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Today was the feast of the St. Ignatius of Antioch, the third bishop of Antioch and according to tradition appointed by St. Peter himself. F...

Loreena McKennitt, "The Lady of Shalott". A shortened and adapted version of the Tennyson poem, of course.

An October Evening by William Wilfrid Campbell The woods are haggard and lonely, The skies are hooded for snow, The moon is cold ...

Today is the feast of St. Teresa de Avila, Doctor of the Church. From her Interior Castle : I thought of the soul as resembling a castle, ...

Christina Van Dyke has an interesting post on philosophy and medieval women : As I rolled up my sleeves and went to work, I discovered tha...

The Clerk by Charles Williams The clerk sat on a stool And added up a column, Looking a very fool, Staid he was and solemn. He said: ...

Robin Davenport criticizes Sam Harris's position on lying : However, this evasive tactic of withholding one’s actual feelings by inste...