The Latin Lover

Of Pascal Candles

frcoulter@yahoo.com (Fr. Gary Coulter) — Sat, 30 Mar 2013 17:37:00 +0000

For Easter, speaking of all things "light" with our popular 'Latin Lover'.

Con clave: closed with a key

frcoulter@yahoo.com (Fr. Gary Coulter) — Wed, 13 Mar 2013 03:35:00 +0000

Carmelite Father Reginald Foster shines the spotlight on Latin terminology relating to conclaves. Including the word conclave, language used on ballot papers and smoke signals from the Sistine Chapel!

Gravisssimum Educationis

frcoulter@yahoo.com (Fr. Gary Coulter) — Sat, 23 Feb 2013 04:33:00 +0000

On October 28th 1965 Pope Paul VI issued a declaration of Catholic Education by the title of 'Gravisssimum Educationis'. Father Foster believes it is a shame this document has so far largely been ignored. In a special way as the Council Fathers considered with care the role of education and how its influence ever grows in the social progress of this age. Veronica Scarisbrick quizzes Father Foster on how the ancient Romans viewed education.

Pontifex breviloquens : a tweeting pope!

frcoulter@yahoo.com (Fr. Gary Coulter) — Sun, 20 Jan 2013 04:45:00 +0000

As Pope Benedict XVI launches his first tweets in Latin on Sunday, January 20 thousands of people will have signed up to his Twitter account: “@Pontifex_ln” . Latin, the universal language of the Catholic Church, becomes the ninth language used for the Pope's tweets.
This event provides Veronica Scarisbrick with the opportunity to put all kinds of queries relating to this venture to our popular ‘Latin Lover’, Carmelite Father Reginald Foster who describes Benedict XVI as "Pontifex breviloquens".
As Father Foster explains a Ciceronian translation of all things 'twitter' is possible. He claims in fact that he almost jumped out of his skin when he realised that in his letter to Atticus, Cicero writes: ‘Breviloquentem iam me tempus ipsum facit’.

Pax Romana

frcoulter@yahoo.com (Fr. Gary Coulter) — Sat, 22 Dec 2012 03:57:00 +0000

The Latin Lover: the council years

frcoulter@yahoo.com (Fr. Gary Coulter) — Sun, 16 Dec 2012 03:31:00 +0000

Father Reginald Foster was a seminarian studying in Rome at the time of the Second Vatican Council. In Part 1 of this new series to mark 50 years since that council began he shares memories of those days, as well as his linguistic expertise regarding the council documents. In this first programme he focuses in a special way on 'Dei Verbum'.

@Pontifex: Would the Romans have tweeted?

frcoulter@yahoo.com (Fr. Gary Coulter) — Fri, 07 Dec 2012 13:37:00 +0000

Father Foster explains a Ciceronian translation of all things 'twitter' is possible. He claims in fact that he almost jumped out of his skin when he realised that in his letter to Atticus Cicero writes: 'Breviloquentem iam me tempus ipsum facit'.

The Bach Brothers

frcoulter@yahoo.com (Fr. Gary Coulter) — Fri, 16 Sep 2011 19:03:00 +0000

Germany and Rome's eagles

frcoulter@yahoo.com (Fr. Gary Coulter) — Sat, 03 Sep 2011 01:04:00 +0000

You just did not steal Roman flags, says our popular 'Latin Lover', as he piles the blame for the Roman's defeat in battle on General Quintilius Varus. (Repeat of 4/27/06)

Sacred Music

frcoulter@yahoo.com (Fr. Gary Coulter) — Sat, 27 Aug 2011 01:06:00 +0000

The founder of the Pontifical Institute of Sacred Music, Pius X once wrote an Instruction on Sacred Music. (Repeat of 3/30/07)

Roman numerals to build the Colosseum

frcoulter@yahoo.com (Fr. Gary Coulter) — Sat, 30 Jul 2011 01:12:00 +0000

Just think the Romans built the Colosseum in ten years on plans and blueprints with Roman numerals! (repeat of 1/28/11)

Emperor Tiberius

frcoulter@yahoo.com (Fr. Gary Coulter) — Fri, 22 Jul 2011 19:01:00 +0000

When Jesus said: "Give to Caesar the things that are Caesar's", he was referring to the Emperor Tiberius. (repeat of 7/27/07)

All Things Carmelite

frcoulter@yahoo.com (Fr. Gary Coulter) — Sat, 16 Jul 2011 01:23:00 +0000

Father Reginald Foster explains all things Carmelite. (repeat of 3/14/08

Fisher and More

frcoulter@yahoo.com (Fr. Gary Coulter) — Sat, 25 Jun 2011 01:22:00 +0000

Abandoning Pius II for Jules Verne

frcoulter@yahoo.com (Fr. Gary Coulter) — Sat, 18 Jun 2011 01:22:00 +0000

Did you know that in 1867 Jules Verne travelled to Rome and was received in audience by Pius IX and that in 2005 the Vatican once mentioned this famous Frenchman in a letter? But could this author have written in Latin?

Pugilatus certamen

frcoulter@yahoo.com (Fr. Gary Coulter) — Sat, 11 Jun 2011 01:21:00 +0000

In this entertaining programme our popular "Latin Lover" recounts how many years ago he took part in two Latin contests, one within Vatican walls and the other without.

Bede: what kind of Latinist?

frcoulter@yahoo.com (Fr. Gary Coulter) — Sat, 28 May 2011 01:20:00 +0000

Victimae Paschali Laudes

frcoulter@yahoo.com (Fr. Gary Coulter) — Sun, 24 Apr 2011 01:18:00 +0000

Ad recessum ire

frcoulter@yahoo.com (Fr. Gary Coulter) — Sat, 12 Mar 2011 02:17:00 +0000

Spiritual exercises in the Vatican began in 1929, the year of the Lateran Pacts. Our popular 'Latin Lover' speaks to us about the Latin of the Apostolic Constitution: 'Summorum Pontificum' in which Saint Ignatius was proclaimed Patron of Spiritual Exercises. Father Foster claims his students would go crazy over the beginning of a document like this.

Arch of Constantine

frcoulter@yahoo.com (Fr. Gary Coulter) — Sat, 26 Feb 2011 02:16:00 +0000

Learn all about this Archway with our popular "Latin Lover".

Around the world in 80 years

frcoulter@yahoo.com (Fr. Gary Coulter) — Sat, 12 Feb 2011 02:15:00 +0000

Vatican Radio was officially inaugurated by Pope Pius XI exactly 80 years ago with a radio message spoken in Latin. That momentous day on February 12th, 1931 marked the first time in the long history of the Church that pope had sent his voice throughout the world. Revisit that historic day with the original recordings of Pope Pius XI's inaugural speech.

Of lynxes, academies and councils

frcoulter@yahoo.com (Fr. Gary Coulter) — Sun, 06 Feb 2011 02:09:00 +0000

Our "Latin Lover" explains how the Pontifical Academy of Sciences could possibly be connected to lynxes! All this and more. (repeat of 1/21/06)

Colosseum

frcoulter@yahoo.com (Fr. Gary Coulter) — Sat, 29 Jan 2011 02:14:00 +0000

The Colosseum is to be restored by the founder of Tod's luxury shoe brand Diego della Valle. Good news then as this businessman is set to rescue a monument that represents Italy in the world. A restoration which will certainly no longer use Roman numerals in the calculation process but presumably take into account the iron pins that hold it together. Join the famed papal Latinist and connoisseur of all things Roman, Carmelite Father Reginald Foster, on a very windy day as you'll hear in a moment.

Unitatis Redintegratio and all that

frcoulter@yahoo.com (Fr. Gary Coulter) — Sat, 22 Jan 2011 02:13:00 +0000

Recordings of Latin from the Second Vatican Council. The date is the 21st of November 1964 when with the Latin words "finem imponimus" Pope Paul VI puts an end to the penultimate sesssion of that landmark Ecumenical Council. On this occasion a number of documents were up for approval, among them one on ecumenism.

Extra orbem

frcoulter@yahoo.com (Fr. Gary Coulter) — Sun, 09 Jan 2011 01:48:00 +0000

Leo the Great, considered to be the most glorious Latinist among the Church Fathers who lived 1600 years ago may now be buried in St Peter's but he has left us a great written legacy. Our "Latin Lover" reads to us from a big fat tome containing some of these writings and upon request reads extracts concernign the magi: "the children of the light... throw off the works of darkness... cast off lies... throw out avarice... love generosity..." (Repeat of 1/4/07)