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  • Sparrows and the Loving Eye of God

    “The object of my school is to is to show how many extraordinary things even a lazy and ordinary man may see if he can spur himself to the single activity of seeing.” — G. K. Chesterton, Tremendous Trifles   The outdoor birds keep the residents of this domicile entertained with their buoyant tunes and backyard games. Birdwatching is fun. Just…

  • Christ is Risen, and Life Reigns

    “If any man be devout and love God, let him enjoy this fair and radiant triumphal feast. If any man be a wise servant, let him rejoicing enter into the joy of his Lord. If any have labored long in fasting, let him now receive his recompense. If any have wrought from the first hour, let him today receive his…

  • The Lamb of God

    In those days, Isaias said: “The Lord has opened my ear, making known His will to me, and I do not resist: I have not gone back. I have given my body to the strikers, and my cheeks to them that plucked them: I have not turned away my face from them that rebuked me, and spit on me. The…

  • The Annunciation

    “Let us run to Mary, and, as her little children, cast ourselves into her arms with a perfect confidence.” ~Saint Francis de Sales, Bishop and Doctor of the Church   Today, the Roman Catholic Church commemorates possibly the most beautiful moment in the history of the world, the Annunciation; or, as it is also known, Lady Day. Dom Prosper Gueranger…

  • Christ, Our Hope

    Today, I am reaching into the video archives of the Church Militant, and posting a short homily from the Marian-Franciscan theologian Fr. Peter Fehlner (b. 1931- d. 2018). It is titled Hope in Difficult Times. It was recorded nine years ago. I think you will find it edifying. Here is a link for situations where the video link does not…