Now Christ, Thou Sun of righteousness,
The Lengthening Day Lent is a lovely word. It belongs to that distinguished family of old English church words. Some of them — Shrove Tuesday...
The Crown of Thorns and Mental Illness
Union with the Passion of Christ The sacred liturgy provides man with the divinely inspired means to express his need in every situation, affliction, infirmity,...
With a Book and a Heavenly Companion
In the grey light of early morning on Quinquagesima Monday, between Lauds and Prime, we assembled in the Chapter Room to listen, once again, to...
For Our Oblates . . . and Others
Saint Benedict the Practical When it comes to the observance of Lent, Saint Benedict is very practical, very concrete. He doesn’t spend a lot of...
Feast of the Holy Face of Jesus
Reparation The last century saw, here and there, like so many points of light in the Church, men and women drawn by the Holy Ghost...