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Makes One Wonder…

The 95-year-old Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI passed away on Saturday at 9:34 AM in his residence at the Vatican’s Mater Ecclesiae Monastery. “There is a Gospel scene which in an extraordinary way anticipates the silence of Holy Saturday and which again… seems to be a profile of the moment in history we are living now. Christ is asleep on a boat which, buffeted by a storm, is about to sink. The…

Merry, Merry, Merry, Merry

Carol of the Bells A Cappella – Clamavi De Profundis The 4th Sunday of Advent is nigh.

Can the Circle Be Unbroken?

I was standing by the windowOn one cold and cloudy dayAnd I saw the hearse come rollingFor to carry my mother away.Can the circle be unbroken?By and by, Lord, by and by.There’s a better home a-waitingIn the sky, Lord, in the sky. Lord, I told the undertaker,Undertaker, please drive slowFor this body you are haulingLord, I hate to see her go.Can the circle be unbroken?By and by, Lord, by and…

Last night, we brought Buddy home. He was awfully thin and badly dehydrated, but with tender loving care, he is bouncing back quickly, drinking much, eating like a horse, and curiously exploring his new environment. Given that he just turned 105 last month (born in October 2005, according to records), he is doing well, and we hope he has a few years left in him still. Life is good now for the…

Remembering Our Ancestors: Karen Ann Christman

Karen Ann Christman was born on March 7th, 1942, to a young couple from Glouster, OH, Naomi A. Snyder and James D. Christman, and the three of them lived at the Synder farm together with Naomi’s parents. Unfortunately, her father died in an accident when she was only two and a half years old, making his funeral visitation and the inevitable gathering of people all dressed in black at the old…

Karen Ann Christman-Denney | March 7, 1942 – November 4, 2022

The LORD is nigh unto them that are of a broken heart; and saveth such as be of a contrite spirit. Psalm 34:18 I love you Mom.

A new book about my father Jupp Kappius and Operation DOWNEND has just been finished and is now available on Lulu. Bernard O’Connor, with whom we had the pleasure a few years back already, dived into primary and secondary sources to lay out the ins and outs of Operation DOWNEND in book format. Last time, when he was researching the Tempsford Academy, we had very little help to offer, but this…

Classical Sunday: Schütz’s Schwanengesang

Heinrich Schütz: Schwanengesang – Hilliard Ensemble Opus ultimum (Der Schwanengesang) Track Listings Der Schwanengesang, Op.13 – Psalm 119, SWV 482: I. Wohl denen, die ohne Wandel leben (Aleph und Beth)Der Schwanengesang, Op.13 – Psalm 119, SWV 483: II. Tue wohl deinem Knechte (Gimel und Daleth)Der Schwanengesang, Op.13 – Psalm 119, SWV 484: III. Zeige mir, Herr, den Weg deiner Rechte (He und…

Classical Sunday: Vivaldi’s Amor Sacro (Motets)

Antonio Vivaldi: Amor Sacro (Motets) Selection of Antonio Vivaldi’s solo-motets. In furore iustissimae irae 00:00Nulla un mundo pax sincera 15:22In turbato mare irato 29:10Sum in medio tempestatum 46:50 Sung by the amazing German coloratura soprano Simone Kermes. Played by the Venice Baroque Orchestra under the Italian conductor, organist, harpsichordist, and scholar Andrea Marcon.

Happy 100th Birthday, (Great-) Grandma Naomi

Happy Birthday, (Great-) Grandma Naomi Ann, or Aunt Na’, as you were called by your nieces and nephews. Had you lived, we would have had quite the party today, no doubt. Requiescat in Pace. Naomi Ann Snyder with her first husband James Dallas Christman, presumably around 1940. Remembering Our Ancestors: Naomi Ann Snyder Remembering Our Ancestors: Grandma Naomi

It Came Just the Same

Christmas Carol Concert 2020 (Warsaw Philharmonic Choir, Bartosz Michałowski)

Celtic Christmas Celtic Winter – Magical Christmas. Thanks to Derek and Brandon Fiechter who composed the Celtic songs in this video.

Classical Sunday: Traditional Swedish Folk Songs

Traditional Swedish Folk Songs Here’s what they say concerning this video on YouTube: The Music of Sweden shares the tradition of Nordic folk dance music with its neighboring countries in northern Europe, including polka, schottische, waltz, polska and mazurka. The accordion, clarinet, fiddle and nyckelharpa are among the most common Swedish folk instruments. The instrumental genre is the…

(Neo-) Classical Sunday: The Harry Potter Series

“The Beautiful Music of the Harry Potter Series” This is a compilation of themes from the Harry Potter movies that were released over a period of ten years, between 1997 and 2007. Having read the book or having watched the movies is no requirement for enjoying the score; it’s beautiful in and of itself.

By way of remembrance: Thanksgiving 2020

Be thankful: You are still here! was a post inspired by personal experiences surrounding Thanksgiving 2014, when I was in the midst of radiation treatments for cancer of the vocal cords.

I’d been unable to speak properly for quite some time, and was informed at the start of the treatments that it was highly possible I’d be badly burned, unable to swallow, and fitted with a feeding tube. For…