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  • Belloc on Easter Monday

    It is Easter Monday, and we remain in Easter, so a bit of Hilaire Belloc (b. 1870- d. 1953) might be in order; hence, here follows two small celebratory poems by Hilaire Belloc: Sonnet Upon God, The Wine Giver Thought Man made wine, I think God made it, too; God making all things, made Man made good wine. He taught…

  • Laughter and Good Red Wine

    “Wherever the Catholic sun doth shine, There’s always laughter and good red wine. At least I’ve always found it so. Benedicamus Domino!” ―Hilaire Belloc   I have always found it so, too, that wherever the Catholic sun doth shine, as in, Italy, or at the table of my parents, there is laughter and good red wine. Benedicamus Domino. •SCF