Quid ultra debui tibi facere, et non feci? What is there that I ought to do more for thee, that I have not done?Isa 5:4 We can safely say that […]
The First Three Demands
“In your love for God and the passion of His glory are included the first three demands of the “Our Father”: souls have their part therein.” from “The Doors of […]
April: Month of the Holy Sacrament and the Holy Spirit
O Sanctum Sacramentum, Corpus et Sanguis, Anima et Divinitas, adoramus Te. Offerimus praeclarae majestati Tuae de Tuis donis ac datisHostiam puram,Hostiam sanctam,Hostiam immaculatam,Panem sanctum vitae aeternaeet Calicem salutis perpetua. AlleluiaVeni […]
How to ‘Take the Disciplina’
Do I have to do this in front of someone else, a spiritual director or some sort of ‘accountability partner’?
January: Month of the Most Holy Name of Jesus
The month of January has traditionally been dedicated to the Most Holy Name of Jesus. We find devotion to the Holy Name to be deeply rooted in Sacred Scripture, especially […]
Gaudete! Gaudete!
It’s Gaudete-Sunday, the third Sunday of Advent. Even penitential times have their joyful highlights – the birth of Our Savior is nigh! Here and also here you can read up […]
October: Our Lady of the Rosary
The month of October is dedicated to Our Lady of the Rosary. During her last apparition at Fatima on October 13, 1917, Mary specifically referred to herself as “The Lady […]
How the Pray the Seven Sorrows of Our Lady Chaplet
Halfway between the birthday of Our Lady on September 8th and the memorial of Our Lady of Sorrows on September 15th, I’d like to introduce the Seven Sorrows of Our […]
Seven Petitions: Thy Will Be Done
We pray the Our Father often, maybe so often that we forget what we are praying for particularly. Seven petitions make up this prayer that the Lord Jesus Christ taught […]
Contemplative Prayer
Contemplative prayer requires a certain humbling of the intellect. Our thoughts usually take up too much space in our head and often crowd out or drown the quiet voice of […]