The liturgy: foremost and indispensable
Blaming the Jesuits Father Blake of Brighton, with his customary candour, writes in a recent post: I blame the Jesuits and the Spirit of the...
A Son of Ireland for the Whole Church
90th Anniversary Today is the 90th anniversary of the death of Blessed Columba Marmion, priest, abbot, and eminent Doctor of life in Christ. I am...
Praying One Abbot for the Healing of Another
Dom Pietro Vitorelli, Abbot of Monte Cassino Last June I learned of the serious illness of the young and gifted Abbot of Monte Cassino, 51...
Cardinal Mercier on Prayer
Désiré-Joseph Cardinal Mercier (1851-1926) was Archbishop of Malines, Belgium from 1906 until his death. Besides the heroic leadership he demonstrated during World War I, Cardinal...
Another Novena to Blessed Abbot Marmion
Today is the last day of our Novena to Blessed Columba Marmion. We offer thanks for his intercession and — we have decided to begin...