The Sacrament of All Saints
We celebrate today the memory of all who, by the power of the Holy Ghost at work in their lives and in their deaths, have...
Cast thyself fearlessly upon Him
Why standest thou in thyself, and so standest not? Cast thyself upon Him, fear not He will not withdraw Himself that thou shouldest fall; cast...
According to the faith I have in Thee
Saint Jude at the Mystical Supper The Gospel tells us that Simon was one of the twelve disciples whom Jesus called to Himself and named...
Francisco’s Many Rosaries
Blessed Francisco of Fatima While in Fatima last week, D. Finnian and I had the opportunity to visit with Dr Ângela de Fátima Coelho da...
Rosary Facing the People
The Importance of Images Having returned recently from a pilgrimage to one of the world’s foremost Marian sanctuaries, I have been thinking about something curious...
Gaudium sit tibi semper
The Liturgical Providence of God Revisited Some weeks ago at Holy Mass, I preached on the liturgical providence of God. I attempted to articulate something...
And the beauty that the faith has generated
I have often affirmed my conviction that the true apology of Christian faith, the most convincing demonstration of its truth…are the saints and the beauty...
Family Life in the School of Saint Benedict
Last 25 July, our Oblate Brother Gregory (Marco da Vinha) began his blog, Inclina aurem cordis tui, with this introduction: I’d like to welcome whoever...
The Church–Mystery
According to the Fathers, ontologically, the Church-mystery, the Church that is one and unique, precedes creation, and gives birth to the particular Churches as her...
We cannot make the Church
The Church is not an apparatus, nor a social institution, nor one social institution among many others. It is a person. It is a woman....
At Fatima: with a heart vigilant in prayer
Come to Fatima to Pray Dearly beloved brothers and sisters, I too have come as a pilgrim to Fatima, to this “home” from which Mary...
Mary shares the Church’s burden
Mary shares our human condition, but in complete openness to the grace of God. Not having known sin, she is able to have compassion on...
Obedience to Christ and to his Word
“The Pope is not an absolute monarch whose thoughts and desires are law. On the contrary: the Pope’s ministry is a guarantee of obedience to...
Rejoicing may this day go hence
CHAPTER XIII. How Lauds Are to be Said on Weekdays 15 Feb. 16 June. 16 Oct. On week-days let Lauds be celebrated in the manner...
To thee do I watch from morning’s first light (XII)
CHAPTER XII. How the Solemn Office of Lauds is to Be Said 14 Feb. 15 June. 15 Oct. At Lauds on Sunday let the sixty-sixth...
Thy fields shall be filled with plenty
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Remembering October 13th, 1917
My Immaculate Heart Will Triumph Today is the 98th anniversary of the sixth and last apparition of Our Lady of the Rosary at Fatima on...
The Little Boy Who Prayed Many Rosaries
Many Rosaries When the Blessed Virgin Mary appeared at Fatima in 1917 she said that little Francisco, then nine years old, would go to heaven...
Nothing happens without Thy permitting it
I have long taken comfort in this prayer of Saint Birgitta of Sweden, whose feast we keep today. O Lord, make haste and illumine the...
A piece of advice vital for salvation
Saint Seraphim and the Rosary Some time ago, a dear friend of mine, a Texas–born, Hibernophile, Orthodox Christian — husband, father, and physician who was...