28 August: Saint Augustine
Here are some lovely texts for the feast of Saint Augustine. At First Vespers Holy Father Saint Augustine, Hearken to thy children’s cry; Plea for...
A Light As It Were of Serenity
From The Confessions of Saint Augustine: Take Up and Read So was I speaking and weeping in the most bitter contrition of my heart, when,...
The Future of the Church in Ireland
Archbishop Charles J. Brown, Papal Nuncio to Ireland delivered a message of hope last week at the closing Mass of the National Novena to Our...
Saint Bartholomew, the Simple Apostle
A Learned Rabbi Today is the feast of Saint Bartholomew, the apostle whose other name is Nathanael. A native of Cana in Galilee and a...
Surprised by the Gospel . . . again
Saint Bartholomew’s Gospel I find it curious that, for the feast of Saint Bartholomew, the Roman Missal does not give the passage from Saint John’s...