Two or three things on Liturgical Music

Last updated on: July 7, 2016 at 4:22 pm By M° Aurelio Porfiri

Liturgical music is not used to please us but to raise us. Read more

When the music change (really) life

Last updated on: July 7, 2016 at 4:19 pm By M° Aurelio Porfiri

I felt useful this morning, I realized even more that music can really change lives... Read more

In Praise of the Golden Mean

Last updated on: July 4, 2016 at 8:46 pm By M° Aurelio Porfiri

For a select few it was possible to dominate themselves to the point until they reach the heights of holiness, but do not forget that holiness itself needs its opposite to be exalted. Read more

Catholicism’s Symbolic Universe

Last updated on: July 4, 2016 at 8:41 pm By M° Aurelio Porfiri

This was one of the great "crimes" of the last decades, the systematic suppression of a world of songs, gestures, smells that contextualized for us the world in a way that was deeply religious. Read more

The Lion of Hong Kong

Last updated on: July 4, 2016 at 8:35 pm By M° Aurelio Porfiri

The Cardinal definitely not meant to suggest that it is good to disobey the Holy See, but rather with his stance aims to protect the Holy See from an agreement which, according to the elements of knowledge in his possession, would be deeply unfortunate. Read more