The Heavenly Physician
I cannot resist offering a little commentary on the Collect of the day, one of Advent’s most beautiful prayers: Omnipotens Deus, qui nos praecipis iter...
The Beauty of God Shining on the Face of Christ
The mystery of the Face of Christ is a constant motif in the writings and teachings of our Holy Father, Pope Benedict XVI. Again, at...
Ave, liber incomprehensus
At Matins this morning I listened, enchanted, to Saint Epiphanius’ rapturous praises of the All-Holy Mother of God. The witness of Saint Epiphanius is precious:...
Ioannem quaerit, Ioannem desiderat, ad Ioannem vadit
At Matins this morning there were two stupendous readings from Benedictine sources: one from Saint Peter Damian, Bishop (1007-1072), and the other from Saint Bede...
Non transalpinare necesse est
Non te opportet, o homo, maria transfretare, non penetrare nubes, non transalpinare necesse est. Non grandis, inquam, tibi ostenditur via: usque ad temetipsum occurre Deo...