In this night of catching nothing
A Feastday Gift A number of years ago, I composed music for a French Office hymn for the feast of Saint Andrew. It was a...
The Pope of a Eucharistic Springtime
Wednesday, 17 November 2010, General Audience Pope Benedict XVI You can imagine my joy upon reading the Holy Father’s latest catechesis, and his allusion to...
God can complete what He has begun
I have long been a friend of Saint Alphonsus Maria de Liguori, or perhaps I should say that Saint Alphonsus, by some mysterious disposition of...
Adé Béthune (1914-2002)
I had the privilege of being apprenticed to Adé Béthune in the early 1970s. We remained good friends until her death. Adé was a person...
Plus dare non potuit
The image depicts Saint Francesco Caracciolo (1563-1608) in prayer before the Most Blessed Sacrament. Saint Francesco Caracciolo is also the patron saint of Italian cooks;...