This and That
Hilaire Belloc was born on this day, July 27th, 1870, 150 years ago, making this his sesquicentennial birthday, which we hope is a bit more joyful for the reader... Read more.
The Church is a perpetually defeated thing that always outlives her conquerors (Hilaire Belloc, who was born on this day 150 years ago)... Read more.
The source of justice is not vengeance but charity. (Saint Bridget of Sweden, +1373)... Read more.
Burning with the fire of love, she longed for him who she thought had been taken away. And so it happened that the woman who stayed behind to seek Christ was the... Read more.
For the word of God is light to the mind and fire to the will, enabling man to know and to love God. To the interior man who lives by grace for the Spirit of God,... Read more.
O Sing Unto the Lord
An anthem by G.F. Handel, composed 1717-18, whose beginning strains echo those of the Messiah, but quickly gains its own flavour and personality – listen,... Read more.
Just as there are two coinages, one of God and the other of the world, each with its own image, so unbelievers bear the image of this world, and those who have faith... Read more.
When even one American – who has done nothing wrong – is forced by fear to shut his mind and close his mouth – then all Americans are in peril.... Read more.
Take, beloved son this scapular of thy order as a badge of my confraternity and for thee and all Carmelites a special sign of grace; whoever dies in this garment,... Read more.
Calendars, Missions and Holy Wisdom
While we commemorate Our Lady of Mount Carmel, a few other anniversaries on this historically significant day, which are all sort of providentially linked to Carmel... Read more.