Opera, Cartoons, and Christmas
While we’re on the subject of Christmas music, let me recommend two short musical dramas with Christmas themes. Gian Carlo Menotti’s Amahl and the Night…
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A Convert Tries on the Angelus for Size
I was well-educated in the liberal arts and studied Millet’s painting of “The Angelus” in a cultural heritage course years ago. In the painting, the…
“I’ll Just Come Down and Show You”
When it comes to acronyms and short-form expressions, it can be difficult to keep up with our culture’s rate of production. How many of our…
Dreaming With Isaiah
During this season of Advent, we recall the lyrics of Glenn Rudolph’s contemporary choral work, “The Dream Isaiah Saw,” and pray that a “little Child…
