An Occasion of Grace for Priests
Called to a Vocation of Holiness “I would remind thee to fan the flame of that special grace which God kindled in thee when my...
Vultus Christi: The Face of God
That Mysterious Face This morning the Holy Father announced an exposition of the Sacred Shroud of Turn in the Spring of 2010. The Shroud will...
Saints Marcellinus and Peter
O God, Who by the glorious confession of the holy martyrs Marcellinus and Peter, dost surround and protect us, grant that we may go forward...
Day of Prayer for the Sanctification of Priests
Collect of the Votive Mass of Our Lord Jesus Christ, the Eternal High Priest O God, by whom Thine only-begotten Son has been established High...
How Great the Mystery of Your Love
This image of the Sacred Heart is a detail of the painting in the apse of the Chapel of the Visitation at Paray-le-Monial. I had...
Let Restless Hearts Find Rest in You
The Father’s love was shown to us In Christ our Saviour’s open Heart; Now we are drawn to share his Cross And in his Passion...
Salutations to the Eucharistic Face of Christ
In his Encyclical Ecclesia de Eucharistia, the Servant of God, Pope John Paul II drew the eyes of the Church to the Face of Christ...
The Amen For Which He Waits
Remember all the desert way through which the Lord your God has brought you: forty years of willful wandering. Remember the affliction and the testing....
Our Lady, Help of Christians and Hope of China
A Day of Prayer for the Church in China On Pentecost 2007, Pope Benedict XVI, addressed a letter to the bishops, priests, religious, and lay...
Evviva Santa Rita!
In those places where Corpus Christi will be celebrated on Sunday, May 25th, tomorrow, Thursday, May 22nd, may be kept as the feast of Saint...
A Saint on Pilgrimage
Notre-Dame-du-Laus Yesterday I read an account of Saint Peter Julian Eymard’s pilgrimage to the shrine of Notre Dame du Laus (pronounced Loh) in 1865. The...
The Meekness of Wisdom and the Power of Prayer
Seventh Monday of the Year II James 3:13-18 Mark 9:14-29 I am a little late in posting this meditation on today’s readings at Holy Mass....
Solemnity of the Most Holy Trinity
Cascades of Jubilation The Office of Lauds this morning was a torrent of undiluted praise. The Church gives us doxology upon doxology. She expresses her...
Timor Domini
Saturday: The Gift of Fear of the Lord The Gift of Fear of the Lord is the antidote to pride and the beginning of the...
Pietas
Friday: The Gift of Piety Pietas is a word wonderfully rich in meaning and full of nuances. It is notoriously difficult to translate. In the...
Scientia
Thursday: The Gift of Knowledge “How deep is the mine of God’s wisdom, of his knowledge; how inscrutable are his judgments, how undiscoverable his ways!...
Father Damien, A Priest Adorer
I find my consolation in the one and only companion who will never leave me, that is, our Divine Saviour in the Holy Eucharist. ....
For Those Whose Lives Have Not Turned Out As They Planned
Memorial of Blessed Damien of Molokai, Priest I posted this reflection for the feast of Blessed Damien last May 10th, but in reviewing it, I...
La Madonna di Pompei
The Supplica May 8th is the Feast of Our Lady of Pompei. In Italy and in places all over the globe the feast will be...
Trentotto anni di messa!
For The Reverend Monsignor Arthur B. Calkins on the 38th Anniversary of His Ordination to the Holy Priesthood: The Holy Spirit will honour Mary and,...