If the Hurricanes of Temptation Rise Against Thee
The picture is a detail of Corrado Giaquinto’s Nascita della Vergine (1732). His Maria Bambina is one of the loveliest I have ever seen. Saint...
The Earlier Mysteries of the Blessed Virgin Mary
For some years now, especially around the Marian feasts of September 8th, September 12th, November 21st, and December 8th, I have prayed my rosary while...
Today: Pray and Fast for the Christians of Orissa
The violent persecution of Christians in Orissa, India, remains largely ignored in the American media. AsiaNews offers ongoing coverage of the tragedy. For the liturgical...
I went astray and still I remembered Thee
For my first entry from the little “provisional” Cenacle of the Eucharistic Face of Jesus in Tulsa, Oklahoma: a piece from the archives for the...
In manibus tuis tempora mea
In te speravi, Domine: dixi: Tu es Deus meus, in manibus tuis tempora mea. The Offertory Antiphon for the Mass of the Nineteenth Sunday Per...