Benjamin Britten’s 100th Anniversary, St Cecilia’s Day Nov. 22nd 2013
“Blessed Cecilia, appear and inspire composing mortals with immortal fire”
In-hail Mary
Pope Francis promotes prayer as a “medicine for the heart” and offers “prescription” boxes containing rosaries resembling pill packets to pilgrims in St Peter’s Square
Don’t “Reign” on our parade!
The Toronto Santa Claus Parade requests that controversial alcoholic, drug-taking, profanity-spewing Mayor Rob Ford NOT march in the parade this year.
Lessing no more
Famous British author and Nobel Prize-winner Doris Lessing who penned “The Golden Notebook”, dies at the age of 94
Menace sans frontières
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The devastating global super-bug, C. difficile, may have originated in Quebec, Canada. [And Canada is very sorry!]
John Tavener joins the Song of Angels
Famed British Composer, Sir John Tavener, known for his religious and mystic compositions, dies at age 69.
Lost, Nazi-looted art trove discovered
1406 paintings by famous artists worth billions, 590 of which are believed to have been looted by the Nazis, have been discovered in a small German apartment.
The present[s] trumps the past?
Many complain that stores’ early, pre- November 11th Christmas promotions show lack of respect for Veterans.
“For Beer-hold, I bring you glad tidings!”
Many churches, including the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, are endorsing Beer services such as”Beer and Hymns”,”Theology on Tap” and “Church-in-a-pub”, as a way to attract new members
Ron Ford sings a new tune, [Cockaigne]
A subdued Rob Ford apologized this morning after a new video surfaced showing him severely intoxicated swearing, ranting and threatening violence. [Cockaigne: an Overture by Elgar and a metaphor for gluttony and drunkenness]
