These six little words (or is it two little words?) pack quite a punch.
The Human Touch: Latin in the Liturgy
Christian believers hope to participate in that communion in a more profound way in the next world. In this physical world, however, we rely on our corporeal senses. Latin has endured in the Church for such a long time because it gives us that human touch.
O Bone Deus: Adventures with the Vocative
Who knows, they may be right. Maybe Scribonius Largus was not an inept Latin stylist, but a champion of Writing For The Common Man. Either way, his work does cast some light on our discussion of the vocative singular of deus.
Something is Always Lost in Translation
The choices, preferences, experiences, and particular strengths and weaknesses of a given book's creators will unavoidably shape its presentation of the Latin language. Any and every introductory text will have a bias of some sort or other.
What’s the Best Kind of Book for Reading Latin?
The good news is that there's something for everyone. There are books for folks who want or need lots of help, there are versions for those who just want to engage the plain Latin text. If you're somewhere in between, well, you're covered too.
Words are a Window: Symbol and Mystery in the Creed
Words are our windows to the mind of our predecessors, and what we find there might surprise us. And, quite possibly, enlighten us.
Eternity is Now: “Of the Father’s Love Begotten”
Every time we sing it or listen to "Of the Father's Love Begotten," we stand with the previous sixty-odd generations of forebears who sang the same song. Eternity is now.
Cracking the Code: Reading Latin
The Latin language is a little bit (just a little) like the alien language from the film. At least it is from the perspective of us speakers of Modern English.
What’s New? Podcasts . . .
Podcasts allow you to listen to the written word even when your eyes aren't free to look at the parchment, and even when the narrator isn't present. Just imagine what Cicero or Vergil could have done with podcasts.
I’d Rather be in an Apple Tree
We can't understand what we don't even know. We can't draw valid conclusions if we don't have the facts. Memorization gives us the matter to feed our cogitations.