As 2009 Ends

Come thou, O Mary, reign in the world! Let new impulses of filial devotion to thee come from the Chair of Peter. that thy most...

Winter Reading

What are you reading during these dark winter days? You may think me a glutton for gloom, given recent events in the land of my...

Holy Innocents

Rubens’ Virgin and Child surrounded by a wreath of chubby, pink Innocents (c. 1618) is delightful. Notice the almost mischievous smile of Baby Jesus. Does...

For All of Us There Exists a Path to Bethlehem

Here is the official English-language translation of Pope Benedict XVI’s magnificent homily, delivered in Italian during the Mass in the Night of the Nativity of...