Saints John Fisher and Thomas More

The icon of Saint Thomas More is by the graced hand of Brother Claude Lane, O.S.B., monk of Mount Angel Abbey. O God, who didst...

The Eucharistic Heart of Jesus

On 9 November 1921, Pope Benedict XV instituted the feast of the Eucharistic Heart of Jesus to be celebrated on the Thursday within the Octave...

This Beautiful One in His Robe

Come With Confidence The Church of Sant’Alfonso on the Via Merulana is one of my favourite neighbourhood pilgrimages. It enshrines the original precious and wonderworking...

Saint Romuald

I celebrated the 6:30 Mass in the Basilica’s Cappella di San Gregorio this evening. There was the usual assortment of pie donne and folks on...

Diversities of Graces

The Open Side of Jesus Crucified Look at this remarkable painting of Jesus Crucified. The focus of the composition is the wound in His Sacred...