Off in the nether lands, I heard a sound

Like the beating of heavenly wings

And deep in my brain, I can hear a refrain

Of my soul as she rises and sings

Anthems to glory and anthems to love

And hymns filled with earthly delight

Like the songs that the darkness composes to worship the light

Dan Fogelberg, from Nether Lands

“One may never have heard the sacred word “Christ,” but be closer to God than a priest or nun.”

St. Thomas Aquinas, a 13th century Catholic theologian

“On the Sabbath try and make no noise that goes beyond the house.

Cries of passion between lovers are exempt.”