Reading and writing through time and space.
Mozart and I send loads of warm and toasty guten tags to you, beloveds. I was walking through Mozart's Viennese apartment at Domgasse 5 nearly three weeks ago now, and I really would very much like to go back. Please. For Wolfie. I love dear Wolfie. And in honor of his genius, I present today's … Continue reading The Artist’s Lament: A Love Letter to Miloš Forman’s Amadeus (1984)
Supreme serenity still remains the Ideal of great Art. The shapes and transitory forms of life are but stages toward this Ideal, which Christ's religion illuminates with His divine light.Franz Liszt I've been playing the piano since the age of six, and in that time, two composers have left my imagination in raptures of beauty, … Continue reading Confessions of a Lisztomaniac: Thoughts on a Beloved Composer
I write this in my dimly lit bedroom mere moments before I will settle into bed and open the current novel I find myself plowing through. Is there anything so lovely as an artistic, poetic rant? I happen to think not. This will be more of a word vomit than anything. Consider yourself warned. Reader, … Continue reading A Steward in All Things
No one mourns the wicked! No one cries "They won't return!" No one lays a lily on their grave; The good man scorns the wicked! Through their lives, our children learn What we miss, when we misbehave: And goodness knows The wicked's lives are lonely. Goodness knows The wicked die alone. It just shows when … Continue reading Theatre Spotlight: Wicked
We Shake with Joy We shake with joy, we shake with grief. What a time they have, these two housed as they are in the same body. Mary Oliver I'm learning a lot lately. "Why?" you might be asking. Well, a lot has been happening, and when a lot of occurrences occur, lots of new lessons are … Continue reading In Praise of Being an Optimist
*Sherlock Se. 2 Ep. 1 Spoiler Warning* To love at all is to be vulnerable. Love anything and your heart will be wrung and possibly broken. If you want to make sure of keeping it intact you must give it to no one, not even an animal. Wrap it carefully round with hobbies and little … Continue reading “…Let Me be Vulnerable.”
Happy second week of January, everyone! I'm not sure if that's actually a thing, but it is now. School starts on Monday, and I'm pretty sad that the break I had so looked forward to a month ago is already coming to a close. School is back. 🙄 It's not that I don't like school. … Continue reading The Relevance of “The Prodigal Son”
In Jesus Christ the reality of God has entered into the reality of this world. The place where the questions about the reality of God and about the reality of the world are answered at the same time is characterized solely by the name: Jesus Christ. God and the world are enclosed in this name. In … Continue reading Ethics for Christmas
"Give me Harry Potter," said Voldemort's voice, "and none shall be harmed. Give me Harry Potter, and I shall leave the school untouched. Give me Harry Potter, and you will be rewarded." From Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Chapter Thirty-one, "The Battle of Hogwarts" Bloody hell and Merlin's beard! It's happened. I have finished the … Continue reading Book Spotlight: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
"Never tell a child 'you have a soul.' Teach him, you are a soul; you have a body." George MacDonald It's happened. Yes, I have finished Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince! And although this book is under my belt now, I still have to complete the finale...*cue drumroll, please* The Deathly Hallows! And, let me … Continue reading Book Spotlight: Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince