# catholic music (blogs) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 1 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover catholic music. Page: Feed: --- ## [Saint of the Day Quote: Saint Rose of Lima](https://the-american-catholic.com/2026/08/23/saint-of-the-day-quote-2408/) _2026-08-23 · Donald R. McClarey · The American Catholic_ Apart from the cross, there is no other ladder by which we may get to heaven. Saint Rose of Lima ## [LeoWatch: Rupnik](https://the-american-catholic.com/2026/08/23/leowatch-rupnik/) _2026-08-23 · Donald R. McClarey · The American Catholic_ The ongoing protection of Rupnik is only one manifestation of the mania of Pope Leo to have Pope Francis be a permanent incubus on the life of the Church. He seems to be a true believer in the cult of Francis. Let us hope that time and reality will alter his faith. ## [Burn of the Day](https://the-american-catholic.com/2026/08/23/burn-of-the-day-667/) _2026-08-23 · Donald R. McClarey · The American Catholic_ Evidence, if any is needed, that the Left in our time is absolutely bonkers. ## [Lest We Forget](https://the-american-catholic.com/2026/08/23/lest-we-forget-36/) _2026-08-23 · Donald R. McClarey · The American Catholic_ ## [August 23, 1865: Lincoln, Argentina](https://the-american-catholic.com/2026/08/23/august-23-1865-lincoln-argentina/) _2026-08-23 · Donald R. McClarey · The American Catholic_ Americans traveling through Argentina are sometimes surprised when they come across the town of Lincoln. Founded in 1871, the name of the town was the result of a decree of the government of Argentina on August 23, 1865 which ordered that the employees of the government of Argentina observe three days of mourning for Lincoln and \[…\] ## [HAURIETIS AQUAS](https://the-american-catholic.com/2026/08/22/haurietis-aquas/) _2026-08-22 · Donald R. McClarey · The American Catholic_ ENCYCLICAL OF POPE PIUS XII HAURIETIS AQUAS ON DEVOTION TO THE SACRED HEART May 15, 1956 Venerable Brethren: Health and Apostolic Benediction. “You shall draw waters with joy out of the Savior’s fountain.”(1) These words by which the prophet Isaias, using highly significant imagery, foretold the manifold and abundant gifts of God which the \[…\] ## [Saint of the Day Quote: Saint John Kemble](https://the-american-catholic.com/2026/08/22/saint-of-the-day-quote-2407/) _2026-08-22 · Donald R. McClarey · The American Catholic_ According to the course of nature, I have but a few years to live. It will be an advantage to suffer for my religion and, therefore, I will not abscond. Saint John Kemble ## [Overture to El Cid](https://the-american-catholic.com/2026/08/22/overture-to-el-cid/) _2026-08-22 · Donald R. McClarey · The American Catholic_ Something for the weekend. Overture to El Cid (1961) Bonus: ## [Burn of the Day](https://the-american-catholic.com/2026/08/22/burn-of-the-day-666/) _2026-08-22 · Donald R. McClarey · The American Catholic_ ## [Thought for the Day](https://the-american-catholic.com/2026/08/22/thought-for-the-day-1480/) _2026-08-22 · Donald R. McClarey · The American Catholic_ ## [CLI-first decentralized GPU compute (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/PiB3Rca6glfx) _2026-08-22 · **Sponsored**_ Pay workers or run your GPU for FFmpeg transcode and AI inference. ## [Prayerful Posse](https://the-american-catholic.com/2026/08/22/prayerful-posse-9/) _2026-08-22 · Donald R. McClarey · The American Catholic_ ## [Saint of the Day Quote: Pope Saint Pius X,](https://the-american-catholic.com/2026/08/21/saint-of-the-day-quote-2406/) _2026-08-21 · Donald R. McClarey · The American Catholic_ Truly we are passing through disastrous times, when we may well make our own the lamentation of the Prophet: ‘There is no truth, and there is no mercy, and there is no knowledge of God in the land’ (Hosea 4:1). Yet in the midst of this tide of evil, the \[…\] ## [Watching Movies With Dad](https://the-american-catholic.com/2026/08/21/watching-movies-with-dad/) _2026-08-21 · Donald R. McClarey · The American Catholic_ Shane: Yeah, you’ve lived too long. Your kind of days are over. Ryker: My days! What about yours, gunfighter? Shane: The difference is I know it. Ryker: All right. So we’ll all turn in our six-guns to the bartender. We’ll all start hoeing spuds. Is that it? Shane: Not quite yet. \[to Wilson\] We \[…\] ## [So Are the Days of Our Lives](https://the-american-catholic.com/2026/08/21/so-are-the-days-of-our-lives/) _2026-08-21 · Donald R. McClarey · The American Catholic_ I have a framed print of this painting up in my law library, but I didn’t know the back story until now. I always assumed that the clerk was thinking wistfully of either a lost love, or of the supper waiting for him. The bride to be standing on tip toes to fill out the \[…\] ## [Definitely No Returns](https://the-american-catholic.com/2026/08/21/definitely-no-returns/) _2026-08-21 · Donald R. McClarey · The American Catholic_ ## [It Wasn’t Just the Men Who Were Iron Men in Pioneer Days](https://the-american-catholic.com/2026/08/20/it-wasnt-just-the-men-who-were-iron-men-in-pioneer-days/) _2026-08-20 · Donald R. McClarey · The American Catholic_ Western Wagons They went with axe and rifle, when the trail was still to blaze, They went with wife and children, in the prairie-schooner days, With banjo and with frying pan—Susanna, don’t you cry! For I’m off to California to get rich out there or die! We’ve broken land and cleared it, but \[…\] ## [Saint of the Day Quote: Saint Bernard of Clairvaux](https://the-american-catholic.com/2026/08/20/saint-of-the-day-quote-2405/) _2026-08-20 · Donald R. McClarey · The American Catholic_ There are those who seek knowledge for the sake of knowledge; that is Curiosity. There are those who seek knowledge to be known by others; that is Vanity. There are those who seek knowledge in order to serve; that is Love. Saint Bernard of Clairvaux ## [LeoWatch: A Flat Failure](https://the-american-catholic.com/2026/08/20/leowatch-a-flat-failure/) _2026-08-20 · Donald R. McClarey · The American Catholic_ Go here to read more on the Pope’s remarks. As an American, he has to know what a tedious mess, bad hymns preserved in amber over the last half century, most Mass music is in this country. However, I suspect that he is a true ideologue, and ideologues never let mere facts stand in their \[…\] ## [Burn of the Day](https://the-american-catholic.com/2026/08/20/burn-of-the-day-665/) _2026-08-20 · Donald R. McClarey · The American Catholic_ Mr. Ponder saved me a lot of work. ## [Thought for the Day](https://the-american-catholic.com/2026/08/20/thought-for-the-day-1479/) _2026-08-20 · Donald R. McClarey · The American Catholic_ ## [Crypto Payments, No Custody (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/QYVSWDqYdjCw) _2026-08-20 · **Sponsored**_ Send crypto to merchant wallets via API with real-time updates and automatic fees. ## [Reichstag Fire](https://the-american-catholic.com/2026/08/19/reichstag-fire/) _2026-08-19 · Donald R. McClarey · The American Catholic_ The J6 debacle was used to attempt to crush any opposition to the Democrat party for many years. It was a trap and President Trump rushed into it. The part that the Courts played in this was despicable with a few honorable exceptions. The contrast to the treatment of the Black Live Matters rioters in \[…\] ## [Saint of the Day Quote: Blessed Emily Bicchieri](https://the-american-catholic.com/2026/08/19/saint-of-the-day-quote-2404/) _2026-08-19 · Donald R. McClarey · The American Catholic_ I am not alone, my sisters; see, I bring Jesus to bless you. Blessed Emily Bicchieri ## [Remember Him](https://the-american-catholic.com/2026/08/19/remember-him-14/) _2026-08-19 · Donald R. McClarey · The American Catholic_ We will all die happy if we meet death with a fraction of his faith, courage and hope. Viva Cristo Rey! ## [Open Thread](https://the-american-catholic.com/2026/08/19/open-thread-57/) _2026-08-19 · Donald R. McClarey · The American Catholic_ Nice idealized version, with all three of our kids little again. On my very best days, perhaps, within shouting distance of reality. On others, however: The usual Open Thread rules apply: be concise, be charitable and, above all, be amusing! ## [Insanity Never Looked Sweeter](https://the-american-catholic.com/2026/08/19/insanity-never-looked-sweeter/) _2026-08-19 · Donald R. McClarey · The American Catholic_ Of course that is assuming that Dowd is insane. At the end of the film it is implied that Harvey is real. Jimmy Stewart never acted better than in this gentle comedy. Bonus: