Dear Reader,
It’s been a long time between the proverbial drinks.
But here I am, here we are after a time. Much has happened and much is to be reported, but if you read this blog, then almost all the news is old hat.
First and fore most, I am only a little more than a year away from completing my seminary studies here in beautiful Rome. The weather is staring to clear (not meant to be a metaphor), the sun is shinning and thanks be to God the world keeps spinning.
So, before I entered into religious life, I lived in and grew up in Sydney, Australia. His Eminence, George Cardinal Pell, was the Archbishop of this lovely little metropolitan see. I can tell you that he will be missed by the Catholic community of Sydney and the nation as a whole. I am not gonna pretend that i know who would take his place in Sydney now that he is the Prefect for the Secretariat for the Economy, but who ever it will be will have huge shoes to fill (literally!)
The General Chapter of the Order of Saint Paul the First Hermit is taking place now in the monastery of Jasna Góra, Poland. We will have a New Father general in the next week perhaps, because now after his two 6 year terms, many things need to be accounted for and it will be very interesting to see who will “get up”. Of course, the fate of the order depends on who will be elected too!
Today is Ash Wednesday, and I have to say it feels weird not having been to mass in the morning and to have been “ashed”. This evening we will have a conventual mass and I will receive them then. Have I ranted about how much I do not like the masses in the evenings? No? Maybe in the next blog.
This piece of music is my dig right now.
But remember the first time I fell in love with classical music. The summer of 1999/2000 (southern hemisphere of course) two of my fav pieces ever was G.F. Handal’s Water Music and Der Tod und das Mädchen / Death and the Maiden by Schubert 4th movement: Presto: HERE http://youtu.be/z42GrmR4U2Y?t=30m23s till the end.
Yet my most favourite piece of classical music would have to be on of the last Greats. Could he even described as classic? But I believe a lot in the power of music and the way it tugs on the heart strings. Just as many of mass settings when chanted convy a certain atmosphere and spiritual message. The IX mass alwys leaves me in awe. Elgar. It sounds very Lenten!!!!!!
So I’m just touching base, I’m still alive!
Memento mori
Vale amicus... Till next time
It’s been a long time between the proverbial drinks.
But here I am, here we are after a time. Much has happened and much is to be reported, but if you read this blog, then almost all the news is old hat.
First and fore most, I am only a little more than a year away from completing my seminary studies here in beautiful Rome. The weather is staring to clear (not meant to be a metaphor), the sun is shinning and thanks be to God the world keeps spinning.
So, before I entered into religious life, I lived in and grew up in Sydney, Australia. His Eminence, George Cardinal Pell, was the Archbishop of this lovely little metropolitan see. I can tell you that he will be missed by the Catholic community of Sydney and the nation as a whole. I am not gonna pretend that i know who would take his place in Sydney now that he is the Prefect for the Secretariat for the Economy, but who ever it will be will have huge shoes to fill (literally!)
The General Chapter of the Order of Saint Paul the First Hermit is taking place now in the monastery of Jasna Góra, Poland. We will have a New Father general in the next week perhaps, because now after his two 6 year terms, many things need to be accounted for and it will be very interesting to see who will “get up”. Of course, the fate of the order depends on who will be elected too!
Today is Ash Wednesday, and I have to say it feels weird not having been to mass in the morning and to have been “ashed”. This evening we will have a conventual mass and I will receive them then. Have I ranted about how much I do not like the masses in the evenings? No? Maybe in the next blog.
This piece of music is my dig right now.
But remember the first time I fell in love with classical music. The summer of 1999/2000 (southern hemisphere of course) two of my fav pieces ever was G.F. Handal’s Water Music and Der Tod und das Mädchen / Death and the Maiden by Schubert 4th movement: Presto: HERE http://youtu.be/z42GrmR4U2Y?t=30m23s till the end.
Yet my most favourite piece of classical music would have to be on of the last Greats. Could he even described as classic? But I believe a lot in the power of music and the way it tugs on the heart strings. Just as many of mass settings when chanted convy a certain atmosphere and spiritual message. The IX mass alwys leaves me in awe. Elgar. It sounds very Lenten!!!!!!
So I’m just touching base, I’m still alive!
Memento mori
Vale amicus... Till next time
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