Christianity
Never Appease the Left
The other day many people chose to rage at Mike Cernovich. He sent an inflammatory tweet which set off many people. Triggered them, if you like. Instead of sperging out, I chose to read Mike’s [more…]
Christianity
Christianity
Will the Grass be Greener?
It’s the question to ponder when considering Death. Some of us will be happy to find the grass just as green as it is on this side of the divide. Some may be hoping to [more…]
America
Why Catholics are ‘Fair Game’
Fakenews is a strange thing. It’s falsehoods, it’s lies, it’s misrepresentation, it’s omission, it is many things, but rather than define the term by its characteristics and presentation, it is easier to conceptualise what fake [more…]
Christianity
Was Jesus a Refugee?
Over the Christmas holidays I heard many references to Jesus being a refugee. This happens most years, but this year it was given extra credence by the number of migrants trying to cross the Channel [more…]
Arts
Chaconne
A Chaconne is a dance Viktoria Mullova was/is an asylum seeker from the Soviet Union. OldTrout 2019
Christianity
Why Then? Why There? The First Coming of the Messiah
We are at the end of Advent, the Christian season that looks forward to Christ’s nativity. Today I am not going to tell you what you most probably already know about Advent, its significance and [more…]
Arts
Unto Us a Child is Born
Merry Christmas. A day of celebration. The Prince of Peace is Born. This is one of my favourites – I love the Renaissance. Detail from the Mystic Nativity by Sandro Botticelli : This is owned [more…]
Arts
Hark! The Herald Angels Sing
Painted in about 1470/75, it is in the National Gallery. One of my favourite carols : Merry Christmas! OldTrout 2018
Christianity
Adeste, Fideles
The fourth Sunday of Advent – #Peace. Maestà, or Maestà of Duccio is an altarpiece composed of many individual paintings commissioned by the city of Siena in 1308 from the artist Duccio di Buoninsegna, 1308–1311 [more…]