peace who rejects war and refuses to listen to the prayers of those who wage war . . . ‘Jesus is the King of Peace, who rejects war, whom no oneContinue reading “An unfortunate statement by His Holiness the Pope”

From EWTN Belgian bishop plans toordain married men by2028, violating Churchcanon law Bishop Johan Bonny of Belgium expressed his plan to ordain married men into the priesthood by 2028 in a move that has not received approval from the Vatican and would violate the current Code of Canon Law. In these anything-goes times, ordaining marriedContinue reading “Here’s a challenge for Pope Leo”

In 1968, the late organist, E. Power Biggs, proposed to his producer at Columbia Masterworks, John McClure, an extravagant idea that McClure received with great doubts, a recording of liturgical music by Giovanni Gabrieli in the venue for which it was composed, the Basilica de San Marco in Venice, so to take full advantage of theContinue reading “The glory that was Catholic Music”

From Glenn Reynolds, the veteran and reliable publisher of the Instapundit, Professor Reynolds heads the image above with, “Making sure which side is which in Iran.” A little research (Wikipedia) reports that in Islamic law, sex with animals is generally not approved. The Quran and the hadiths allow Muslim men to have sexual intercourse onlyContinue reading “Compare and contrast”

Take a break from the horrors of the world as commented on in this blog, and enjoy this little video, made known to me by my cousin Henry, of two greats meeting one another, Walt Disney and Serge Prokofiev. The composer plays snatches from his piece for children, an accompaniment to the Russian folk tale,Continue reading “Prokofiev meets Disney via Пе́тя и волк, or Peter and the Wolf”

Douglas Murray, of the New York Post, in his latest column, gives us a good account of the latest so-called conservative to turn against Donald Trump, the wretched Tucker Carlson. In these eyes, there is no loss as I have always regarded Carlson as, to use an  underused word, a larrykin of the first rank.Continue reading “A two-time loser and his friends”

Not just any actor, either. Rather, the estimable, outrageously comic John Cleese, who has a warning for England. With Mr Cleese’s warning, let us hope more people in the UK, US, and everywhere else in the civilized world, who up to now have been ambivalent, dismissive, or even ignorant of the evils of Islam, willContinue reading “Here’s a rarity: an actor who gets it”

From the New York Post Iranian police commander pleads with Israeli agent ‘please come help us’ in dramatic leaked call A senior Iranian police commander recently told an agent of Israel’s renowned Mossad intelligence service “I swear on the Koran I’m not your enemy” and begged the Jewish state to “please come help us” overthrowContinue reading “An unlikely headline for some, but not all”

One of the small tragedies of war is the friendships that may suffer from it. An old and dear friend of many years, one whose encouragement of my blogging is a major reason why the Taos Tatler is still around, have pretty much seen eye to eye on matters religious and political. Recently, however, weContinue reading “In defense of an ogre who happens to be our president”

Meet Yuja Wang, whom people I respect say is a superb concert pianist. Likely so, but I will have to listen to her play myself. Noteworthy in this reel however, is not her playing, but how this concert artist dresses for a performance. It speaks for itself. What a pity; old-school concert dress, white tieContinue reading “Allegro quasi bordello”