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...
Window in Memory of Father Willie Doyle, S.J.
In County Louth A dear friend of the priory wrote me the other day to say that, thanks to my post on Father Willie Doyle,...
O Doctor Mellifluus
Inflamed With Zeal The liturgy describes Saint Bernard as a man all ablaze with zeal for the house of the Lord. The little phrase, “inflamed...
So intimate an alliance
Priestly Union with the Blessed Virgin Mary Today, 19 August, is the feast of Saint John Eudes, priest and ardent mystic of the Hearts of...
To Be Led By the Hand of God
“Whatever did not fit in with my plan did lie within the plan of God. I have an ever deeper and firmer belief that nothing...