From a pitch dark background emerge the faces of a man and a woman, facing each other with hands folded in prayer. Their countenances appear austere, their clothing plain and simple. In fact, if it weren’t for the lady’s luxuriously jeweled necklace, the otherwise monochromatic painting might just escape our attention, lost amidst the multifarious…
Silence, a Place for the Priceless
Is silence just the absence of sound, of speech, just as some thinkers say that evil is just the absence of good? Actually, silence may open up unexpected horizons filled with heights too high to ever climb to the top of, and depths too deep to ever wholly fathom. More Than an Absence “Silence is…
A Poetic Voice, a Tragic Life: André Chénier and the French Revolution
From Luciano Pavarotti to Jonas Kaufmann, talented tenors have vied to interpret the much beloved role of André Chénier—the French poet of the revolutionary generation, memorialized in the musical repertoire by Umberto Giordano’s popular 1896 opera. With a succession of passionate arias, the composer charts the tragic story of the talented poet, whose life was…
Agnus Dei From Mass in B minor, BWV 232 | Divine Messengers
April 7, 2023
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Agnus Dei from Mass in B minorArts & CultureArts and CultureDaniel BeilschmidtDavid ErlerDivine MessengersEntertainmentEpochTVFilm & TVJohann Sebastian BachLifestyleLive VideosperformanceUncategorizedVideo
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“Agnus Dei” from Mass in B minor, BWV 232 Countertenor: David Erler Organist: Daniel Beilschmidt Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach Watch the TV Series: Bach’s Inspiration (Episode 1): – Follow EpochTV on social media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/EpochTVus Twitter: https://twitter.com/EpochTVus Rumble: https://rumble.com/c/EpochTV Gettr: https://gettr.com/user/epochtv Gab: https://gab.com/EpochTV Telegram: https://t.me/EpochTV Parler: https://parler.com/#/user/EpochTV …
Book Review: ‘Sacred Nature: Restoring Our Ancient Bond with the Natural World’ by Karen Armstrong
I remember decades ago taking a college class on the history of the Pacific Northwest. That class included a discussion of the utter awe, sometimes fear-inspiring awe, that the early settlers in Virginia and the East Coast had for that vast western wilderness beyond the Mississippi River. It was unlike what they were used to…
Epoch Watchlist: What to Watch for April 7–April 13
This week, we feature an indie flick about male comaraderie and an inspirational biography about a pioneering African American sports figure. New Release ‘Sweetwater’ In this gripping biography, Everett Osborne stars as Nat “Sweetwater” Clifton, the second African American to earn his way into the National Basketball Association. Clifton made his debut for the New…
Epoch Booklist: Recommended Reading for April 7–13
This week, we feature a dive into the science behind Sherlock Holmes’s methods and a lovely work of fiction about Teddy Roosevelt’s first love. Historical Fiction ‘If a Poem Could Live and Breathe: A Novel of Teddy Roosevelt’s First Love’ By Mary Calvi This novel takes us to Boston in the late 1870s, when Harvard…
Scientists, Charlatans, and Halley’s Comet
April 6, 2023
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American EssenceArts & CulturebooksBrightComet Madness: How the 1910 Return of Halley’s Comet (Almost) Destroyed CivilizationRichard J. Goodrich
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For millennia, comets were believed to be harbingers of disaster and change. No one knew what they were. Their terror faded after Edmond Halley proved they were natural phenomena, following laws of physics. He predicted that a comet visible in 1682 would reappear in 1759. It was named Halley’s Comet when his prediction was realized….
Rewind, Review, and Re-rate: ‘April in Paris’ From 1952: A Fun Spring Musical
PG-13 | 1h 34min | Comedy, Musical | Dec. 24, 1951 April 3 would have been the 101st birthday of beloved musical movie star Doris Day. Once dubbed “America’s Sweetheart,” the perky blonde made her start as a Big Band singer in the early 1940s before making her film debut in Warner Brothers’s “Romance on the High Seas” in 1948. The…
Atheist Neurologist Believed There Was Nothing After Death, Sees Vivid Scenes and Message During Cardiac Arrest
When Bettina Peyton was a child, her father told her there was nothing after death, “and I became an atheist on the spot.” This worldview was only affirmed through her course of life, where Peyton pursued medical sciences. “As a physician, I was taught ‘death is the enemy, to be fought at all costs,’” Peyton,…
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