Pax Benedictina
Collect Almighty God, who made Blessed Alfredo Ildefonso a good shepherd, to build up with exemplary virtue the flock entrusted to him; grant that we...
Fourteenth Sunday After Pentecost
The Collect Keep, we beseech Thee, O Lord, Thy Church with Thy perpetual mercy, and because the frailty of man without Thee cannot but fall,...
When the Saints Ask for Our Friendship
Friends in High Places At certain times in one’s life, a particular saint will begin, in so many ways, to say, “Will you too be...
A Time of Blessings
Photos by Paula Cole Writing from Connecticut I’m writing from my parents’ dining room table in Connecticut! Today is the first full day of my...
Saint Helena, Empress
The feast of Saint Helena is August 18th. When I lived at Santa Croce in Gerusalemme in Rome, it was celebrated with all due solemnity....