Vittoria Aleotti: Io v'amo vita mia & Weekly Roundup

This beautiful piece was written by an Augustinian nun, Vittoria (also known, apparently, as Raffaella) Aleotti who lived c. 1670-1740. She was skilled as an organist and, as the link below attests, as a composer.

     And, while you listen to the lovely blend of voices uplifted in song, feel free to peruse the links below to the past week's posts from Nisi Dominus and Principium et Finis. Who knows? You may see something interesting . . . 

“What Is The Liturgy Of The Hours?” The second installment of my series on the Divine Office as a devotion for busy lay people.

“Are We Collaborators In The Culture Of Death?” Hillary Clinton says religious believers need to change their beliefs in order to facilitate more abortions.  But that's not as surprising as the fact that millions of Catholics will vote for her anyway.

 “A Church Is Much, Much More Than A Building” Instead of closing Churches that have been at the center of people's lives for generations, maybe we should try to re-fill them . . . 

“Peace, Baby!” A Vatican congregation decides, after nine years of study, to leave the Sign of Peace where it is, but they do agree that something should be done.

“St. Joseph The Worker Invites Us All To Work For God’s Kingdom” It may have been instituted to counter the communists' May Day, but the Feast of St. Joseph the Worker has a lesson for everyone.