Dominus meus et Deus meus
Where deep the spear had pierced, there Thomas searched thy side, Whence for the nations’ health, poured forth the healing tide; By this and each...
Feast of the Most Precious Blood
The first time I saw Bernini’s little known depiction of the Blood of Christ, I was completely smitten by it. The Eternal Father contemplates the...
After First Vespers of Midsummer Day
Oh, the joy of First Vespers of the Nativity of Saint John the Baptist: a glorious set of antiphons and (in the monastic Office) an...
The Struggle of Prayer
Relinquishing Control What does it mean to pray for someone or something? If I pray to obtain control over someone or something, I am wasting...
Pro Affligentibus Nos
Commanded from the Heart “I say to you, Love your enemies, and pray for those who persecute you” (Mt 5:44). “Bless those who curse you,...