Saint Pachomius, Abbot
The antiphon Ad Benedictus this morning, with its lilting seventh mode melody, is an apt portrayal of the manifestation of the Holy Spirit in the...
Spiritual Fecundity
John 15:9-17 Go and Bear Fruit In the Roman Missal the Mass for the feast of Saint Matthias the Apostle begins, not with an antiphon...
For the Sanctity of Priestly Life
The image is Adé Béthune’s Christ the Priest. The vine and branches of John 15:1-8 surround the wood of the Cross. Christ is depicted in...
The Heart of Jesus and the Gift of the Holy Spirit
Fifth Monday of Paschaltide Acts 14:5-18 John 14:21-26 And I Will Love Him I am grateful to the Apostle Saint Jude for the marvelous dialogue...
The Old Man Who Gives You Flowers
And, for Mother’s Day, another touching excerpt from E. Boyd Barrett’s autobiographical A Shepherd Without Sheep: In spite of his rebellion, his confusion of mind,...