New "Gloria" for New Roman Missal

Last updated on: March 9, 2017 at 9:02 pm By Elizabeth Scalia

Having long begged my musician sons to please try to compose a singable, non-bombast-filled-nor-sickly-sweet-nor-plodding “Gloria” to replace the two (just two) versions all of the local parishes have used for at least three decades, I rejoiced to see a new “Gloria” being made available in accordance with the soon-to-be released revisions to the Roman Missal. I admit, on my first listen of Jeff Ostrowski’s treatment, I was not sure I liked it. On re-listening a few times, I have decided... Read more

The Palin Problem and a Palinoia Romp – UPDATED

Last updated on: March 9, 2017 at 9:02 pm By Elizabeth Scalia

Two exceedingly good posts today on Sarah Palin, the woman no one can stop talking about. First from James Taranto, a very thoughtful and well-reasoned look at what is behind the Palin-hate that so many on the left seem incapable of even tamping down. We’d say this goes beyond mere jealousy. For many liberal women, Palin threatens their sexual identity, which is bound up with their politics in a way that it is not for any other group (possibly excepting... Read more

Wish I'd seen this 20 years ago

Last updated on: March 9, 2017 at 9:02 pm By Elizabeth Scalia

“Don’t say you don’t have enough time. You have exactly the same number of hours per day that were given to Louis Pasteur, Michelangelo, Da Vinci, and Albert Einstein.” ~H. Jackson Brown Of course, Pasteur, Michelangelo, Leonardo and Einstein did not have the lure of the internet to eat up their hours, like magic, and if they closed a door to work, there were no beeps or buzzers able to reach them. But the point still holds. Read more

Three Tenors Teenage Version

Last updated on: March 9, 2017 at 9:02 pm By Elizabeth Scalia

The video has been around for a while, apparently, but it’s the first time I’ve seen it. Not bad. They’re kind of screaming out their top notes by the end, but not bad for kids. Read more

Gentlemen: A tale of two apologies – UPDATE

Last updated on: March 9, 2017 at 9:02 pm By Elizabeth Scalia

First read the New York Times going through a long, belabored and ultimately lame exercise of excuse-making where a simple “we screwed up, sorry” would have sufficed – as Jerry Wilson ably fisks. It was hectic in the newsroom with many news reports flowing in as Kathleen McElroy, the day Web news editor, was trying to decide whether The Times was ready to report Giffords’s death. She decided against it and was telling Web producers to hold off reporting it... Read more

Put Down Game; Pick Up Ax