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Gloria Cartusiæ

Posted on October 6, 2016 by Nicholas Haggin

October 6 is the feast of St. Bruno of Cologne, founder of the Carthusian Order. The Carthusians are famous as by far the most austere Western monastic order. Their motto is Stat crux dum volvitur orbis (“The Cross is steady … Continue reading →

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Ut, A Hymn, A Latin Hymn

Posted on June 24, 2016 by Nicholas Haggin

Happy Solfège Day! Wait, Happy Nativity of St. John the Baptist! Wait, they’re the same day! Yes, today we celebrate both the last and greatest of the Old Testament prophets and the musical mnemonic that enabled Julie Andrews to caper … Continue reading →

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