15 December, Friday of the Second Week of Advent
A leitmotif of today’s Mass is the advent of the Bridegroom Christ. The Collect alludes to Matthew 25:1–13, the parable of the bridegroom coming at...
Et justificata est sapientia a filiis suis
Not a Caravaggio, although it could be taken for one! This painting of Saint John the Baptist is by the Spaniard Bartolomé González y Serrano...
Et nox sicut dies illuminabitur
Soeur Bénédicte’s Closet When, on the occasion of her twenty-fifth anniversary of profession, Sister Bénédicte–Marie de la Croix asked to make her retreat with us,...
On the Collect of Wednesday of the Second Week of Advent
Almighty God who command us to prepare the way for Christ the Lord, mercifully grant that we may not grow weary in our infirmities as...
I Love New York
I made a day trip into New York City today. Thanks to Deacon Richard Russo, Father Jacob Restrick, O.P. and I were able to visit...
