Time now for us to rise from sleep
2 Jan. 3 May. 2 Sept. Let us then at length arise, since the Scripture stirreth us up, saying: It is time now for us...
That the whole observance of Perfection is not set down in this Rule
CHAPTER LXXIII. That the whole observance of Perfection is not set down in this Rule 1 May. 31 Aug. 31 Dec. We have written this...
Of the good zeal which Monks ought to have
CHAPTER LXXII. Of the good zeal which Monks ought to have 30 Apr. 30 Aug. 30 Dec. As there is an evil zeal of bitterness,...
That no one presume to strike another
CHAPTER LXX. That no one presume to strike another 28 Apr. 28 Aug. 28 Dec. Let every occasion of presumption be banished from the...
That no one presume to defend another in the Monastery
CHAPTER LXIX. That no one presume to defend another in the Monastery 27 Apr. 27 Aug. 27 Dec. Care must be taken that on no...
If a Brother be commanded to do Impossibilities
CHAPTER LXVIII. If a Brother be commanded to do Impossibilities 26 Apr. 26 Aug. 26 Dec. If on any brother there be laid commands that...
A New Book on Father Willie Doyle, S.J.
In the recently published To Raise the Fallen, Dr Patrick Kenny displays a remarkable gift for bringing his readers close to the soul of the...
Fiat mihi secundum Verbum tuum
Homily Pronounced at the Funeral Mass of Mother Jeanne-Françoise de l’Assomption, née Jeanne–Marie Eugénie Fournier, of the Congregation of the Benedictines of Jesus Crucified on...
Pope Benedict XVI on Saint Tarcisius, Martyr
In our proper Benedictine calendar, today is the feast of Saint Tarcisius, martyr of the Most Holy Eucharist. Pope Benedict XVI spoke of Saint Tarcisius...
An Irish Priest for Priests
August 16th, 1917: The Anniversary of Father William Doyle, S.J. When Father Willie Doyle entered my life, something happened. It was the beginning of one...
Blessing of Herbs and Flowers
Christians of both East and West have, from very early times, blessed herbs and fruit on the Feast of the Assumption. Thus blessed, these creatures...
An Assumption Homily
Assumpta Est Maria Assumpta est Maria in caelum, gaudent angeli, laudantes benedicunt Dominum! Mary has been taken up into heaven; the angels rejoice and, praising,...
Let us, then, be content to be nothing
From a conference on the Verbum Crucis that I preached to Dominicans in 2015: In my gallery of heavenly friends there is one Dominican —...
À l’école du Père Vayssière
I first posted this article in October 2014. A Mystic of the Rosary I return, from time to time, to a couple of recent publications...
Saint Dominic and the Triumph of Grace
The Mercy of God Today is the feast of Saint Dominic. We are delighted to have sons of Saint Dominic (English and Irish Provinces) among...
Of the Oratory of the Monastery
CHAPTER LII. Of the Oratory of the Monastery 3 Apr. 3 Aug. 3 Dec. Let the Oratory be what it is called, a place of...
The Knowledge of the Glory of God
Treasure in Earthen Vessels “We have this treasure in earthen vessels, to show that the transcendent power belongs to God and not to us” (2...
Deus, cuius providentia
The Collect It is, as I have so often said, by means of the Collect of the day — prayed once at Holy Mass, as...
My Mercy is honoured in thy infirmity
“Mary Magdalene went and said to the disciples, ‘I have seen the Lord’; and she told them that He had said these things to her.”...
Novena to Saint Rita of Cascia
The saints befriend those whom God entrusts to them. Often the saints introduce themselves into one’s life by means of a reference in conversation, the...