Celibate Marriage: Augustine
Augustine is a challenge when it comes to marriage. He is a doctor of the Church, so we cannot simply dismiss him as a confused bishop who liked to write a lot. And yet at first glance he seems so...
View ArticleHappy Memorial of Saint Maria Faustina Kowalska
Saint Faustina’s prayer to Mary O Mary, Immaculate Virgin, Pure crystal for my heart, You are my strength, O sturdy anchor! You are the weak heart’s shield and protection. O Mary you are pure, of...
View ArticleLitany of the Saints
When I think of the Litany of the Saints I think of this version. It is one of my favorite songs ever. I would not mind if Mass were three hours long if two of the hours were made up of this.
View ArticleI told you that all one has to do is to make the poor happy
I have planned for months for today’s post. But it is not to be, at least not today. So instead I will simply post a part of Edith Stein’s essay on “The Spirit of St. Elizabeth as it Informed Her Life”...
View ArticleAgnes
Agnes is one of my patron Saints. I used to joke that I was her most disrespectful devotee as, for instance, I would think that one of the medals I wore looked like a Roman soldier holding a monkey....
View ArticleSaint Joseph: A Hidden Life
Fr. James Martin, S.J. explains why you should care about Joseph.
View ArticleSaint Josemaría on Devotion to Saint Joseph
I almost posted this without commentary as an act of penance, but I am also working on being less confusing for the poor souls who stagger by my blog expecting it to be normal. Saint Josemaría is, in...
View ArticleSaint Teresa of Avila on Devotion to Saint Joseph
I only beg, for the love of God, that anyone who does not believe me will put what I say to the test, and she will see by experience what great advantages come from her commending herself to this...
View ArticleJohn Paul II on Saint Joseph, Husband of the Blessed Virgin Mary and Guardian...
1. “Here is the wise and faithful servant, whom the Lord has put in charge of his household” (cf. Lk 12: 42). This is how today’s liturgy presents St Joseph, Husband of the Blessed Virgin Mary and...
View ArticlePope Benedict on the Feast of Saint Joseph, Husband of the Virgin Mary
Taken from the 2009 homily for the Feast of Saint Joseph, Husband of the Virgin Mary, given in Yaoundé Cameroon. How can we enter into the specific grace of this day? In a little while, at the end of...
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