In Latin, “corona” refers to a garland worn on the head as a mark of honor or emblem of majesty; it can also refer to a halo around a celestial body.[1] I prefer “coronavirus” to the clinical “COVID-19” because using the word, “corona,” conjures up an image of an encircling light. That encircling light is … Read more
I used to think that England had the corner on the Christmas spirit; doesn’t America try to emulate that Dickensian depiction of Christmas each December? But when I got to Germany and saw the Weihnachts Markt in Köln, I updated my opinion: Germany has the corner on the Christmas scene! Never have I seen people … Read more
Every church music director has a mixture of excitement and dread in the days and weeks leading up to Easter. Culminating in the Triduum, the last three days of Holy Week, there’s never a question that the work will be anything less than physically and emotionally exhausting. And now that I’m serving the two largest … Read more