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January 2025

A Sacred Farewell: Honoring William Mahrt and His Legacy in Sacred Music
Stanford Musicology Professor Mahrt dedicated his life to preserving the Church’s traditional sacred music as part of the liturgy
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Caravaggio’s Saul Fallen From the High Horse He Rode In On
An ekphrastic poem for today's feast of the Conversion of St. Paul, January 25
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Only the Truth Will Give You Joy and True Happiness
Interview with Bishop Athanasius Schneider, September 16, 2024
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December 2024

December 24, 2024: Happy Birthday Dana Gioia
Dana Gioia continues to produce fine work as he begins his 75th year on earth
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Part 2: "Reimagining Faith, Hope, and Love"
This unplanned part 2 includes a response from Fr. Christopher Renz, O.P., Blackfriars gallery director, about Lanino's work—which launches an…
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"Reimagining Faith, Hope, and Love"
A visit to an exhibit of work by painter Deborah Joan Lanino, excerpts from my interview with her, and an evaluation of her work by Bay Area artist…
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Gaudete Sunday, 2024
Recollecting Guadete Sunday this year as a gift of a day, and one that keeps on giving, including the Very Marian Advent Prayer Service where my poem…
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This Sunday! Second Annual "Very Marian Prayer Service," December 15, 4-5:30 PM PST. Plus, more information about my Advent Carol, Marian…
"Our Lady Expectant," An Advent Carol based on a poem by me, will be performed again this year, with other new and old sacred music for Advent! Sign up…
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Advent: Waiting to Open Happiness
Some thoughts on delaying gratification for deeper joy, PLUS an invitation to an Advent service of song and prayer with Archbishop Cordileone Dec…
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Seventy-seven years ago, December 3, 1947, my father was killed in a firetruck accident
His death is one sorrowful part of a larger story about my parents and many others like them marrying and raising families at the end of WWII
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