July 12, 2016

"Paul and Silas were preaching the Gospel. What is the gospel might seem like too basic a question for this audience, but there is so much noise and spiritualized narcissism that masquerades as gospel. They

Customarily, parents encourage their children to learn proper etiquette and chivalric sensibility. At the Bates household, steeping oneself in the art of fundraising was just another tacit obligation. “Our family has always been involved in

  It is a striking face. The long, prominent nose. The piercing blue eyes. The thin lips often in a half-smile. The high forehead. All framed by long, flowing locks. Over the years, the hair

  Giuseppe Verdi’s chestnut La Traviata is, at heart, a three-character chamber opera with a classic plot. Alfredo, a callow country boy from Provence falls for a sophisticated but sickly Parisian courtesan (Violetta) who is