A Vocation’s Unexpected Turns
Birth, Passion, Death Each year the Church gives us two feastdays of Saint John the Baptist: the first on June 24th to mark his nativity,...
The Things That Are Above
A Commentary on the Mass of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary There is no better way to enter into the mystery of any...
Adoration and Reparation for Priests
Today I am continuing my translation of Mother Mectilde’s introduction to her Constitutions on the Rule of Saint Benedict and, once again, adding something in...
Did anyone else notice this?
The Modification of a Collect A few days ago, on the feast of Saint Jean-Marie Vianney, the holy Curé of Ars, I preached on the...
Should diocesan priests live in community?
“I believe that celibacy becomes a very meaningful sign, and above all becomes possible to live, when priests begin to form communities. It is important...