Decades after starting, and with various editions in between, I’m happy, honored, and relieved to present The Book of Before & After: The Liturgy of the Hours of the Church of the East, an English translation of Kthawa da-Qdham wad-Bathar and extensive selections from the Ḥudhra. There’s a lot to say about it, but this […]
Matthew 15:21-38 And Jesus went away from there and withdrew to the district of Tyre and Sidon. And behold, a Canaanite woman from that region came out and cried, “Have mercy on me, O Lord, Son of David; my daughter is severely possessed by a demon.” But he did not answer her a word. And […]
Here are some musical “settings” for a few portions of the Chaldean Mass. They’re set to the traditional melodies, but in English, with close attention given to the stress of the syllables so it sounds as not-awkward as possible. If you’re used to hearing these melodies in Aramaic, it’s a little jarring the first couple […]
