Clik here to view.
ANOTHER PET PEEVE!
These days I find it hard to even read Catholic news due to the way Bishops, priests and religious are addressed. In my days of writing, there were standards of respect. I have in the past done a...
View ArticleClik here to view.
BENEATH THE SURFACE- ANOTHER HOLY YOUNG WOMAN
The youth of today need more and more examples of goodness and a deep love of Christ and of neighbor. The next young woman being considered for sainthood lived what looked to be a normal teenager's...
View ArticleClik here to view.
A PASTOR'S HEART
Auxiliary Bishop Robert E. Barron of Los Angeles said his new book addressing the church’s sexual abuse crisis and urging Catholics to “stay and fight for the body of Christ” comes from his “pastor’s...
View ArticleClik here to view.
FEAST OF ST. (POPE) PAUL VI
Tomorrow is the first time we celebrate the feast of ST. POPE PAUL VI. He had a great devotion to Our Blessed Mother and here is his prayer to her.Van Eyck- L'Agneau Mystique (detail)O Mary,look upon...
View ArticleClik here to view.
STATS FOR NEW PRIESTS
The typical member of the priestly ordination class of 2019 is a 33-year-old cradle Catholic, according to a recently released survey of 379 of the 481 men slated to be ordained to the priesthood in...
View ArticleClik here to view.
CHILDREN IN ADORATION
As I have said in past Blogs, I think the only hope for the future of the Church is a return to a deep love for the Eucharist. I was encouraged to read recently of a grammar school in South Bend,...
View ArticleClik here to view.
MRS. CHESTERTON - SILENT WIFE
Most of us of my generation who grew up Catholic, read the works of Gilbert Keith (known as G.K.) Chesterton. Today many know his work only through the Father Brown mystery series on PBS. He is at...
View ArticleClik here to view.
PENTECOST= A NEW SPIRIT
COME HOLY SPIRIT FILL THE HEARTS OF THE FAITHFUL...D. Werburg Welch- Stanbrook Abbey, England Today we start the prayers at Vespers for Pentecost, which marks the end of the Easter season.Pentecost is...
View ArticleClik here to view.
NEW PATRONESS FOR EYES
Tomorrow I will have my second cataract surgery, so was thrilled to find this saint to intercede for me. The first surgery, while a success, has not been a piece of cake- so I need all the help I can...
View ArticleClik here to view.
DAUGHTER, MOTHER, SPOUSE
PRAYER TO OUR LADY OF THE TRINITYHAIL MARY, beloved Daughter of the eternal Father. Hail Mary, wonderful Mother of the Son. Hail Mary, faithful Spouse of the Holy Spirit. Hail Mary, my dear Mother, my...
View ArticleClik here to view.
OUR LADY OF SATURDAY
Saturday June 15th, Archbishop of Paris Michel Aupetit and priests, donned hard hats to celebrate the first Mass in Notre Dame Cathedral since the fire two months ago.
View ArticleClik here to view.
UPDATE ON NEW BLESSED- LOVER OF HUMANITY
June 15, 2019, Cardinal Giovanni Angelo Becciu’s homily for the beatification of EDVIGE CARBONI(see Blog 7/26/17) , praises her passion for wounded humanity.The beatification took place in...
View ArticleClik here to view.
RADIANT BODY OF CHRIST
Last month (May) Magnificat Magazine gave us an exquisite piece of art in William Congdon’s EUCHARISTIA. It was painted in 1960, one year after he came into the Catholic Church. In a past Blog in Lent...
View ArticleClik here to view.
CORPUS CHRISTI SAINT
BL. JULIANA of MONT CORNILLON, born in 1192 at Retinnes, Flanders, Belgium, was orphaned at age 5. She and her sister Agnes were raised by the nuns at the convent of MountCornillon. The canonry seems...
View ArticleClik here to view.
GROWTH IN THE HOLY SPIRIT
Having had a very holy Irish priest with us the past ten days (he is stationed in southern California), I am reminded of my favorite monks (well, I can have favorites even though an ocean divides us)....
View ArticleClik here to view.
JESUIT APOSTLE OF THE SACRED HEART
This week we celebrate the great feast of the Sacred Heart of Jesus. Here is a saint, new to me, who dedicated his life to fostering this devotion.BL. BERNARDO FRANCISCO de HOYOSwas born in...
View ArticleClik here to view.
A JESUIT & THE SACRED HEART
When I was in college I was fortunate to have a wonderful academic counselor (mandatory for all students in my era) who later became my spiritual advisor. It was he who really brought me to a love of...
View ArticleClik here to view.
SACRED HEART, OUR REFUGE
Georges Desvalliers, 1905 (France, d. 1950) *O most holy HEART OF JESUS, fountain of every blessing, I adore You, I love You. O Jesus, we know You are gentle and that You gave Your Heart for us. It...
View ArticleClik here to view.
JESUIT MUSICIAN
Those of us who were fortunate enough to have a real Jesuit education learned more than just the basics. We learned the Jesuit disciplines of prayer and a life-long love of learning. For me part of...
View ArticleClik here to view.
A SMALL BOY WITH A GREAT LOVE
We have our youth group here this week doing the many work projects, bringing in the hay, the winter's wood supply, building a new shed for farm equipment, etc. , so I am reminded of some new children...
View Article