Saint Cecilia

Though her picture is always posted at the very bottom of my blog, I would be remiss if I did not mention that today is the feast of Saint Cecilia.

Saint Cecilia, pray for us!

Victory

"No Victory Without Suffering"

--J.R.R. Tolkien

The Presentation of Our Lady

What a perfect way to honor Our Lady on her feast day, processing through the streets of Kansas City with Our Blessed Lord in the Eucharist! Please follow this link: http://catholickey.blogspot.com/2009/11/pics-22000-youth-in-eucharistic.html

Chivalry is only a name...

"Chivalry is only a name for that general spirit or state of mind which disposes men to heroic and generous actions and keeps them conversant with all that is beautiful and sublime in the intellectual and moral world."

--Kenelm Henry Digby, author of Mores Catholici et al.

Crusaders

My friend Sean has written very well on the truth about the Crusades. Please follow this link: http://mapskeysclocks.blogspot.com/2009/11/stark-assessment.html

(Thanks, Sean.)

Dreaming of Spring

"Aure entuluva! day shall come again!"

--J.R.R. Tolkien

Regarding hobbits

"In a hole in the ground there lived a hobbit."

--J.R.R. Tolkien's first written words regarding hobbits