The Effects of One’s First Holy Communion
Mother Mectilde on One’s First Holy Communion Catherine de Bar was nine years old when she received Holy Communion for the first time. She had...
Supplica to Saint Dymphna, Virgin and Martyr
I received this morning a heart–rending request for prayers to Saint Dymphna on behalf of a woman who has been suffering from mental illness for...
Letter to Our Oblates: Still More on Lectio Divina
Thursday, 16 January 2014 My dear Oblates, A few of you asked for further clarifications with regard to the “what” of lectio divina. I am...
Frank Duff, Holy Layman
Heroic Fidelity to the Divine Office Shortly before his death on 7 November 1980, layman Frank Duff, founder of the Legion of Mary, addressed a...
Letter to Our Oblates: Lectio Divina Revisited
14 January 2014 Feast of Saint Hilary of Poitiers My very dear Oblates, The Bible: A Liturgical Book Today’s feast of Saint Hilary of Poitiers,...