Connecting Holy Cross Day, the Transfiguration, and the Feast of Tabernacles
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Connecting Newton’s fine hymn to the Transfiguration, Holy Cross Day, and Sukkoth
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Connecting this feast to its Jewish forebear
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Harvest, food, and the Bread of Life
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Focusing on Christ’s Presence in the Sacrament – and finding it elsewhere
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Exploring the rich symbolism of this image
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The Second Sunday of Easter
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Understanding the symbolism in this Easter Office hymn
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Finding the Emmaus account in the Hymnal
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Children at the Triumphal Entry, and the Harrowing of Hell
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The Hymnal version of ‘Quem terra, pontus, sidera’ misses out on rich language
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Understanding a popular carol about the Fall and redemption
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Luther, Coverdale, and Vaughan Williams meet in this favorite hymn-anthem
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The powerful full text of this familiar poem by an English Roman Catholic martyr
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Connecting the cosmic Christ and the human Jesus in a fifth-century hymn
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A possibly medieval text feels surprisingly modern, especially in Gardner’s setting
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The last of a series on the ‘O’ Antiphons
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Continuing a series on the ‘O’ Antiphons
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Continuing a series on the ‘O’ Antiphons
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Continuing a series on the ‘O’ Antiphons
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