When Priests Find A Bethany
I thank my friend Lisa for her wise and compassionate words to Sotto Voce, the Irish priest so many of us are carrying in prayer....
Singing the Mystery of the Cross
My doctoral dissertation — it seems so long ago — focused on the Proper Chants of the Paschal Triduum in the Graduale Romanum. The chants...
Lazare, veni foras!
Friday of the Fourth Week of Lent John 11:1-45 Caravaggio’s Resurrection of Lazarus depicts a dead man stunned by his sudden return to life. The...
An Hour of Companionship
When Fulton J. Sheen was ordained a priest, he promised Our Lord to make a Holy Hour daily before the Blessed Sacrament. He remained faithful...
Seeking Solace
The reflections of an Irish Catholic priest on his experience of loneliness moved me deeply, and confirmed me in own calling to adore and intercede...