Category: Blessed Virgin Mary

The Beauty of God Shining on the Face of Christ

10 December 2008

The mystery of the Face of Christ is a constant motif in the writings and teachings of our Holy Father, Pope Benedict XVI. Again, at...

Ave, liber incomprehensus

8 December 2008

At Matins this morning I listened, enchanted, to Saint Epiphanius’ rapturous praises of the All-Holy Mother of God. The witness of Saint Epiphanius is precious:...

Sancta Maria in Sabbato

8 November 2008

Our Lady’s Day Every Saturday of the Blessed Virgin Mary brings with it a fresh infusion of grace. One cannot commemorate the Immaculate Mother of...

This nation soaked in the blood of the innocent

24 October 2008

There have been more than 40 million abortions in the United States since 1973. HEART OF JESUS, formed by the Holy Spirit in the womb...

The Knotty Entanglements of Sin

22 October 2008

The two Collects given us by the liturgy this week — the first in the Extraordinary Form, and the second in the Ordinary Form —...

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