Monthly Archives: January 2019

Did You Know That Your Soul Has Twenty Six Powers?

Posted on January 27, 2019 by marklangley

Though I never saw it with my own eyes, it is said that the two words “Know thyself” were inscribed over the entrance to the Temple at Delphi. γνῶθι σεαυτόν That the seven wise men of Greece chose to have … Continue reading →

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Palestrina and Handel March For Life!

Posted on January 21, 2019 by marklangley

Yes, both consummate sacred musicians George Frideric Handel and Giovanni  Pierluigi da Palestrina were at the 2019 March for Life! I am guessing that this was yet another record-setting precedent for the annual March which attracted hundreds of thousands of people … Continue reading →

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Do Children Know How to Educate Themselves?

Posted on January 12, 2019 by marklangley

Whatever one may say about our twenty-eighth president’s views about The United States’ role as promoter of democracy and capitalism and interventionism throughout the world, I think we have to give him whole-hearted applause for his views on authentic liberal … Continue reading →

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