by Brian Volck | Dec 18, 2019 | Christmas, O Antiphon
O Adonai, et Dux domus Israel,qui Moysi in igne flammae rubi apparuisti,et ei in Sina legem dedisti:veni ad redimendum nos in brachio extento O Adonai, and leader of the House of Israel,who appeared to Moses in the fire of the burning bushand gave him the law on...
by Brian Volck | Dec 17, 2019 | Christmas, O Antiphon
The “O Antiphons” begin: O Sapientia, quae ex ore Altissimi prodiisti, attingens a fine usque ad finem, fortiter suaviterque disponens omnia: veni ad docendum nos viam prudentiae. O Wisdom, coming forth from the mouth of the Most High, reaching from one...
by Brian Volck | Dec 5, 2019 | Uncategorized
Some thoughts from those wiser than I: “Ideology is a specious way of relating to the world. It offers human beings the illusion of an identity, of dignity, and of morality while making it easier for them to part with them. As the repository of something suprapersonal...
by Brian Volck | Feb 8, 2019 | amnesia, history
A promising attempt to recall conveniently forgotten episodes in US history recently debuted at NPR with a story on the CIA-engineered overthrow of Iran’s constitutionally legitimate prime minister, Mohammad Modsaddegh, in 1953. It’s worth a listen and even makes room...
by Brian Volck | Nov 15, 2018 | Uncategorized
Here’s a recording of me reading from my 2013 poetry collection, Flesh Becomes Word, published by Dos Madres Press. The accompanying image is shared here courtesy of John Volck, who happens to be my brother and a visual artist of breathtaking ability. The...
