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...
The Churching of a New Mother: Kerry Guidone
Proud parents Michael and Kerry Guidone are Benedictine Oblates of the Monastery of the Glorious Cross in Branford, Connecticut. Before the birth of little Michael...
In Laudem Gloriae Eius
FRIDAY OF THE TWENTY–EIGHTH WEEK OF THE YEAR II Ephesians 1:11–14 Psalm 32:1–2, 4–5, 12–13 (R. 12b) Luke 12:1–7 Blessed Elizabeth of the Trinity, a...
He Who Embraces Me Embraces Thorns
I told you that once, when I had to pass through a heavy storm, I found myself before my sacramental Love and my soul flew...
A Man of Sorrows
The Sorrowful Mysteries of the Rosary are a contemplation of the Face of Christ in His sufferings. “There is no beauty in Him, nor comeliness:...
20 October, Votive Mass of the Most Precious Blood
We will be celebrating the Votive Mass of the Most Precious Blood today, without however forgetting Saint Paul of the Cross, founder of the Congregation...
“God so greatly enlarged the soul of his servant”
The painting depicts New Amsterdam (Manhattan) circa 1668. David and Mary Ann went on pilgrimage last week to the Shrine of the North American Martyrs...
Auguri, Sissi!
Another joy today! My cousin Carlo de Lellis and Nora, his wife, called from Sepicciano (Piedimonte Matese, Provincia di Caserta) to inform me that their...
Blessed Encounters
I had two encounters today that made me very happy. The first took place after Mass. I was in the sacristy removing my vestments when...
19 October, Mass of Saints John de Brébeuf, Isaac Jogues, and Companions, Martyrs
“My confidence is placed in God who does not need our help for accomplishing his designs. Our single endeavor should be to give ourselves to...
Saint Luke: A Gospel of Icons
OCTOBER 18 SAINT LUKE, EVANGELIST 2 Timothy 4: 10-17a Psalm 144: 10-11, 12-13ab, 17-18 (R: cf. 12) Luke 10:1-9 The Evangelist Saint Luke comes to...
The Rosary: A Lukan Prayer
I have always thought of the Rosary as a particularly Lukan prayer. So many of the mysteries are drawn from Saint Luke’s Gospel. It is...