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Oh Nature!
There are signs that this “fragile Earth, our island home,” as the Book of Common Prayer refers to it, actually has the capacity to recover from humans’ destructive behavior towards her, in some cases with help from contrite members of our species who have invested heavily in clean energy; in…
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Back to Civilization
Surely the people who invented, compose for and play this astonishing machine can only have been created and inspired by a loving God who wouldn’t think of letting His creation destroy itself as, lately, we seem so determined to do.
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Singing from the Soul: a Tribute to Sir Donald McIntyre
McIntyre was one of those artists whose characterizations were so right that one never wanted to watch anyone else in one of his roles. Once seen, he couldn’t be replaced.
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Make America Merciful Again
Deep down, we are surely kinder-hearted than to ignore the loss of a precious life and the pain of a grieving family while we politicize a human tragedy.
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The Lavender Season
Best of all, for their wafting fragrance as well as their stately beauty, are the delicately, well, lilac lilacs and the classic irises with several subtle hues blended into one glorious effect and a scent that my mother always amusingly likened to grape soda. This week, the English bluebells and…
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Great Queens in Story and Song
Before women’s history month is over, I thought it would be fun to consider a couple of women who shattered the glass ceiling in spectacular fashion long before women’s rights were even a thing. Cleopatra, the fabled Queen of the Nile, reigned in Egypt with a succession of co-rulers but…
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Celestial Voice: Roberta Alexander
Though she felt some initial pangs at giving up the dream of singing dramatic Verdi and Puccini roles, she found her niche as one of the most luminous and elegant light-lyric sopranos of her time.
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The Food of Love
The great thing about romance is that enjoying it vicariously can be almost as enchanting as actually being in love….
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Feliz cumpleaños, Plácido
The difference between a performer and an artist is that a performer merely acts out his role, while an artist lives it and feels it in the marrow of his bones. Today is the birthday of an artist, one whose love of and commitment to his art form led him…
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The Bowl Game
The eggnog bowl is big and round and welcoming. Its contents are rich and smooth and frothy on top….
Louise T. Guinther 