I knew of Pope Leo's vision and his call for the Leonine prayers after Mass (three Hail Marys/Hail Holy Queen/St. Michael prayer/three exhortations begging the Sacred Heart of Jesus for mercy). They have been known as the "Prayers for the Conversion of Russia". I had not heard about St. Catherine…

Other random thoughts on writing in ancient times — Remember when “listicles” were all the rage? For those who don’t, listicles were articles consisting of listed items or hacks written mostly to grab a reader’s interest in reading an article that they might never look at if the title was something different. As an example: The 10 things you…

What Catholic Social Action calls us to do In one of my latest efforts, I sort of took some heat from readers who felt that my piece had a stronger political tone than the spiritual one which I had hoped to achieve. It is understandable. The topic of human trafficking…

Once again, truly humbled by your information and thought process. As AA Milne wrote, in one of the beautiful stories of Winnie-the-Pooh, (I paraphrase) we have "more power than we know". As a Mom and "Nan" I need to step it up. Thank you!

For a minimalist (I like to think I am one), I would rather have a few things (like Medium) of quality even if I pay a fee for the service. The other thing is that if I pay for it, I will use it....or in the case of a piece…

Fascinating read! I will add this book to my ever-growing list of "must reads". Thank you for pulling all these pieces together to deepen my understanding of the important role music plays in the minds and souls of humans.

Thanks for the read. I just finished "A Song for Nagasaki" and I can readily understand the conflict created in Oppenheimer's mind and heart when the bomb was actually used. So sad. On an ironic note: the "S" in Harry S Truman doesn't stand for anything either; and up until…

Beautifully written and timely, too. Thanks for the read!

Great piece. I have wanted to write about this for a while because the lyrics are so (as you point out) about the "me"; ignoring the fact that it is really Our Lord working through all of our successes and failures. ".....and not the words of one who kneels". How…