An Irish Bishop who died in Italy
Blessed Thaddeus McCarthy We keep the commemoration of Blessed Thaddeus Machar (McCarthy) today, and I had to admit to knowing next to nothing about the...
Beholding the glory of the Lord with open face
Yesterday afternoon at Knock I had the privilege of addressing an outstanding group of Irish priests, most of them younger men, and some with only...
Walk in the presence of God (VII:1)
CHAPTER VII. Of Humility 26 Jan. 27 May. 26 Sept. The first degree of humility, then, is that a man, always keeping the fear of...
De humilitate
CHAPTER VII. Of Humility 25 Jan. 26 May. 25 Sept. The Holy Scripture crieth out to us, brethren, saying: “Every one that exalteth himself shall...
Father Blake gets it right!
“It isn’t the priest but Christ who comes to save the world; if he is fortunate on a few occasions in his priesthood, when he...