Domine Jesu, suscipe spiritum meum
The Prayer of Saint Stephen Saint Stephen had so patterned his life after that of our Lord Jesus Christ — Witness, Priest and Servant —...
The Grace of Things Unplanned
Control Recently, I was led to think about the significance of surprises or, if you will, the grace of things unplanned and unforeseen. Having persevered...
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...
Stories Written by the Hand of God
The Grace of the Liturgic Word In offering Holy Mass and in preaching here at the Monastère-Sainte-Anne de Montmahoux, I am profoundly moved at the...
The Rule of Saint Benedict: A School for Bishops
Are There Any Bishops Among My Readers? Saint Anselm’s pastoral qualities as a bishop surely originated in his experience as abbot of Bec. On 21...