Practice of Penance and Growth in Holiness
A recurring motif in the Holy Father’s words to us is the call to repentance. Hope without repentance is a false hope. Repentance is the...
Immersing Ourselves in Prayer
Last evening, in speaking to the bishops of the Church in the United States, the Holy Father called “the imitation of Christ in holiness of...
Welcome, Most Holy Father!
“Did it never occur to you that we call the Pope Holy Father because we think of him as our father? That the unity of...
2008 World Day of Prayer for Priests
Solemnity of the Sacred Heart Friday, May 30, 2008, the Solemnity of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, will be the Seventh Annual World Day of...
Paenitentiam Ad Vitam
The Benedictine abbot in the photo, an Irishman, is Blessed Columba Marmion (1858-1923). Upon the recommendation of a Trappist Father, I started reading Abbot Marmion...