Thursday, April 30, 2020

I Agree. Musick Plays An Important Function In My Life.

The phrase 'music has charms to sooth a savage breast' sounds Shakespearian but in fact comes to us from The Mourning Bride, a poem by William Congreve, 1697: Musick has Charms to sooth a savage Breast, To soften Rocks, or bend a knotted Oak.

Ash Wednesday?

  What is the biblical basis of Ash Wednesday.  Ahna Ziegler/Unsplash 18 February 2026 is Ash Wednesday, which traditionally starts the seas...