The Feast of Christ the King

In the Two Calendars In the traditional calendar of the Roman Rite, the Feast of Christ the King, instituted by Pope Pius XI in 1925,...

Come to me, who adore Thee

Saint Jude at the Mystical Supper The Gospel tells us that Simon was one of the twelve disciples whom Jesus called to Himself and named...

On Purification of the Memory

I was happy today to return to the lesson at Matins for the feast of Saint Raphael the Archangel: Saint Bonaventure’s mystical exegesis of the...

Blessed Francis Xavier Seelos

The Cheerful Ascetic A Redemptorist Missionary priest, Blessed Francis served in various places in the United States during the turbulent years of the Civil War....

Monk: A Man Who Gives God Time to Act

The Holy Father’s homily to the Carthusian monks of Serra San Bruno in Calabria, on Sunday, 9 October, is a message to all who profess...