The Knotty Entanglements of Sin
The two Collects given us by the liturgy this week — the first in the Extraordinary Form, and the second in the Ordinary Form —...
Mary, the Virgin Who Leadeth the Lamb
Listening to Saint Bernard at Matins in the pre-dawn darkness, I was moved by his meditation on the obedience of the Son to the Virgin...
Our Lady of Mercy
Marian Orders and Institutes Our Blessed Lady is at the origin of any number of Orders, religious institutes, and monasteries. Very often she appeared, entrusting...
Papal Angelus from Lourdes
I thank the Holy Father for this marvelous Angelus message. The heart of it — or the word that resonated most strongly within me —...
Mariological Teachings of Pope Benedict XVI
The Mariological teachings of the Holy Father are, more often than not, enshrined in carefully crafted homilies. He delights us both by the delicacy of...