The Little Boy Who Prayed Many Rosaries
Many Rosaries When the Blessed Virgin Mary appeared at Fatima in 1917 she said that little Francisco, then nine years old, would go to heaven...
Nothing happens without Thy permitting it
I have long taken comfort in this prayer of Saint Birgitta of Sweden, whose feast we keep today. O Lord, make haste and illumine the...
A piece of advice vital for salvation
Saint Seraphim and the Rosary Some time ago, a dear friend of mine, a Texas–born, Hibernophile, Orthodox Christian — husband, father, and physician who was...
Our life in the light of thy countenance
The Collect of Saint Bruno is, at a first glance, astonishing in that it does not even mention his characteristic grace: solitude. One would expect...
The better part
Umbratilem My first awareness of the 1924 Apostolic Constitution of Pope Pius XI, Umbratilem, dates from about forty–five years ago. Was it in reading Dom...