St Francis de Sales & the Rule of St Benedict
Holiness Is Symphonic The symphonic quality of holiness is a glorious thing orchestrated in Christ, by the Holy Ghost, to the praise of the Father....
Saint John Chrysostom on Priests
All men are ready to pass judgment on the priest as if he was not a being clothed with flesh, or one who inherited a...
St John Chrysostom, Bishop & Doctor of the Church
A Preacher Unlike Any Other Would that Saint John Chrysostom, the Patron Saint of Preachers, could stand here in my place today and preach with...
Conversion: Saint Paul’s and Ours
Image: A detail from the incomparable Caravaggio’s Conversion of Saint Paul. A Divine Inbreaking For Benedictines who make a vow of conversion — conversatio morum...
Illumina faciem tuam super servum tuum
The Journey Begins Today we begin the great annual journey to the Pasch of the Lord. It is a laborious ascent marked by four phases:...