On salt and preservation

On salt and preservation

by | Dec 10, 2020 | Publications

Originally published on Dappled Things. Without salt the feast is spoiled.-Polish proverb The salt arrives in the usual brown corrugated shipping box with the Amazon logo emblazoned on the side. The red 3-pound box of Diamond kosher salt and a smaller, somewhat...
Should Catholic hymnody be more ambitious?

Should Catholic hymnody be more ambitious?

by | Dec 10, 2020 | Publications

Originally published on Dappled Things “The aim and final reason of all music should be none else but the glory of God and refreshing the soul. Where this is not observed there will be no music, but only a devilish hubbub.” – Johann Sebastian Bach. ...