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Barack Obama would no doubt recognize the protest of the defeated Celtic chief Calgacus to the Romans occupying his homeland: “Atque ubi solitudinum faciunt pacem appellant,” that is, “They create a desolation and call it a peace.” The phrase is a famous critique of the type of peace armies and occupation can bring and has no been invoked in columns and essays to argue against the American invasion of Iraq from day one. If elected as America’s next president, Obama risks creating a different kind...
...group features Lassus’s “Tragico tecti syrmate,” Billings’s “Chester,” Haydn’s “Lord Nelson Mass,” Vaughan Williams’s “Dona Nobis Pacem,” and works by Handel, John Adams, Kurt Weill, and Pete Seeger. Tickets $25-$35. First Congregational Church, 11 Garden St., Cambridge...
...wrong. I am also far to the left on economic and foreign policy matters. Thirty years ago my stance would not have seemed paradoxical. Catholics were historically one of the most liberal groups in the country and a quick glance at papal encyclicals laying out Church teachings on war (Pacem in Terris) and labor and economics (Rerum Novarum), one might begin to wonder if Marx didn’t write off his biggest potential ally. Then along came Ronald Reagan’s PR machine, turning the abortion issue into the electoral juggernaut that it is, and swung the Catholic...
Yesterday’s “Rally for Peace and Justice” in Tercentenary Theatre upheld the noblest of ideals. We were happy to see that its tone was appropriately muted: the gathering concluded with the singing of “Dona nobis pacem,” a heartfelt hymn for peace at home and abroad. The most moving speeches were those condemning the acts of intolerance toward Muslims or those of Arab or South Asian descent. It would be a great shame if the horrific tragedy of Sept. 11 makes America an uglier place for citizens...
During the service, the congregation sang the hymns "Our God, Our Help in Ages Past," "Dear Lord and Father of Mankind" and "My Country, 'Tis of Thee." The Commencement Choir sang Bach's "Dona Nobis Pacem" and Thompson's "Alleluia...