Saint John Mary Vianney, Priest
For the foolishness of God is wiser than men, and the weakness of God is stronger than men (1 Cor 1:25). A Man Sent by...
Act of Consecration to Jesus, King of Love
This morning, following the blessing of the statue of Jesus King of Love at the end of Holy Mass, we made the following Act of...
Pope Benedict XVI: Saint Alphonsus on Prayer
Yesterday, the Holy Father spoke of Saint Alphonsus Maria de’ Liguori, Doctor of the Church, and his simple, direct teachings on prayer for Everyman. Saint...
One must have friendships in life
Father Paul Labutte was Mother Yvonne-Aimée’s beloved spiritual son and friend. He met her in 1927 when he was a 19 year old seminarian. Yvonne...
A Gentle Insistence
Image of Our Lady of Kibeho, Mother of the Word When Mary Asks It sometimes happens that a soul will sense that Our Lady is...
The Knowledge of the Glory of God
2 Corinthians 4:7-15 Psalm 125: 1-2ab, 2cd-3, 4-5, 6 Matthew 20:20-28 Treasure in Earthen Vessels “We have this treasure in earthen vessels, to show that...
Letter to a Novice Oblate IX
My very dear Novice Oblate, To Relieve the Poor This morning at Matins as I read an excerpt from the writings of Saint Vincent de...
Stories Written by the Hand of God
The Grace of the Liturgic Word In offering Holy Mass and in preaching here at the Monastère-Sainte-Anne de Montmahoux, I am profoundly moved at the...
Saint Romuld
Troparion of Saint Rumold Having come from the mists of green Ireland, to scatter the mists of impiety, thou didst evangelize, O Father Rumold, and...
Yesterday’s Antiphons
Yesterday, in the traditional calendar, was the Commemoration of Saint Paul, a way of giving the Doctor of the Gentiles equal honour with Saint Peter,...
Venerable Fulton J. Sheen
In a private audience yesterday with the Prefect of the Congregation for the Causes of the Saints, Cardinal Angelo Amato, His Holiness, Pope Benedict XVI...
God: a humble mercy, a merciful humility
For the Feast of Saints Peter and Paul Our monastic lectionary gives us, at the Office of Matins today, a splendid homily by the 12th...
Our Mother of Perpetual Help
By giving the icon of Our Mother of Perpetual Help a place of honour in our homes, we accept her also into our hearts and...
Proper Mass of Our Mother of Perpetual Help
Introit Rejoice we all in the Lord, as we keep festival in honour of the Blessed Virgin Mary: whose solemnity makes angels joyful and sets...
Joy and Gladness Shall Be Thine
John the Baptist and the Immaculate Heart of Mary Today was the Vigil of the Nativity of Saint John the Baptist: eight days after the...
Venerable Pius XII: Mediator Dei
128. The divine Redeemer is ever repeating His pressing invitation, “Abide in Me.”[121] Now by the sacrament of the Eucharist, Christ remains in us and...
The IEC: A Disappointment
Reviews of the 50th International Eucharistic Congress held in Dublin last week are rolling in. The overwhelming impression is one of disappointment with the IEC...
He that hath ears to hear, let him hear
Today, If Ye Shall Hear His Voice In listening to Our Holy Father deliver his message to the participants in the 50th International Eucharistic Congress,...
Father, would you pray for . . .
Last evening, I was the celebrant at Solemn High Mass, followed by Benediction of the Most Blessed Sacrament with the sung Litany of the Sacred...
Priests in pilgrimage to Your Heart
I preached this homily to the Reverend Fathers of the Priestly Fraternity of Saint Peter, at Our Lady of Guadalupe Seminary in Denton, Nebraska, to...