In Praise of the Octave of Pentecost

31 May 2009
Days of Fire and of Light In the traditional Roman liturgical calendar the glorious solemnity of Pentecost has its own Octave: eight days under the...

Domine, tu omnia scis

29 May 2009
Goya’s painting of the repentant Apostle Peter fits today’s Gospel. Note the keys resting on a rock directly beneath Saint Peter’s hands. Raised Up by...

Cardinal Mercier’s Secret of Sanctity

27 May 2009
Désiré-Joseph Cardinal Mercier (1851-1926) was Archbishop of Malines, Belgium from 1906 until his death. Besides the heroic leadership he demonstrated during World War I, Cardinal...

Seven Mysteries of the Holy Spirit

27 May 2009
Drawing upon the traditional mysteries of the rosary — Joyful, Sorrowful and Glorious, and the new mysteries of Light proposed by Pope John Paul II...