Tomorrow is the commemoration of Our Lady of Sorrows. On this day, the Church bids us to remember the sorrows of the Blessed Virgin Mary; and to continue this remembering during the entire month of September. The sorrows of Our Lady are: The Prophecy of Simeon, The Flight into Egypt, The Loss of Jesus in the Temple, The Meeting of Jesus…
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Saving Chesterton’s Beaconsfield Home
“I don’t deny,” he said, “that there should be priests to remind men that they will one day die. I only say that at certain strange epochs it is necessary to have another kind of priests, called poets, actually to remind men that they are not dead yet.” ~G.K. Chesterton, from Manalive Several years ago, I, with my Sacramental Spouse,…
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An Ode to Existence
Last night, a delightful poem crossed the cell network from Philadelphia to the Ohio Valley, and landed in my phone. It was launched on this journey by a Dominican priest; so, when I saw its source, my interest was piqued. The poem was penned in England, perhaps at Top Meadow?, long ago; and bears the sentiments of one Innocent Smith, aka, Gilbert Keith…
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Everyday Good News
“From sin and death He saves us, And lightens every load.” ~excerpt from “Es ist ein Ros entsprungen” The beautiful pre-17th century hymn, Es ist ein Ros entsprungen, or Lo, How a Rose E’er Blooming, is a Marian hymn, now known primarily as a Christmas carol. However, for today, I am claiming its Marian origins, and presenting it for your…
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On Gratitude and Wonder
“Here dies another day During which I have had eyes, ears, hands And the great world round me; And with tomorrow begins another. Why am I allowed two?” Gilbert Keith Chesterton (b. 1874-d. 1936) I was walking near the perimeter of Franciscan Square last week with the two year old elfin-maiden at my side, when I noticed she was watching my…
