Christ chose to have parents who were poor but perfect in virtue, lest anyone should glory in his noble lineage and the riches of his parents. He lived a life of poverty to teach others to spurn riches. He lived an ordinary life having no high position to recall others from an inordinate greed for […]
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Today is “Laetare Sunday,” which takes its name from the Entrance Antiphon, “Rejoice” (“Laetare”) “Rejoice, Jerusalem, and all who love her. Be joyful, all who were in mourning;” Cf. Is 66: 10-11 Because of that uptick in joy in Lent, the liturgical color is lightened to Rose from Violet. The history of the liturgical color […]
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Today, upon learning of a friend of our friars who was now in hospice care, we offered a “Mass for a Happy Death” for her. It sounds a bit macabre, does it not, a “happy” death? What’s so “happy” about it? Part of it comes from the vagaries and history of the English language, the […]
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Fr. Vincent, OP, speaks on the meaning of Holy Week.
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One of the things we often mention about St. Jude is how he was “oft-forgotten” and thus not invoked much until later. Thus, he would seem to be a “lesser” saint in some respect. But should we ever “bother” with lesser saints? In the Supplement to the Third Part of the Summa, St. Thomas Aquinas […]
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In a world that values knowledge above all, Mary gives us the treasure of Her Son – Divine Wisdom.
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Yes, blind obedience can be a virtue! If we follow the Blessed Virgin Mary, of course.
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“Patience obtains all things,” St. Teresa of Ávila teaches us. And in the Blessed Virgin Mary, we see this lived out.
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Humility is the foundation and building block of all virtues, in Mary, and in us.
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Meekness is not a weakness, we are reminded by Fr. Dominic David, OP, today. And we understand that better when we look at Mary.
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