An exercise in classical Latin

Every once in a while you come across something that… well …. it just is. “Smells Like Teen Spirit” is a song by the American rock band Nirvana. It is the opening track and lead single from the band’s second album, Nevermind (1991). The unexpected success of the song propelled Nevermind to the top of several albums charts at the start of 1992, an event often marked as the point when grunge entered the mainstream. It was met with wide critical acclaim, and described as an “anthem for apathetic kids” of Generation X. You can watch a video of the song here.  But some of you are asking, “What if this were re-recorded in Classical Latin?” Well wonder no longer. Smells Like Teen Spirit in Classical Latin.

The Mustard Seed and Yeast

This coming Sunday is the 16th Sunday in Ordinary Time. In this post we move away from the parable of the “Weeds among the Wheat.”

31 He proposed another parable to them. “The kingdom of heaven is like a mustard seed that a person took and sowed in a field. 32 It is the smallest of all the seeds, yet when full-grown it is the largest of plants. It becomes a large bush, and the ‘birds of the sky come and dwell in its branches.’” 33 He spoke to them another parable. “The kingdom of heaven is like yeast that a woman took and mixed with three measures of wheat flour until the whole batch was leavened.”  Continue reading