ReligiousReading.com. In conjunction with the Vulgate Verses book, I've posted about the Latin Bible phrase ubi est victima holocausti, the words spoken by Isaac to his father. I wanted to explore the Biblical word "holocaust," as I just finished watching the huge miniseries, War and Remembrance, which contains staggering depictions of the Nazi death camps.
AudioLatin.com: Proverbs: Here is the audio for 10 more Latin proverbs - just the audio, but there is a link to a page where you can get English translations and commentary on the proverbs, too. Today's group includes that great observation from Horace: Caelum non animum mutant qui trans mare currunt.
Latin Holiday Songs. For the holiday season, instead of a Latin Fable of the Day, I'm posting a "holiday song of the day" at the eClassics ning. Today's holiday song is Dormi Jesu, a beautiful little Latin lullaby that was copied by the English poet Samuel Taylor Coleridge from a print that he saw in a German village, and which he then published in Sibylline Leaves in 1817.
Meanwhile, here is a medieval image of the infant Jesus asleep in the manger.
