The Truth is the Truth; There is No Compromise.
Yesterday, on the feast of the Martyrdom of Saint John the Baptist, the Holy Father delivered the following instruction at his weekly general audience. Titles...
I went astray and still I remembered Thee
This is a most unusual depiction of Saint Augustine washing the feet of Christ. A friar named Strozzi painted it in 1629. Augustine, wearing an...
28 August: Saint Augustine
Here are some lovely texts for the feast of Saint Augustine. At First Vespers Holy Father Saint Augustine, Hearken to thy children’s cry; Plea for...
A Light As It Were of Serenity
From The Confessions of Saint Augustine: Take Up and Read So was I speaking and weeping in the most bitter contrition of my heart, when,...
The Future of the Church in Ireland
Archbishop Charles J. Brown, Papal Nuncio to Ireland delivered a message of hope last week at the closing Mass of the National Novena to Our...
Saint Bartholomew, the Simple Apostle
A Learned Rabbi Today is the feast of Saint Bartholomew, the apostle whose other name is Nathanael. A native of Cana in Galilee and a...
Surprised by the Gospel . . . again
Saint Bartholomew’s Gospel I find it curious that, for the feast of Saint Bartholomew, the Roman Missal does not give the passage from Saint John’s...
Window in Memory of Father Willie Doyle, S.J.
In County Louth A dear friend of the priory wrote me the other day to say that, thanks to my post on Father Willie Doyle,...
O Doctor Mellifluus
Inflamed With Zeal The liturgy describes Saint Bernard as a man all ablaze with zeal for the house of the Lord. The little phrase, “inflamed...
So intimate an alliance
Priestly Union with the Blessed Virgin Mary Today, 19 August, is the feast of Saint John Eudes, priest and ardent mystic of the Hearts of...
To Be Led By the Hand of God
“Whatever did not fit in with my plan did lie within the plan of God. I have an ever deeper and firmer belief that nothing...
A Deacon Exorcist and Martyr
The image depicts a 16th century wood polychrome statue of a smiling Saint Cyriacus. Note the lovely green dalmatic and golden maniple he is wearing....
Saint John Mary Vianney, Priest
For the foolishness of God is wiser than men, and the weakness of God is stronger than men (1 Cor 1:25). A Man Sent by...
Act of Consecration to Jesus, King of Love
This morning, following the blessing of the statue of Jesus King of Love at the end of Holy Mass, we made the following Act of...
Pope Benedict XVI: Saint Alphonsus on Prayer
Yesterday, the Holy Father spoke of Saint Alphonsus Maria de’ Liguori, Doctor of the Church, and his simple, direct teachings on prayer for Everyman. Saint...