Bless me, Mother, for I have sinned
My own translation of an entry in the journal of Julien Green: “There was no woman among the Apostles chosen by Christ. There will not,...
Benedictine Poverty (XXXIII)
CHAPTER XXXIII. Whether Monks Ought to Have Anything of Their Own 11 Mar. 11 July. 10 Nov. The vice of private ownership is above all...
On the care of tools and other things (XXXII)
CHAPTER XXXII. Of the Iron Tools and Property of the Monastery 10 Mar. 10 July. 9 Nov. Let the Abbot appoint brethren, on whose manner...
Lumen Fidei
How extraordinary! An encyclical largely written by one Pope and signed and promulgated by another. I have already begun to study it. The following section...
Pope Consecrates Vatican City to Saint Michael and Saint Joseph
Spiritual Cleansing Something truly extraordinary happened in the gardens of Vatican City State this morning. Pope Francis, in the presence of Pope Benedict XVI, consecrated...