MUSIC REVIEW. Way back in the ’70s I was presented with a box set of Bach Cantatas played on so-called original, or period, instruments. I hated it. The fiddles were scratchy and the players’s lousy intonation was painful to behold for this nerd with perfect pitch. Similarly with the winds: they sounded anemic, wimpy andContinue reading “The coming of age for original instruments and performance practices.”
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Just a simple misunderstanding.
From here. A commenter writes: “Punching testicles is how New Yorkers say “welcome.” That’s close, but not quite on the mark. As an ex-New Yorker whose family has been in the City even before the mists of time, I can state with authority, punching testicles is how New Yorkers say: “Have a nice day, a**hole.”
Another sad end, this time for a gorgeous Catholic Church in Nova Scotia.
Église Saint-Bernard in Digby County, NS: attendance had dwindled to “30 to 40 people.” The church needed repairs the congregation couldn’t afford, so it’s up for sale, asking price is 250,000 CAD. During its heyday, LeBlanc said there were two masses on weekends with over a thousand people in attendance for each. By the timeContinue reading “Another sad end, this time for a gorgeous Catholic Church in Nova Scotia.”
The sad end of the Church of Sweden: capitulation.
From Jihad Watch. The Archbishop needn’t expect an invitation likewise from the Muslims. Thanks to William Tighe.
When gnats look like behemoths.
NOTE: Your Tatler, after taking a well-unearned break, is resuming blogging. To ease the way back into my craft, as it were, this return post will feature an essayist more able than I and who will do the heavy lifting. * * * News item: Biden’s Approval Rating Tanks Near All-Time Lows As Country ContinuesContinue reading “When gnats look like behemoths.”
Religion and politics, a poor mix.
The unending vitriol from Rome directed at Usus Antiquior enthusiasts, celebrants, and worshipers alike, has reached the point where this writer is coming to believe politics has more to do with it than liturgy. The gradual takeover by the left of our major institutions, here and abroad: government, education, professions, and even corporate, is allContinue reading “Religion and politics, a poor mix.”
New Site.
https://taostatlerhome.wordpress.com/ To my faithful readers, Because unsolicited and cringeworthy, ads started springing up on my free WordPress site, I bit the bullet and shelled out for an upgraded, ad-free site. Proprietor WordPress claims my new, paid-for site has various gimcracks and geegaws which will dazzle and enhance your blogging experience. Uh-huh. Meanwhile, please make aContinue reading “New Site.”
Oh brave new world that lacks such words and letters in’t.
Or: Who cares if you can’t make sense of it? At the turn of this century a so-called “experimental poet,” Christian Bök, published a book of poetry in five chapters, which were not numbered but lettered, i. e., chapters A, B, C, D, E. Why, you ask? To indicate to the reader the sole vowelContinue reading “Oh brave new world that lacks such words and letters in’t.”
Last Catholic in Ireland, please turn off the lights.
The post-conciliar church attains its logical end. From the article: CWN Editor’s Note: Bishop Paul Dempsey, who has led the Diocese of Achonry since 2020, warned the faithful of his diocese of the ‘need to let go of some of the familiar ways we have experienced parish life in the past.’ ‘The crisis has becomeContinue reading “Last Catholic in Ireland, please turn off the lights.”
Astonishing intelligence from inside the Vatican.
Nobody, but nobody, likes the pope, liberals and conservatives alike. He returns the favor. From Rorarte Caeli, an excerpt: In the Vatican Curia they live in terror. “Il cretino gloriosamente regnante” [The gloriously reigning cretin], is an expression heard with some frequency within the sacred walls. But the most repeated word is terror. It isContinue reading “Astonishing intelligence from inside the Vatican.”
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