The House of My Father
Liturgy and Life of the Church My lectio liturgica, during this momentous time in the life of the Church, has been unusually compelling, and this,...
God’s bounty toward us has been multiplied
The Lectionary used at Matins is that edited by Stephen Mark Holmes for Pluscarden Abbey. Today’s readings are especially lovely. The responsories are proper to...
Ego sum vitis, vos palmites
John 15 After Holy Communion We held the blessing of grapes after Holy Mass, using the Latin text given in Father Weller’s Roman Ritual. It...
The Word Has A Face
Pope Benedict XVI preaches like a monk! By this I mean that his preaching, like that of Saint Gregory the Great and others of the...
Holy Father to Priests, Seminarians, Deacons
The Holy Father’s homily at Vespers in the Cathedral of Notre Dame of Paris (12 September 2008) hasn’t received the attention it deserves. Here is...