Dulcis Iesu Memoria
Painting of the Child Jesus with a crown of flowers by Carlo Dolci (1616-1686) Over forty years ago, when I was taking my first steps...
God, being unchanging, He is enough
I have translated some helpful excerpts from Catherine Mectilde de Bar’s correspondence with her dear friend and sometime spiritual director, the saintly layman Jean de...
Resting content in the Lord’s goodness
I know that tomorrow, the last day of the civil year, some of the Oblates of our monastery and many readers of Vultus Christi will...
One must abandon oneself to God
As the beginning of the Mectildian Jubilee Year (1614–2014) draws near, I decided to translate these passages from a confidential text of Mother Mectilde written...
In principio erat Verbum
The Wood of Crèche and of Cross This is an extraordinary painting of the Nativity, principally because of the crucifix on the rustic shelf inside...
