Joseph LeakeMar 311 minCategory: FestivityA Hopkins poem for Easter SundayToday, we present for your delight a poem by Gerard Manley Hopkins, written around 1875. There is so much to like in this poem, but we...
Joseph LeakeJan 215 minCategory: FestivityThe hidden link between Middle-earth & “O Come, O Come Emmanuel”: Part II“I felt a curious thrill, as if something had stirred in me, half wakened from sleep.” J.R.R. Tolkien wrote these words in recollection...
Isabella LeakeJan 65 minCategory: FestivityA musical Epiphany: “Videntes stellam” three waysOne of the joys of discovering Medieval and Renaissance music is finding the same text—often a Biblical text—used over and over again by...
Isabella LeakeDec 24, 20235 minCategory: FestivityWhat’s so great about “The Holly & the Ivy”?Today, on the Eve of Christmas, I’d like to share some reflections on one of my favorite Christmas carols, “The Holly & the Ivy.” Over...