My pal, Boethius, again. And, no it doesn’t pertain directly to Christmas, but I think it puts one in the frame of mind. Whether Christian or no, it’s nice to have a time set aside each year where, in certain quarters, we are encouraged to “look to the highest of heights,” not in an X-Factor … Continue reading
For Easter: haec cum philosophia dignitate uultus et oris grauitate pennas etiam tuae menti quibus se in altum tollere possit adfigam, ut perturbatione depulsa sospes in patriam meo ductu, mea semita, meis etiam uehiculis reuertaris. verse 4M1 sunt etenim pennae uolucres mihi quae celsa conscendant poli; quas sibi cum uelox mens induit terras perosa despicit,aeris … Continue reading
For Good Friday contemplation, a little Boethius: o stelliferi conditor orbis, qui perpetuo nixus solio rapido caelum turbine uersas legemque pati sidera cogis, ut nunc pleno lucida cornu totis fratris obuia flammis condat stellas luna minores, nunc obscuro pallida cornu Phoebo propior lumina perdat et qui primae tempore noctis agit algentes Hesperos ortus solitas iterum mutet … Continue reading