Murray RundusLiturgy:
Some great material on the feast of St. Peter and Paul:
The Ancient Feast of the Holy Apostles Peter and Paul | District of the USA
Church of Antioch the See of Peter ? | Erick Ybarra
CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: St. Peter, Prince of the Apostles
Iran Crisis Averted
The CNN leak: Exclusive: Early US intel assessment suggests strikes on Iran did not destroy nuclear sites, sources say | CNN Politics
Trump at NATO: WATCH: Trump defends U.S. strikes on Iran at NATO summit news conference | PBS News
Israel’s threat: Israeli Agent Threatens Iranian General In Leaked Audio: You Have 12 Hours
Background on the scientists killed: The Iranian Generals, Scientists Killed by Israeli Strikes | TIME
As I said in the video, I think the narrative that Iran is a suicidal death cult has been destroyed. They showed restraint and showed that they are acting on the part of their own country’s interests. This doesn’t mean it aligns with the interests of America, or that they are justified, but I do not buy the propaganda that they don’t have the use of reason simply because they do not like the USA or Israel.
Some retrospect…Faith, Certainty and the Presidency of George W. Bush – The New York Times
Some background: (See first story from last week)
Immigration update:
Brian as always breaks down the legal case very well.
Returning to Supreme Court, Trump Accuses Judge in Migrant Case of Defiance – The New York Times
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Culture:
Murray:
Sibelius Symphony No 5 and Finlandia conducted by Herbert von Karajan with the Philhamonia
(For the Audiophiles) try to get this record on EMI or Warner, not Angel. The American pressing plants were vastly inferior.
Karajan was a contender for the best conductor of the 20th century, and one of his hidden strengths was Sibelius. Sibelius has a way with environmental music, it can almost sound ambient at times. Finlandia is more exciting than the other Symphonies I find. Much more melodic. Sibelius can be an acquired taste, but one worth developing.
Brian:
Canterbury Tales
This is such an important work to read and understand. Dr. White has a great series of lectures here: Canterbury Tales (Chaucer) | Conferences
Pope Leo XIV Update
Very important address here, covering what are likely prominent points of his pontificate. To Participants in the Jubilee of Governments (21 June 2025) | LEO XIV
The procession was very inspiring.
Castel Gandolfo news: Pope Leo XIV to spend summer holidays in Castel Gandolfo – Vatican News
Some important appointments. The big ones will come 2-4 years from now, but we could even see Cardinal Roche replaced at Divine Worship sooner than that. I think Cardinal Fernandez will stay for a while, but I wouldn’t read too much into that, just as we couldn’t read too much into Mueller staying with Pope Francis
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