Hymns of the fathers…
On Not Losing Heart (The Catholic Thing) “Christianity’s centuries-long dominance in the West has led us to forget that the world doesn’t like the Good News, because it’s Bad News Continue Reading →
Author Archives: Winston Smith
Weekend 544.0 (But if you’ll wait around awhile…)
I was in Southampton for the last Saints FC preseason match. It was a bit of a lackluster affair against Villarreal. They lost 2-1 but the atmosphere was great and Continue Reading →
Weekend 543.1
(1) A (Possibly) Immodest Proposal (The Catholic Thing)
Weekend 543.0
(1) What are the lyrics to the hymn ‘Jerusalem’, and is it England’s national anthem? (Classic FM)
Weekend 542.0
Why was there only one season of The Pilot’s Love Song?
England Your England
‘Dos tua pia haec est, quare leges, Maria’ (This is your dowry, O pious Virgin). “We are a nation of flower-lovers, but also a nation of stamp-collectors, pigeon-fanciers, amateur carpenters, Continue Reading →
Happy ‘Liberal World Order’ Weekend
“Biden’s average approval rating is at only 38%, showing real dangers for him among Democratic bastions as well as independents. Even worse is a new poll that revealed that 49% Continue Reading →
Weekend 541.0
(1) High Plains Drifter Is Clint Eastwood’s Mysterious, Overlooked Masterpiece (Esquire) (2) The Aesop for Children: The Travelers and the SeaTwo Travelers were walking along the seashore. Far out they Continue Reading →
Weekend 540.0
A Pilgrim Prayer by Sir Walter Raleigh, 1552-1618 Give me my scallop-shell of quiet,My staff of faith to walk upon,My scrip of joy, immortal diet,My bottle of salvation,My gown of Continue Reading →