Salve Regina, Mater Misericordiae
A homily given in 2007: Farewell to the Assumption Today is the last day of the Octave of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary....
New Things and Old
21 Apr. 21 Aug. 21 Dec. Let him that hath been appointed Abbot always bear in mind what a burden he hath received, and to...
Supplica to Saint Bernard Tolomei
Saint Bernard Tolomei is commemorated in the radiance of the Assumption of Our Lady and close to Saint Bernard of Clairvaux, either on August 19th...
Sent to sustain and console others (LXIV:1)
CHAPTER LXIV. Of the Appointment of the Abbot 20 Apr. 20 Aug. 20 Dec. In the appointing of an Abbot, let this principle always be...
Pope Benedict on Saint Bernard of Clairvaux
Faith is above all a personal, intimate encounter with Jesus, and to experience his closeness, his friendship, his love; only in this way does one...
The rustling of the steps of Christ Who draws nigh
The following essay, by Elder Archimandrite Aimilianos, the Abbot of Simonos Petra, Mount Athos, from 1974—2000, is taken from The Living Witness of the Holy Mountain (1996)...
Let us do only what we can
For the feast of Saint John Eudes: It is never detrimental to the spiritual progress of a Community when one does not do what God...
At the School of Saint John Eudes
Priestly Union with the Blessed Virgin Mary Today, 19 August, is the feast of Saint John Eudes, priest and ardent mystic of the Hearts of...
In Skarżysko-Kamienna
With Michał in Skarżysko-Kamienna, Sanctuary of Our Lady of the Gate of Dawn/Ostra Brama ...
Krakow
In front of the painting of Our Lady of the Cenacle in the Dominican priory church of Our Lady of the Rosary in Krakow. With...
Abbey of Tyniec
The abbot and community of Tyniec welcomed us for the feast of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary. An altogether lovely experience of Benedictine...
Some random impressions from Poland
• Immersion in an authentically Catholic culture with over 1050 years of history. • The presence of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Mother of God, in...
With Mary, into the love of things invisible
I gave the following homily at the Church of Our Lady of Czestochowa in Józefów on Saturday morning 13th August 2016. The Polish text, translated...
Solace for the Sizzling
On the Gridiron Saint Laurence is the patron saint of those who have sizzled (or may be sizzling) on the gridiron of lust. I have...
Pope Benedict XVI quotes Saint Teresa Benedicta
It is moving to re–read, on this feast of Saint Teresa Benedicta of the Cross, Pope Benedict XVI’s words concerning adoration of the Most Holy...
Bride of the Eternal One
An Extraordinary Woman Seventy–four years ago today, on August 9, 1942, the Carmelite Teresa Benedicta of the Cross, known in the world as Dr. Edith...
The Good Samaritan
The Mystery of the Good Samaritan Today’s Gospel, the parable of the Good Samaritan, is familiar to us. It is, perhaps, too familiar. We assume...
More of Day I in Poland
With our friend Piotr and his wife With Piotr’s son Jozef ...
En Route to Czestochowa
Food for the Journey The Pilgrims Set Out from Warsaw Monstra Te Esse Matrem ...