As we approach the Feast of the Epiphany, the intimacy of the Christmas Octave gives way to the universality of Christ’s three-fold “showing forth” in the visit of the Wise Men, the Baptism in the Jordan, and the Wedding-Feast of … Continue reading
The Rev. Candace Chellew-Hodge is not among my favorite theologians. No, the author of Bulletproof Faith: A Spiritual Survival Guide for Gay and Lesbian Christians, doesn’t inspire me with her contributions to sacred letters. But her column, Why Gays and … Continue reading
Today is the feast of the Holy Innocents, once known in the Anglophone world as Childermas. This curious word is an elision of “Mass of the Children,” that is, the liturgical commemoration of those little boys of Bethlehem who were … Continue reading
There is a new online forum for discussion of the dogma and related issues. It’s called the Extra Ecclesiam Nulla Salus Forum. While it’s not a part of Saint Benedict Center’s apostolate, it looks like the folks there are more … Continue reading
When you see an article with a title like, Do You Renounce Kennedy and All His Works?, you can have a moral certitude that it was written by John Zmirak, the eccentric, Croatian-Irish, working-class Yalie turned standup apologist. (I was … Continue reading
In late November, we were privileged to have in our chapel a High Mass for a couple’s fiftieth anniversary of marriage. It was a most edifying occasion, during which those gathered from near and far heard a beautiful sermon on … Continue reading
Mosul, Iraq, Nov 17, 2010 / 02:50 pm (CNA).- The situation for Christians in Iraq is becoming bleaker. The violence directed against them is no longer limited to the capital city Baghdad, but has been spreading throughout the country. Two … Continue reading
Reading about the approved apparitions of Our Lady of Good Help in Champion, Wisconsin, I came upon these words of Our Lady to the visionary, Adele Brise: “Gather the children in this wild country and teach them what they should … Continue reading
Ten days ago, on December 2, I sent the following letter to the Keene Sentinel. They’ve not seen fit to publish it yet, so I decided to put it here on our web site. The original L.A. Times column was … Continue reading
[Addendum: There is a distinction between the approval given many years ago to Our Lady of America, and that recently given to Our Lady of Good Help by Bishop Ricken. That distinction is explained in Brian Kelly’s extensive article “First … Continue reading
To our Tertiaries, Benefactors, and Friends, On a recent trip to Rome, where I was privileged to be present at the canonization of my patron, Saint André Bessette, the brothers took a tour of St. Clement’s Church, a truly ancient … Continue reading
IHM Chapel’s Mass schedule for the Feast of the Immaculate Conception is as follows: 7:30 AM High Mass, 7:15 PM High Mass (with Rosary preceding at 6:45 PM). Confessions will be heard 6:45-7:20 AM and 6:30-7:05 PM Click here for … Continue reading
There is a distinctive Marian character to Advent. The stational church for the First Sunday of Advent is Rome’s (and Christendom’s) principal Marian shrine, Santa Maria Maggiore. In the Litany of Loreto, Our Lady is called the “Morning Star,” after … Continue reading
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