2012-11-17

Hail, Mary

Yeah.

But can atheists be inspired to compose works of masterful beauty?

Religion stirs the nether-regions of our soul in ways we can't really comprehend. It's best manifested in art.

Ave Maria (Gounod/Bach and Schubert) is perhaps one of the most emotional stirring compositions in Western music.

Be it at weddings or funerals, it permits reason to elegantly and humbly give passage to faith. I'm sure it's the one song that elicits spontaneous tears more than any piece in history.

Sometimes I wonder if reason is faith.





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My wife is Maronite. The religious ceremony of her Roman Catholic church is closer in line with the Orthodox ways. It's beautiful and majestic.


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