And in the mouth a honey zest

Of all the English translations of Jesu, Dulcis Memoria that I have read and prayed, the one done by Gerard Manley Hopkins remains my favourite....

Radiant Beams from Thy Holy Face

This painting by Bernardino Luini (1480–1532) shows Saint Katherine of Alexandria and Saint Barbara, Virgin Martyrs, in the company of the Infant Christ and His...

Josefa Menendez: Confidence and Hope

December 29, 1923 Josefa Menéndez died at 33 years of age on December 29th, 1923 at the Convent of Les Feuillants, Poitiers, France. At that...

The Mystery of Suffering Innocence

The Child in Egypt The name Egypt occurs three times in today’s Gospel. “Rise, take the child and his mother, and flee to Egypt” (Mt...