Saint John Neumann and the Quarant’Ore
An Adorer of the Blessed Sacrament Saint John Nepomucene Neumann (1811–1860), Bishop of Philadelphia from 1852–1860, was graced with an intense devotion to Our Lord...
Sed quid invenientibus?
Among the Cistercians A tender and burning love for the Holy Name of Jesus found expression in the lyrical preaching of Saint Bernard and the...
Pope Benedict XVI on Saint Basil the Great
For this feast of Saints Basil the Great and Gregory Nazianzen: Part I of the Holy Father’s teaching on Saint Basil, given on 4 July...
Adoro Te Devote, Latens Deitas
Caesar van Everdingen painted this magnificent Holy Family in 1660. Saint Joseph, with the open book of the Scriptures on his lap, appears absorbed by...
Nunc dimittis servum tuum, Domine
The Fifth Day in the Octave of the Nativity of the Lord 1 John 2:3-11 Luke 2:22-35 The Child Jesus, Priest and Victim The very...