Category: Saints

The Best Part of All

29 July 2010
In the monastic calendar, today is the liturgical memorial of: Saints Martha, Mary, and Lazarus of Bethany, Hosts of the Lord Genesis 18:1-10a Psalm 33:2-11...

Saint Sharbel Makhlouf

23 July 2010
Today’s Saint Saint Sharbel the Miracle-Worker has followed me from the earliest days of my monastic journey. I remember learning of his beatification at the...

Blessed Kateri Tekakwitha, Virgin

13 July 2010
Living for the Unseen Bridegroom Moved by the Holy Spirit, Blessed Kateri Tekakwitha consecrated her virginity to Christ. The strangeness of this new way of...

Thoughts on Chastity, the Joyful Virtue

6 July 2010
The liturgy of the feast of Saint Maria Goretti, Virgin and Martyr, inspired some random thoughts on chastity, the joyful virtue. Chastity leads to hope...