Auguri, Sissi!
Another joy today! My cousin Carlo de Lellis and Nora, his wife, called from Sepicciano (Piedimonte Matese, Provincia di Caserta) to inform me that their...
Blessed Encounters
I had two encounters today that made me very happy. The first took place after Mass. I was in the sacristy removing my vestments when...
19 October, Mass of Saints John de Brébeuf, Isaac Jogues, and Companions, Martyrs
“My confidence is placed in God who does not need our help for accomplishing his designs. Our single endeavor should be to give ourselves to...
Saint Luke: A Gospel of Icons
OCTOBER 18 SAINT LUKE, EVANGELIST 2 Timothy 4: 10-17a Psalm 144: 10-11, 12-13ab, 17-18 (R: cf. 12) Luke 10:1-9 The Evangelist Saint Luke comes to...
The Rosary: A Lukan Prayer
I have always thought of the Rosary as a particularly Lukan prayer. So many of the mysteries are drawn from Saint Luke’s Gospel. It is...