7 November, Mass of Saint Willibrord, Bishop
I remember today Sister Marie–Willibrorda, O.S.B. of the Monastère Saint–Joseph in France and my friends, the Poor Clare nuns of Eindhoven in the Netherlands. ENTRANCE...
A Holy Baptism
Yesterday I had the joy of baptizing Michael Mario Guidone, son of Michael and Kerry Guidone, Oblates of the Benedictine Monastery of the Glorious Cross...
4 November, Mass of Saint Charles Borromeo, Bishop
The Collect for today’s memorial of Saint Charles Borromeo contains an extraordinary phrase. We ask that the Church, being ceaselessly renewed, and thus conformed to...
A Passion for Holiness
Laus Crucis introduces us to yet another holy young Passionist: Blessed Pio (Campidelli) of Saint Aloysius. In many ways, Blessed Pio reminds me of Blessed...
3 November, Mass of Saint Martin de Porres, Religious
The medallion of Saint Martin de Porres is the work of the Dominican priest and sculptor, Father Thomas McGlynn (1906–1977). Father McGlynn’s strong images of...
Requiem
NOVEMBER 2 ALL SOULS DAY Isaiah 25:6, 7-9 2 Corinthians 5:1, 6-10 Luke 23: 44-46, 52-53; 24:1-6a Perpetual Light The Church’s prayer for the dead...
2 November, All Souls Day
ENTRANCE ANTIPHON GR Eternal rest grant unto them, O Lord, and let the radiance of your light shine forever upon them (cf. 2 Es 2:35)....
Carlo Carretto on the Rosary
“It was in the desert that I came to realize that those who debate the rosary have not understood the soul of this prayer. The...
If Today You Hear Her Voice, Harden Not Your Hearts
“There is nothing that I will not do for sinners.” The Blessed Virgin Mary, the Queen of All Saints is also the Mother of Mercy...
From My Archives: The Food of All Saints
I preached this homily two years ago in 2004 for All Saints Day during the Year of the Eucharist. I would want to say the...
1 November, All Saints Day or All Hallowmas
I have fond memories of sitting in my parish church as a lad and reading the commentary on the liturgy of All Saints Day by...
On All Hallows Eve
TUESDAY OF THE THIRTIETH WEEK OF THE YEAR II Ephesians 5:21–23 Psalm 127:1–2, 3, 4–5 (R. cf. 1a) Luke 13:18–21 All Hallows Eve Today is...
The Fruits of the Rosary
Tomorrow is the last day of this month of the Holy Rosary. What are the fruits of the Rosary in the life of one who...
Until We Find Ourselves Gazing At Him
MONDAY OF THE THIRTIETH WEEK OF THE YEAR II Ephesians 4:32—5:8 Psalm 1:1–2, 3, 4 and 6 (R. cf. Eph 5:1) Luke 13:10–17 I Want...
The Rosary: Hastening to the Springs
The Aves of the Rosary are a stream of living water that irrigate and purify the heart. One who perseveres in the prayer of the...
A Brightness in the Night
My very dear Poor Clares at Bethlehem Monastery in Barhamsville, Virginia have inaugurated a splendid website and blog. Mother Abbess is the keeper of the...
28 October, Mass of Saints Simon and Jude, Apostles
I returned last night from the Heaven on Earth Conference held at the Liturgical Institute at the University of Saint Mary of the Lake in...
Off to The Liturgical Institute in Mundelein
I leave today for The Liturgical Institute in Mundelein, Illinois where I will be giving a conference on — Are you ready for this? —...
Sean Patrick Cable: A Quarter of a Century!
On Saturday the family gathered to celebrate the 25th birthday of my eldest nephew, Sean Patrick Cable. Sean, or Sean—o as I call him affectionately,...
The Prayer For Times When One Cannot Pray
When fatigue and melancholy and stress seem to leave one’s soul prostrate, and when every other form of prayer seems impossible, one should pick up...