I woke up this morning, poured through my coffee, signed and dated some paperwork and thought–wow, it's Candlemas already! Cue some sorrow over the Christmas season being officially "over" (we still have lights running up our bannister), terror at the fast-approaching season of Septuagesima and consequently Lent, and a kick in the pants to buy… Continue reading Candlemas (or lack thereof) and Marian feasts in Visigothic Spain
Tag: academia
Isidore: a panegyric of sorts
Since this weekend marks the feast day of St. Isidore of Seville (April 4th) according to both the old and new liturgical calendars of the Catholic Church, I thought it appropriate to publish some ramblings on how I came to find Isidore as a deserving focus for my foreseeable academic career. In my thesis proposal… Continue reading Isidore: a panegyric of sorts
