CD: The Essential Tallis Scholars

If you have just come from a Mass in which "Leaping The Mountains" or "Gather Us In" was sung, restore your sanity by listening to this wonderful CD of sacred polyphony: The Essential Tallis Scholars. It contains polyphonic works by Palestrina, Victoria, Tallis, Byrd, and other sane composers of sacred music.

For more Palestrina, this writer recommends this CD as his favorite. And it is indeed lovely.

A Catholic Lifetime Reading Plan

There are some lovely books listed on Fr. John McCloskey's A Catholic Lifetime Reading Plan.

World History on an Index Card

On this pdf, which you can print out on an index card, I have put about 60 key dates from history.

They are taken from Richard Overy's The 50 key dates of world history and Diane Moczar's Ten Dates Every Catholic Should Know.

Best Catholic RSS Feed: New Advent

If you're looking for a good Catholic feed to add to Google Reader or your favorite feedreader, look no further than New Advent. This feed contains the best Catholic articles from around the web - it selects articles from blogs like Fr. Z, the National Catholic Register, Peter Kreeft, Creative Minority Report - good places like that.

The Godparent Book

Are you a godparent? I'm a proud godparent of a 13-year old boy, and when I was asked to become a godparent 13 years ago, I had little idea about how to be one. I purchased this slim volume and it has a variety of interesting ideas for the new godparent: The Godparent Book, by Elaine Ramshaw. Check it out!